The contrast between the two extremes of rich and poor children in the world
Uğur Gallenkuş is an Istanbul-based digital artist who creates heartbreaking collages to show the contrast between different parts of the world. By contrasting the images of these different realities, the artist aims to show the whole range of issues affecting today’s children, including poverty, hunger, and child trafficking. “One question we all at some point ask, especially when we understand what it means to be a parent, is this: What legacy are we leaving the children of the world?” asks the artist.
Seeing all of this injustice has even inspired Uğur to publish a book titled Parallel Universes of Children. “The book takes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children, enforced since 1990, as its foundation, aiming through these 50 collages to convey the essential rights each child should have, regardless of their circumstances or geography,” explains the artist. “Each collage represents one of the U.N.-determined rights of children and is accompanied by statistics indicating the pressing realities putting children in danger worldwide.”
Uğur hopes that his book will inspire a shift in the consciousness of adults, inviting them to leave their greed and egos behind in order to make the world a better place for the children of today. “This book is dedicated to all children in the world: poor or rich, in developed countries or undeveloped countries, educated or uneducated, hungry or obese, or dead or living,” says the artist. “This book is a CALL TO ACTION!”
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