The exhibition retells the stories of 50 refugees from 28 countries in collaboration with the U.K. for UNHCR and the U.N. Refugee Agency.
, who has worked with brands including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saint Laurent, has pinned her heart to her artwork in a new showcase called “Face to Face: 50 Encounters With Strangers,” which tells the stories of 50 refugees from 28 countries.
In the drawings, each subject is holding an empty box that Devlin painted using light colors — a symbol of hope, a light at the end of the tunnel. In another room, the 50 drawings have been cut out and turned into a tableau vivant with a voice-over of Devlin speaking about her experience of drawing the subjects. In addition, each person featured tells their story as Max Richter’s interpretation of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” plays in the background.“After a year in Calais, trying to cross to the U.K., nothing worked. We went and bought a suitcase. I put myself in the suitcase, almost suffocating.
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