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Artists Around The World Respond To Tragic Death Of 3-Year-Old Syrian Refugee
On Wednesday morning (Sept. 2), Turkish police found the body of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee – Aylan Kurdi – who had drowned together with his 5-year-old brother Ghalib and mother Rehan in the Mediterranean sea while trying to escape Syria. Images of his lifeless body went viral, driving home the danger and desperation of the refugee crisis in Syria and inspiring a powerful emotional response from artists around the world.
These touching responses range from grief to rage, and regardless of where you stand on the Syrian refugee crisis and Europe's response, one thing is certain – children like Aylan and Ghalib should not be dying like this.
(h/t: reuters)3-year-old Aylan Kurdi as he was found
Image credits: Nilufer Demir/ReutersThis is how artists around the world responded:
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How His Story Should Have Ended...
Leave the farther alone. He is suffering more pain than you will know. That image is horriiffic. That little innocent belongs to his Dad. Peace PLEACE EVERYONE.
We Are Losing Ourselves As Humans,and The People Will Die Around The Borders
This one is my favorite/the creatures are crying and we are noting the tragedy. What has happened to humanity?
God Be With You, Little Angel. The Death Of Tragic Syrian Toddler Aylan By Gunduz Aghayev
The Leaders Watching
The point is they are not leaders or they would lead and do something about this
Sleep My Child
Humanity Washed Ashore
WHAT A TRAGEDY THAT THIS FAMILY DIED WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE. They do not deserve to die like this.
Flying Angel
कहने के लिए पूरी दुनिया है लेकिंग इस बच्चे के लिए कोई जगह नहीं :(
Still The Same.
Everywhere is the same! Bulgaria 2015. "Kamen, 10 years. Junkie! AIDS, hepatitis C and do not know what else", according to police, who came to kick it out and chase him from the bench. No institution like it, no place to accommodate it. SACP, MLSP, NNC, support centers, accommodation, social integatsiya to turn on, off, God knows what else, and nobody wants him. When the other gipsys beat him to take his five lev from begging or drugs and "do the job", the problem will be solved. Until then - all in ostrich pose!!! Two hours after the incident with the police, a Syrian youth, refugees fed him in the mouth like a baby and helped him move to the near garden to sleep on the benches. I have recordings of all conversations that I had with the 112, 116111, 0800 ..., photos, video and a bunch of witnesses of the entire drama. And you do not forget to vote. Soon we'll be able to do it electronically! https://www.facebook.com/alex.neychev/posts/10204709628651095?pnref=story
Humanity Slipping Away...
Helen Sawa most of the Art made me feel outraged but when I saw this I brok into tears again. The artist are amazing. Where are the musicians and the poets? #There's no such child as other people's children https://www.facebook.com/Nosuchchild
Syrian Dream By M.b.omrane - Original Artwork: Water Is Life By Maureen D. Dean
Noblest Of Them All
This is so wrong..... ... the kid's body should curve as the whale's back!
In The Arms Of The Angel
Humanity Washed Ashore
Pieta
LITTLE AYLAN IS NOW IN THE ANGELS CARE AS THE WORLD GRIEVES FOR HIS LOSS - Beautiful depiction ....such a tragedy!
Sleep Deep In My Shoulders.. Here Is Your Safe Home..
Mare Nostrum
Hope You Did Not Die In Vain Little One - Rip Aylan & Galip
I Painted This A Few Weeks Ago... Now I See A New Meaning Of My Painting.
Aylan, 3 Ans Et Sa Bouteille à La Mer ... Http://www.bar-a-mines.com/category/dessins-dactu/
instead of a message in a bottle- it's a message in a baby...this is an IMPORTANT message...:DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN ANYMORE!!!:....we 9as a nation...as individuals of this world, need to prevent anything like this from ever happening again. Bless you lil' one.
Rest. You Rest Now. Tonight You Are Safe In The Arms Of Angels.
"hope Never Dies,it's Just Asleep." Author: Francisco Vargas /country: Costa Rica
Moment Of Shame For Arab Countries .. By Bilal Chopra ..
