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Almost missed #PortfolioDay !! Hello, I'm Griselda, 🇮🇩 illustrator/multimedia designer. Currently mainly working in editorial @konti_sg, but I've also done freelance work for games/animation concept art!
Portfolio: https://t.co/ldvahLwjl7
✉️: griseldagabriele(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm not sure how to explain it, but related to the focus on strength, another important thing was to show the active, difficult decisions they had to do - from their decision to get into these boats in the first place, and pursuing work and education in other countries.
Please check out @omar_film! Omar's Film School is an informal school formed by Rohingya refugees, and they provided the english anecdotes and recording. Thank you so much for your work.
Some of the most impactful parts of the story, I think, are the refugees' interviews. To hear not only their experiences, but their own hopes for their lives and futures. I remember being struck by Shamsun's story about the time she arrived at the Aceh shores, how vivid it felt.
It was really important for us (and UNHCR also told us this beforehand) to depict the strength and resilience of these refugees, even in dangerous and helpless situations. We want to get people to care and help, but not exactly in a "tugging heartstrings" way.
Some early cover #illustration concepts for @konti_sg's most recent story on sex trafficking in Asia: https://t.co/Acd1nlLcb2
It's a topic that needs a lot of care...thank you @zafirahmzein for letting me do it and the great discussion! Some process notes and ref in thread.
A little #wipwednesday shot for an upcoming story (very soon) @konti_sg . Not a fun story...but important.