Syrian artist uses suitcases to recreate the homes refugees left behind

A car is covered with dust and rust, surrounded by debris scattered across the front yard. Elsewhere, a bedroom is completely exposed to the elements, where a busted wooden dresser sits on top of destroyed toys. If you look closely, you can see a child’s shoes sticking out from beneath the rubble.

These are some of the harrowing scenes out of Syria, where conflict and civil war over the past six years have cost millions of people their homes, livelihoods, and, for many, their lives.

But these specific images aren’t in videos or even photographs. Instead, they’re presented as miniature, three-dimensional dioramas protruding from open suitcases — a new art project that sheds light on the ongoing refugee crisis by recreating the homes 10 refugee families were forced to leave behind. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Syrian artist uses suitcases to recreate the homes refugees left behind