Public Project
Camp de Vial
L'île de Chios est l'une des quatre îles de la mer Égée sur lesquelles se trouve un camp de réception et d'identification (RIC), une autre manière de dire camp pour demandeurs d'asile. Tous ici, sont arrivés par la mer depuis la côte turque qui se trouve à seulement 30 kilomètres de l'île. A leur arrivée, ils sont épuisés par le voyage mais doivent se plier aux obligations de l'administration qui ne voit en eux que des demandeurs d'asile.
A travers les images de leur quotidien et leurs portraits, c'est l'humanité des habitants du camp de Vial que j'ai voulu révéler. Si on oublie les barbelés qui entourent le camp et les tentes siglés UNHCR, on peut voir assez vite que le camp est comme un village au sein duquel les habitant.es ont réussi à réorganiser une vie parfois devenue très chaotique. Certains habitants sont ici depuis trois ans et ont participé à la construction de la mosquée, du centre communautaire et ont vu la topographie du camp évoluer au fil des arrivées et des départs.
En partenariat avec l'ONG Movement on the Ground.
Chios Island: A Glimpse into the Humanity of the Vial Refugee Camp
Chios Island is one of the four islands in the Aegean Sea that hosts a Reception and Identification Center (RIC), essentially a camp for asylum seekers. All those here have arrived by sea from the Turkish coast, just 30 kilometers away from the island. Upon their arrival, they are exhausted from the journey, yet they must comply with administrative procedures that see them only as asylum seekers. Through the images of their daily lives and portraits, I aimed to reveal the humanity of the residents of the Vial camp. If we momentarily forget the barbed wire surrounding the camp and the UNHCR-branded tents, it becomes clear that the camp is more like a village, where the inhabitants have managed to reorganize their lives, which have often become chaotic. Some have been here for three years and have even contributed to building the mosque, the community center, and witnessed the camp's evolving layout over time, shaped by the constant arrivals and departures.
In partnership with the NGO Movement on the Ground.
Chios Island is one of the four islands in the Aegean Sea that hosts a Reception and Identification Center (RIC), essentially a camp for asylum seekers. All those here have arrived by sea from the Turkish coast, just 30 kilometers away from the island. Upon their arrival, they are exhausted from the journey, yet they must comply with administrative procedures that see them only as asylum seekers. Through the images of their daily lives and portraits, I aimed to reveal the humanity of the residents of the Vial camp. If we momentarily forget the barbed wire surrounding the camp and the UNHCR-branded tents, it becomes clear that the camp is more like a village, where the inhabitants have managed to reorganize their lives, which have often become chaotic. Some have been here for three years and have even contributed to building the mosque, the community center, and witnessed the camp's evolving layout over time, shaped by the constant arrivals and departures.
In partnership with the NGO Movement on the Ground.
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