Submitted by Virginia Kay on 20 December 2008 - 9:13am.
In Hope, Amal Hassan Basry demonstrates the power of art to process the world. A survivor of a sunken refugee boat who has many stories to tell, Amal processes her thoughts through drawings of the event, and was discovered by director Steve Thomas through an exhibition of paintings. These artworks are used to illustrate Amal’s version of events, and bring us far closer to the truth of her disaster than any mere document could have.
The power of art to process the world
In Hope, Amal Hassan Basry demonstrates the power of art to process the world. A survivor of a sunken refugee boat who has many stories to tell, Amal processes her thoughts through drawings of the event, and was discovered by director Steve Thomas through an exhibition of paintings. These artworks are used to illustrate Amal’s version of events, and bring us far closer to the truth of her disaster than any mere document could have.