S[A]ND ME WATER

By Anna Gazza

Topic: Social Issue

Medium: Object

Institute: Politecnico di Milano

Year: a.a. 2019-2020

In Somalia, the drought-situation has created a huge internal migration pattern: 392.638 people were forced to move in the last two years. The installation shows how much the phenomenon affects the entire nation relating the number of migrants with their departure regions, from 2018 to October 2019.

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Metaphor used:

Migrants bring with them water tanks during the migration journey, essential for their survivor. Here, each tank is representative of a region and is filled with sand as metaphor of the dryness. Higher is the level of the sand in the tank, more people moved and more the phenomenon was intense.

Intended Meaning:

Water is a primary source that we can easily find, but in Somalia, millions of people are forced to move to search for it and save their lives. I want to make users reflect and develop more awareness about this relatively unknown topic giving them a comprehensive view of the phenomenon.

Source:

UNCHR
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Featured image of the project S[A]ND ME WATER
Complementary image of the project S[A]ND ME WATER
Complementary image of the project S[A]ND ME WATER
Complementary image of the project S[A]ND ME WATER

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