Blog Post #9


Alan Kurdi

Photographer: Nilüfer Demir
2015
 

 
Loss of Innocence. Although the image is displayed in color, I simply do not view it in that sense. The reality of the world, reality of the desperate measures some must proceed to live in simple peace. This little boy and his family were fleeing from the ongoing war in Syria, seeking refuge simply for a better life. The waves seemed to carefully have placed this little boy on shore, as his poor little body lays still. “There was nothing left to do for him. There was nothing left to bring him back to life,”. So Demir raised her camera. "I thought, this is the only way I can express the scream of his silent body." Every time I see this photo, its like if I were seeing it for the first time. The way his lifeless bodies lays as the officer stands before him. Truly, one of the most depressing photographs I’ve seen. Ever. The silence of this photo really speaks for itself. It really does question our existence and what we decide to do with it. How we spent it on wars and ignorance. Minding our own business does not always apply. This photo displays that we cannot continue to ignore the cries for help. All the innocent lives that are robbed of their life. What more do we need to see, isn’t this enough?



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