This pink crocheted house was created by refugees as a beautiful symbol of hope
LONDON — There's no place like home. But each day 34,000 people are forced to leave the place they call home due to conflict or persecution.
For the 21.3 million refugees currently in the world, hope is something that doesn't always come easily. But one artist has joined forces with a group of refugee women from Syria and Ukraine in an effort to create a powerful symbol of hope for those displaced by conflict.
Initially, Polish artist Olek was tasked with building an art installation based on a traditional 19th-century Swedish home for the Verket museum in Avesta, Sweden. However, when she joined forces with a group of women refugees from Syria and Ukraine, her project grew beyond what she had first anticipated. Read more...
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This pink crocheted house was created by refugees as a beautiful symbol of hope
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