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Led by Serbest Salih, a young photographer and Syrian refugee, the darkroom is founded on a fundamental belief in photography as a universal and therapeutic language, and encourages children living in the area \u2014 many of whom are themselves refugees from Syria and Iraq \u2014 to experiment with the medium as both a form of play and a means of understanding the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>In these images, produced by the project\u2019s young participants, the city of Mardin and the vast Mesopotamian plain beyond become a backdrop to the miraculous dreams, games, and discoveries which play out within the space of the frame. In occasional moments, the war nearby is hinted at: a fighter plane enters the frame of an otherwise clear sky; a child peers out from inside a UNHCR box. But rather than reiterating scenes of suffering and trauma, these images depict their environment afresh through the unmistakable, wonder-filled gaze of a child: a vision punctuated by surprise and play, in which friends and family are captured mid-flight, upside down, leaning out of windows, and whimsically disguised.<\/p>\n<p>Full of laughter and joy,<em>\u00a0i saw the air fly<\/em> is testament to the unfailing resilience of the imagination, the healing power of photography, and the enchanting perspective of childhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>i saw the air fly<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher:\u00a0<\/strong>MACK, 2021<br \/>\n<strong>Format: <\/strong>OTA bound paperback with flap<br \/>\n(Texts in English, Arabic and Turkish)<br \/>\n<strong>Size: <\/strong>14.5 x 21cm, 160 pages<\/p>\n<p><strong>ISBN\u00a0<\/strong>978-1-913620-37-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The publication of\u00a0i saw the air fly\u00a0is a singular achievement \u2026 attesting to the essentially democratic nature of [photography], and its ability to surprise.\u2018\u00a0The\u00a0Guardian \u2018Profound&#8230;\u00a0a joy to page through\u2018\u00a0The Washington Post \u2018[i saw the air fly] celebrates the child\u2019s-eye view, showing us everyday moments marked not by sadness or grief, but by curiosity, play and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":215834,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[42],"product_tag":[],"course_type":[],"course_level":[],"course_time":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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