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World Leaders Reimagined As Refugees In A Powerful Project By A Syrian Artist
The United Nations announced that the number of persons seeking asylum or escape from areas of conflict in 2016 reached 65.6 million, which is even more than there was after World War II. Many of these refugees live in dire conditions, so a Syrian refugee and an artist, Abdalla Al Omari, decided to act and send an urgent message to the world leaders, most of whom seem to be indifferent to the crisis.
Abdalla has created a series of paintings he called 'The Vulnerability Series', where he reimagines the world leaders like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and more, as refugees themselves, putting them in harsh situations actual refugees face daily.
"Intimate hours I spent with them have thought me more than I could imagine. Just as easily as everything worth defending can become defenseless, moments of absolute powerlessness can give you superpowers," Abdalla writes on his website. "In this universe without gravity, all we can hold on to is our vulnerability. I have convinced myself it is the strongest weapon humankind possesses, way more powerful than the trail of power games, bomb craters and bullet holes in our collective memories. Vulnerability is a gift we should all celebrate."
More info: Abdalla Al Omari | Twitter (h/t: attn, demilked)
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#1
Donald Trump
Sherlock Holmes 8 years ago
This is a pretty powerful image. Makes me feel kinda bad for (this fictional version of) him.
Brandon Atom 8 years ago
I actually kinda like him now... you made him look....uh..... yea, HUMAN. #gapemedia
Sheila Stamey 8 years ago
Wow....this kills me. Wonderful , powerful, imaginative and heartbreaking.
Carl Coulter 8 years ago
stop bombing the c**p out of them. And the media shout it out Stop, thats if you care about people.
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#2
Kim Jong-un
#3
The Queue
Janice Bull 8 years ago
Definitely Cameron in the line, the one wearing the Benny from Crossroads hat
Donna Mixon 8 years ago
Everyone with their hand out waiting for the US to give them what they want.
#4
Vladimir Putin
David Bart II 8 years ago
Looks more like rule the world to me. But I can see how it also looks like nuke.
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Sheila Stamey 8 years ago
Very very subtle. Much better than one of those "when you see it things "
#5
Angela Merkel
Roslyn Morgan 8 years ago
Love these! Maybe it wasn't rich people running the world, we would have a chance!
#6
Barack Obama
Miklós Nagy 8 years ago
Not sure. Did his alternate version also supported the "rebels" with money and firearms?
#7
David Cameron
Oliver Gloxin 8 years ago
Asshat! What about the trillions $ worth of bombs dropped on innocents. War on Terror crates Terror not peace. When will people learn?
Kyan De Catfish 8 years ago
True. Does Trump know how Syria looks like now?
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Rainy Day Wolf 8 years ago
if all refugees were terrorists believe me you'd have no cities... but they are not, they are just people trying to survive like you or me but with worse situations... also many terrorists have been proved citizens
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Çiğdem Kanburoğlu 8 years ago
He and his country has accepted more than 7 million refugees. I am sure some of them will welcome him to their home.
Shaheris Suhel 8 years ago
I will. For sure. I am no refugees but He is worth to die for.
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Guldal Salman 8 years ago
His country is the home of millions of refugees. How many you have sis?
mustafa muammer yavuz 3 years ago (edited)
Dünya liderini ne kadar tanıdınız. Onu tanımadan yorum yapmayın lütfen biraz onun hakkında kitapları ve neler yaptığını okuyun,
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Bu şekilde resimlemeniz çok çirkin, küstahça olmuş, Liderim in sayesinde Türkiyenin büyük ülke olduğu nu hatırladınız. Liderimin her evde yeri ve sevgisi var. O artık dünya lideri.
#9
Yarmouk
Sheila Stamey 8 years ago
To see recognizable faces, faces we truly identify with, puts a far different take on the situation.
#10
The Boat
Valentina Lattante 8 years ago
My hometown is on the mediterranean sea; everyday people running from war and poverty and injustice try to cross the sea, crammed in old boats. lots ot them never made it to the shore, they'll be forever in that sea. this image is very very powerful and sad to me
#11
François Hollande And Nicolas Sarkozy
Lila Ferat 8 years ago
I don't know if this was intentional but their pants are the color of their political parties
#12
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
#14
Aggressor And The Victim
Master Markus 8 years ago
I'm a bit confused as to how this fits into the set. Are these recognizable people to anyone?
white widow 8 years ago
to me it seems they are the same person, just different angles
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Abdel Fattah El-sisi
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Sarah Lennie 8 years ago
Not all are fleeing adversity. If they want to find a better life, then they need to stop bringing the behaviours that cause the problems.
SiYuan 8 years ago
The other day Muslims were ran over by a white British man. It has nothing to do with race, religion or anything. Mentally sick people who'd do that can be found anywhere. But oh, of course, the only terrorists are the immigrant children and women whd'd die if they stayed in their countries, aren't they?
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Sarah Lennie 8 years ago
Not all are fleeing adversity. If they want to find a better life, then they need to stop bringing the behaviours that cause the problems.
SiYuan 8 years ago
The other day Muslims were ran over by a white British man. It has nothing to do with race, religion or anything. Mentally sick people who'd do that can be found anywhere. But oh, of course, the only terrorists are the immigrant children and women whd'd die if they stayed in their countries, aren't they?
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