Steenokkerzeel
Fedasil Refugee Center for unaccompanied minors in Belgium
Workshop Vincent Tillieux & Stefanie Wouters
Photography Lavinia Wouters
This project aims to highlight the individuality and humanity of unaccompanied minor refugees who have arrived in Belgium, each with a unique story. Balancing between the right to privacy and the desire to tell these stories, we use the media of art crafts & photography. Faced with the limitations of portrait rights and the need to protect the identity of these young people, the art of mask making serves as a symbolic bridge between anonymity and recognition. Through collaborative workshops, the young people create masks that simultaneously serve as a shield and canvas, an artistic expression of their identity or just for having a moment of fun.