Exhibition: Syria - Story of a conflict

Seeing the Exhibition “Syria - Story of a conflict” made me feel shocked and helpless at the same time. The fact that this country has lost its stability lies leads to poverty and civil war. Knowing about terror groups just as ISIS who want to build up there own state and fight against the "unbelievers" (western society) shows the brutality dominating Syria and its people.

The photo and the sculpture of a bomb illustrate the hate between ethnic groups and the fear that people have in their own country.
While looking at those images I felt scared but it also did not seem real and believable to me at the same time. It made me feel powerless because I can not help those people by ending the conflict.

It also affected me in an astonishing way by seeing people griefing but at the same time fighting for their lives.

The quotes written on the wall and said by people affected by the conflict convey tragic lifestyles and vivid the whole exhibition.

Photographer Sergey Ponomarev, a Russian photographer, visualise the situation in Syria's streets in 2013/14. With his photos he tries to show the world that Syria´s people are in danger anywhere and at any time. He expresses the brutality in Syria by photographing destroyed buildings. Looking at these photos I feel frightened. The thought of somebody wanting to harm innocent people makes me sad. By showing children with no parents and no homes playing in the ruins Ponomarev catches the attention of the observer as well as my own.

After seeing the exhibition I felt weak. Later on the day I felt like I have to help those refugees.

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