Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei, known for his controversial and creative works has released a new photograph, wherein he recreated the image of the drowned Syrian toddler, Alan Kurdi, whose body washed up on a Turkish beach in September 2015. Weiwei took the place of the three-year old boy in his recreation of the iconic photograph – that made headlines last year – to create awareness regarding the refugee crisis. The sympathy generated by the photograph and the back story of the Kurdi family, however, was short-lived with a number of countries turning their backs on asylum seekers. India Today magazine worked with Weiwei on the shoot, which took place on the Greek island of Lesbos where the artist has a studio.
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