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\n“The images of Team Refugee at the Olympics offers a glimmer of hope in a gloomy summer<\/em>.” When I read these words by Isobel Harbinson, a London based writer and curator, I had an instantaneously\u00a0cynical reaction; “Woman, what are you thinking?” Yes, Thomas Bach, president of the IOC put up some $2 million\u00a0last summer with the help of mostly European national Olympic committees to make this happen.\u00a0Yes, a 10 member strong team, culled from 1000 applicants, walked the opening in Rio and is now competing.<\/p>\n

What glimmer of hope, though? That the refugee crisis can be solved by looking at these athletes, each and every one with a tragic history of loss and displacement? That hearts will be softened by seeing them compete? That the political and economic forces behind the wars will stop when seeing a united melange of nationalities? Syria, South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are for a short time represented. Haven’t we always had double standards for high performing athletes and the refugee we fear and loathe next door? (In fact today’s\u00a0head montage, from my Refugees’ Dreams<\/em> series tackled that point – the soccer players are the ones that have a chance of penetrating Fortress Europe.)<\/p>\n

I finished reading Harbinson’s article and was again wondering:”Woman, what are you thinking?” But now addressed at myself. There is need for optimism in this world, a need to see a chance for change in small events, a need for people like her who can still dream, not old curmudgeons like me who feel so thoroughly disillusioned. Here is a link to her writing – judge for yourself. \u00a0https:\/\/frieze.com\/article\/more-game<\/a>\u00a0And here another positive voice: http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2016\/08\/refugee-olympic-team-rio\/494969\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Refugees’ Dreams<\/em> series, by the way, will see the light of day in February 2017, at the Cameraworks Gallery in town. I am thrilled that my attempts to show their suffering and the commonalities between “us and them,” the longing for peace, safety, a home, will be exhibited in a solo show that has enough room for many of the montages.<\/p>\n

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