When people have a family, home and established life in a particular place, they're like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that fit neatly into place. When this is taken away, people are like jigsaw pieces that have been scattered and jumbled. Often they are separated from family members. They no longer have a place where they belong and you can no longer see the image that is made by the completed, whole puzzle.
In 2017, I worked with World Vision and The Jacky Winter Group on an art project to raise publicity for the 40 Hour Famine, which ran from 11 - 13 August 2017 in Australia.
About the Project
The 40 Hour Famine was historically a charity fundraising event where participants went without food for 40 hours to raise funds to combat world hunger. This year, the focus of the 40 Hour Famine changed: participants were asked to live out of a backpack for 40 hours, and funds raised went to refugees and displaced persons.
To publicise this year's 40 Hour Famine, 40 artists were asked to create an artwork that reflected the human aspect of conflict and forced displacement.
Artworks were displayed online on World Vision's website. The artwork I produced was selected to be used across World Vision Australia, World Vision New Zealand and the 40 Hour Famine's social media channels.
About World Vision
World Vision is a charity that works towards eliminating poverty and its causes across the globe through projects such as child sponsorship programs, access to education, emergency relief and provision of immunisation and sanitation facilities in developing countries.
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