What image comes into your mind, when you hear the word 'Asylum seeker' or 'refugee'? Will it change, when you can meet them in glossy magazines for example portaited in the role of their dreams, instead of a daily newspaper with a
picture of someone sitting behind the boom of a asylum seeker centre?
This is an example of how media can influence our perception.
© Mirjam Offringa, Research in 2013
Tim, from Syria
Al shabir,
from Eritrea
Amir,
from
Eritrea
Taim
from Syria
Amina,
from
Eritrea
Ashebir,
from Eritrea.
Amina,
from Eritrea.
Al Shafee,
from Southern Sudan.
Trinh Quan from Vietnam
Angela,
from Servia
Scouting, styling, photography and editing by Mirjam Offringa.
With many thanks for sponsoring/support:
Shoes - Schuurman schoenen
Clothes - 4Men Fashion, Roden
Guitar - Janke Brands
COA - AZC Drachten & Musselkanaal
And all the great models volunteering for this project.