Steenokkerzeel
Fedasil Refugee Center for unaccompanied minors in Belgium
Workshop Adrien Dessy with Cyanotypes
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.
Adrien Dessy printed designs made by the youngsters with Cyanotype on tote bags and paper.