Source: www.uwire.com - Thursday, December 06, 2018 ‘Love Without Borders’ art show reveals faces behind refugee experiences Sapeeda Barati/Courtesy On Sunday at Berkeley’s Persian Center, UC Berkeley graduate Negeen Nawim met artist and Syrian refugee Hussain. The two did not exchange words, shake hands or maintain eye contact. In fact, Hussain wasn’t there at all — he was in Greece at a refugee camp. Only through his artwork did he communicate with Nawim, catching her eye with an oil painting of a bustling crowd rendered with careful, minimalist brushstrokes. Hussain wasn’t the only refugee Nawim and other visitors at the “Love Without Borders Refugee Art Show” encountered. In fact, he was one of dozens of children, teenagers and adults whose work appeared in the show, all organized by Love Without Borders nonprofit founder Kayra Martinez. Due to the decisions of a number of nations in the European Union to close their borders, many of the creators of these pieces have previously experienced being stranded in camps and housing communities in Greece, where they sought asylum. Through art, Martinez hopes to bring hope, joy and a modicum of stability into the lives of such individuals. The Love Without Borders nonprofit was founded in 2015, when Martinez, a flight attendant, witnessed thousands of refugees coming to her base in Germany. Witnessing the anguish and pain of so many displaced peoples up close, Martinez decided to take action and began helping distribute food and cloth All Related
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