Jennifer Kim Sohn asked What do 25.9 million people look like? and then set out to answer as she grappled with the enormity of the world’s refugee crisis. 25 million people across the globe have been forced to flee their homelands as a consequence of genocide, war, poverty, natural disasters, targeted violence, and other grave threats.
Sohn began asking volunteers to hand stitch on fabric panels. thousands of embroidered panels, each representing 100 refugees. The final result will be displayed in a 2020 exhibit that will coincide with World Refugee Day on June 20.
The two objectives of the project are:
1. To engage as many people as possible to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis and
2. To amass 25 million stitches to visually represent the sheer volume of this astronomical figure of refugees.
So, as this is also something that is heavy on my heart, I decided to join in on the project. Something that can keep my hands occupied, as well as helping to raise awareness.
1 comment:
Looks like a great start!
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