ADRIANE OHANESIAN, USA / KENYA
SUDAN: THE FORGOTTEN WAR
This little boy is called Adam. He never lived in a paradise, but at least he had some kind of happy childhood, as far as this is at all possible when living in a region torn apart by civil war like Darfur in Sudan. But then came the bombers – and Adam burned. Although he was able to somehow tear off his t-shirt, he couldn’t save his skin. His neighbors tried to. It is unclear whether his burns were treated at all. He was probably given some traditional medicine to apply to the skin. Nevertheless: Adam survived.
US photographer Adriane Ohanesian, who has lived in Nairobi for many years, started to document the fate of the people in Darfur in 2010. Due to the large number of other crises worldwide, the war-torn region of Darfur has dipped far below the radar of international attention and press coverage. Adam and his family hide together with thousands of other refugees in caves to seek shelter from the ongoing bombing terror.
© Adriane Ohanesian (Freelance Photographer)
Curriculum Vitae: Adriane Ohanesian (Freelance Photographer)
