Park La Ciotat
Photo collage portrait installation
2023
Saskia Reis (DE)
According to the Berlin Senate Youth Administration, in the year of 2023 far more than 2200 young people without legal guardians arrived in Berlin. They are between 15 and 17 years old and usually have arduous journeys behind them and often struggle with traumatic experiences. There is a lack of accommodation, school places, social workers and guardians. Dreams in Germany is a long-term portrait project, the ongoing series shows multilayered collage-papercut-portraits Reis shoots of young refugees in Germany after conducting interviews about their past and present as well as their dreams for the future. Each portrait consists of several layers, walk-in photo collages of young people with different escape stories. They share their previous experiences in Germany: what is their personal “German Dream”? Dreams in Germany is shortlisted and winner of the Art Cube Prize 2024.