For 2 years Dobrin Kashavelov has been documenting the migration of the refugees
and the life conditions they were experiencing in the reception centers in Bulgaria.
Some of their stories were shocking, all were touching. He became close friend with many of them and continues to follow their path.
In 2015 The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR (Bulgaria) and Dobrin decided to finally do an exhibition with some of the refugee stories.
They invited Addminimal Creative Studio to work on the art direction and graphic design of the exhibition. The result was BORDER OF HOPE.
and the life conditions they were experiencing in the reception centers in Bulgaria.
Some of their stories were shocking, all were touching. He became close friend with many of them and continues to follow their path.
In 2015 The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR (Bulgaria) and Dobrin decided to finally do an exhibition with some of the refugee stories.
They invited Addminimal Creative Studio to work on the art direction and graphic design of the exhibition. The result was BORDER OF HOPE.
We choose this name, as every creature on this planet needs normal conditions,
love and hope to survive. Art is a great form of communication, as often an image
can work faster than the statistics, concerning our emotions.
People were there, showing empathy to the world problem of migration.
love and hope to survive. Art is a great form of communication, as often an image
can work faster than the statistics, concerning our emotions.
People were there, showing empathy to the world problem of migration.
Feel free to share the project.
We have to speak about the problem, as we are part of it.
We have to speak about the problem, as we are part of it.
BORDER OF HOPE_THE LAYOUT
BORDER OF HOPE_ТHE POSTER
25 IMAGES_25 STORIES by Dobrin Kashavelov
A gymnasium turned into a detention centre for new illegal arrivals. In late 2013 up to 700 people were accommodated here by Border Police in Elhovo. Families were separated from single men by cages. It is no longer in use.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
Ahmad from Afghanistan eats his lunch with his back to the open plan room
which several months earlier hosted over 70 single men.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / March 2014
which several months earlier hosted over 70 single men.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / March 2014
Hannan Jendo from Syria and his daughter are siting in the place where once there was their tent house. After they were accommodated in a room with better conditions in one
of the repaired buildings in the camp in Harmanli. Finally they managed to reach Germany where they live now. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
of the repaired buildings in the camp in Harmanli. Finally they managed to reach Germany where they live now. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
A small Syrian boy crawls out of his tent in the Closed container and tent camp
in Harmanli. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
in Harmanli. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
A Syrian girl eats a piece of bread inside the family tent in the Harmanli Reception Centre. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
A Syrian mother stays with her children in their tent in the Closed camp in Harmanli. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
A Syrian boy tries to start a fire to keep warm at the refugee center in Harmanli.
There wasn’t any heating, hot water, or electricity in the centre at that time.
The smoke makes him cough. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
There wasn’t any heating, hot water, or electricity in the centre at that time.
The smoke makes him cough. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
Syrian mother Noha Baghdadi poses for a portrait in the Temporary accommodation centre in Vrajdebna. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
Children pose for a portrait close to the wire fence in the yard of Pastrogor Transit centre.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2014
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2014
Abdul fled the violence in Syria with his wife and children. His wife, Uaheyda, was later caught crossing the Bulgarian-Serb border without papers and was locked up in a Sofia prison for six months, separated from her family in the Banya reception centre. For the father and four kids, the most important thing they kept with them is Uaheyda’s photograph who they have not seen since February.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
A 4 year old refugee girl, Asia from Syria looks at the camera in the room where her family is accommodated in Elhovo, Bulgaria. She survived an operation after an accident with a bullet close to her heart. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
A Syrian baby sleeps in the temporary family home at the Banya reception centre.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Syrian father shows how he used to calm his son, from the noise of the bombing
in their hometown. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
in their hometown. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
Nariman, 29, stares across her Harmanli family room, grieving for her 4 year old daughter Ruye. The little girl from Aleppo died of acute tonsillitis on May 24 in Haskovo hospital. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
A boy runs in the corridor of Pastrogor Transit centre.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
25 year old Mohamad Hussain from Syria posed for a portrait in Harmanli Reception centre. He used to translate and assist the foreign journalists who came to document
the life of the refugees in Harmanli or Sofia. Now he lives in Germany with the rest of
his family. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
the life of the refugees in Harmanli or Sofia. Now he lives in Germany with the rest of
his family. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
A mother and child walk towards former tank halls now turned into living quarters in Harmanli. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Children playing in the yard of the Harmanli reception centre.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Two Syrian girls on a makeshift swing offer each other support by holding hands. The photo was taken in the Pastrogor center. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2014
A child looks at the camera in the adapted building for the accommodation
of refugees in the Closed container and tent camp in Harmanli.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
of refugees in the Closed container and tent camp in Harmanli.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / November 2013
A refugee girl in the corridors of Harmanli reception centre.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / May 2015
Juliana Isam, 6-years-old refugee girl from Syria stands alone in the room with her plush toy at the reception center in Kovachevtsi. Dobrin Kashavelov / UHNCR / October 2013
List of exercises in bulgarian language shows that the children of Lubna Hadba
go to class in the Temporary accommodation centre in Vrajdebna.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
go to class in the Temporary accommodation centre in Vrajdebna.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
Abdel Razag Yosif, 25 year old refugee from Somalia poses for a portrait at the
reception center in Kovachevtsi. Dobrin Kashavelov / UHNCR / October 2013
reception center in Kovachevtsi. Dobrin Kashavelov / UHNCR / October 2013
Hamza Abdella, 19-year-old refugee from Somalia looks out the window at the
reception center in Kovachevtsi. Dobrin Kashavelov / UHNCR / October 2013
reception center in Kovachevtsi. Dobrin Kashavelov / UHNCR / October 2013
In the Temporary accommodation centre in Voenna Rampa most of the refugee families live in a rooms separated from others only with sheets or blankets.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
A 4 year old boy Aland Yousf plays with his friend in the building of the Temporary accommodation centre in Vrajdebna. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / December 2013
A refugee girl poses for a portrait in the corridors of the Temporary accommodation centre in Voenna Rampa. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / March 2014
A Syrian boy who lost his leg by a bomb shrapnel poses for a photo.
The photo was taken in the Pastrogor centre. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
The photo was taken in the Pastrogor centre. Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2013
Wissam, 26, from Syria runs in the Harmanli centre. The English literature student tries to stay fit and healthy and not think about the trouble in his home country.
Dobrin Kashavelov / UNHCR / April 2014
BORDER OF HOPE_SOME SHOTS FROM THE EXHIBITION
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