Overview
When everything is lost, imagination is the only place of true freedom. The New Art Studio, set up in 2014 by two art psychotherapists, is a unique space in London set up as a lifeline for refugees and asylum seekers to experience art therapy in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. With individual real-life stories and experiences recounted alongside the person's art, Who Am I? is a poignant look at the state of these dispossessed, and at how creating art can provide a last bastion of hope for those who have lost everything. As ideas and opinions on immigration are currently in the nation's psyche, Kaczynski's narrative and curated selection of the artists' works seek to dispel media myth about asylum seekers, explaining the real stories behind the headlines - stories of bravery, courage, loss and redemption. AUTHOR: Tania Kaczynski is an accredited, practising art psychotherapist who founded the New Art Studio with colleague Jon Martyn in 2014. As the daughter of a refugee herself, she was drawn to the complexities of the current refugee experience and the on-going lives lived with dual identity. The New Art Studio is a unique, therapeutic studio in London especially for refugees and asylum seekers. She lives in London. 80 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Tania Kaczynski
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780750993012
ISBN 10: 0750993014
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 21 September 2020
Audience:
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
There should be more books like this out there as Tania has really unearthed something unique and amazing and vitally important - to remind us how precarious life can be ... We need stories like this in these days of greed and fear, as we have to dive into the lives of others to be able to understand who, what, when, where, why -- King Adz, author of THE STUFF YOU CAN'T BOTTLE
There should be more books like this out there as Tania has really unearthed something unique and amazing and vitally important – to remind us how precarious life can be ... We need stories like this in these days of greed and fear, as we have to dive into the lives of others to be able to understand who, what, when, where, why -- King Adz, author of THE STUFF YOU CAN'T BOTTLE
Author Information
TANIA KACZYNSKI is an accredited, practising art psychotherapist who founded the New Art Studio with colleague Jon Martyn in 2014. As the daughter of a refugee herself, she was drawn to the complexities of the current refugee experience and the ongoing lives lived with dual identity. The New Art Studio is a unique, therapeutic studio in London especially for refugees and asylum seekers. She lives in London.
