Environmental Migrants
Creator: Alessandro Grassani.

Exhibition

Friday, 24. June 2016 – Thursday, 14. July 2016 Save in my calendar

Exhibition

The Environmental Migrants

The Last Illusion

Das Fotoprojekt „Environmental Migrants“ des italienischen Fotografen Alessandro Grassani dokumentiert klimabedingte Migration in Haiti, Kenia, der Mongolei und in Bangladesch. Es erinnert an viele Millionen Menschen, die wegen Naturkatastrophen, Wüstenbildung und Überschwemmung aus ihre Heimat fliehen müssen. Sie landen in Randgebieten der Großstädte und hier ergeben sich dann neue Probleme: Die Entwicklung von Elendsvierteln ist eines davon. Viele Menschen können nicht auswandern, auch diese zeigt "Environmental Migrants".

Environmental Migrants ist die Fortsetzung der Ausstellung "Entwined Destinies: Migration, Environment and Climate Change", die durch die Internationale Organisation für Migration (IOM), die Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Brüssel und das Museum für Migrationsgeschichte in Paris im Rahmen der COP21 organisiert und gezeigt wurde.

Die Vernissage findet im Rahmen der Baustellenkonferenz "Flucht und Migration" statt. Alessandro Grassani macht am 24.06.2016 von 18 bis19 Uhr einen Rundgang durch seine Ausstellung.


Englisch:

Climate forecasting predicts a worldwide rise in temperatures and increase in  water shortages. Long-term environmental changes such as these have already contributed directly or indirectly to violent conflicts around the world.
The photography project “Environmental Migrants: The Last Illusion” by the Italian photographer Alessandro Grassani documents climate-induced migration in Kenya, Mongolia and Bangladesh. It is a reminder that those fleeing from the climate crisis first escape to cities. Here, new problems arise, one of which is the development of slum areas.

The project is also a reminder that many people in neighbouring countries are not able to migrate – so-called “trapped populations” or hostages of climate change. The exhibition stands deliberately at odds with the workshops of the conference, “How can we achieve integration?”, which looks at a wide range of aspects of  integration in Germany.

The aim of the exhibition is to raise awareness and make an emotional appeal for those affected by climate-induced migration. Alessandro Grassani, a finalist of the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards, will be present at the opening of the show will be present at the opening of the show and will give a tour detailing his work.

The exhibition is part of the conference "Asylum and Migration: How do we achieve integration?" at the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (24. - 26.06).


Information:       
Zoha Aghamehdi,
Projektbearbeiterin Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
E-Mail  aghamehdi@boell.de
Telefon 030-285 34 -253

 

 

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