freeOK概要：When Israeli artist and TED Fellow Raffael Lomas turned 50, he knew he wanted his new work to be meaningful. Therefore, when he learned that a group of South Sudanese children had grown up in Israel and were subsequently expelled to South Sudan, he seized the opportunity to work with them on art; In the summer of 2014, Raphael and his students built a house with 8000 paper clips (8000 connection points) to symbolize the meaning of home. But he also learned about the children's complex stories and heard their stories of arduous journeys - escaping the terror of war, escaping militias, and crossing the border under artillery fire. The connection he established with them would mark the beginning of a longer-term exploration; project counting. Raphael felt that the children's deportation was still an open wound, and he brought the house sculpture back to Israel, giving them the opportunity to look back on the past and establish connections with the people they left behind. By holding a sculpture exhibition and Skype in Tel Aviv, Raphael felt that the children's deportation was still an open wound. Through phone calls, children can travel through time and establish connections with people who were once part of their family. This event brought more connections, and Raphael began to think about how to establish connections between the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda and South Sudanese refugees who are Christians but have lived in Israel and speak Hebrew. If refugee students can teach Jewish children Hebrew, may they be able to make a living? What else can art do for children? Raphael returned to Kampala and took South Sudanese students to meet Abayudaya, leading the house on a journey to meet the art world. With the spread of sculpture, perhaps it can add more meaning, raise awareness of the plight of refugees, and make their humanity tangible. Perhaps it will even be sold, imagine what this money can do for the children! In a complex and layered story, '8000 Paper Clips' explores the value of art, Raphael's own history of depression and struggle, and what humanity needs - regardless of their national status. It tells the story of an extraordinary group of young people who, with the support of their moving team, overcome adversity and build hope for the future. What is the true value of art when resources are limited and demand is enormous? No matter how much Raphael tortured himself with this question, it was ultimately the children who could answer it the best.
When Israeli artist and TED Fellow Raffael Lomas turned 50, he knew he wanted his new work to be meaningful. Therefore, when he learned that a group of South Sudanese children had grown up in Israel and were subsequently expelled to South Sudan, he seized the opportunity to work with them on art; In the summer of 2014, Raphael and his students built a house with 8000 paper clips (8000 connection points) to symbolize the meaning of home. But he also learned about the children's complex stories and heard their stories of arduous journeys - escaping the terror of war, escaping militias, and crossing the border under artillery fire. The connection he established with them would mark the beginning of a longer-term exploration; project counting. Raphael felt that the children's deportation was still an open wound, and he brought the house sculpture back to Israel, giving them the opportunity to look back on the past and establish connections with the people they left behind. By holding a sculpture exhibition and Skype in Tel Aviv, Raphael felt that the children's deportation was still an open wound. Through phone calls, children can travel through time and establish connections with people who were once part of their family. This event brought more connections, and Raphael began to think about how to establish connections between the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda and South Sudanese refugees who are Christians but have lived in Israel and speak Hebrew. If refugee students can teach Jewish children Hebrew, may they be able to make a living? What else can art do for children? Raphael returned to Kampala and took South Sudanese students to meet Abayudaya, leading the house on a journey to meet the art world. With the spread of sculpture, perhaps it can add more meaning, raise awareness of the plight of refugees, and make their humanity tangible. Perhaps it will even be sold, imagine what this money can do for the children! In a complex and layered story, '8000 Paper Clips' explores the value of art, Raphael's own history of depression and struggle, and what humanity needs - regardless of their national status. It tells the story of an extraordinary group of young people who, with the support of their moving team, overcome adversity and build hope for the future. What is the true value of art when resources are limited and demand is enormous? No matter how much Raphael tortured himself with this question, it was ultimately the children who could answer it the best.展開
