"Making the Invisible, Visible" - A glimpse of urban refugeesin Malaysia

The United Nations Refugee Agency and the Photographers' Gallery are proud to present a new collection of photographs entitled "Making the Invisible, Visible" - which offers a glimpse into the hidden lives of refugees in Malaysia – not in camps, but in urban settings, in low-cost houses and flats in cities like Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Baru.

It depicts images of refugees in their day to day life in Malaysia, images that remain largely invisible to the Malaysian society at large. This collection aims to evoke empathy for refugees’ fears and hopes, joys and despair, and make the invisible, visible in the hopes for a better future.

All proceeds from the sales of the photographs will go towards a project to help refugee children through art and photography, led by The Photographers' Gallery and UNHCR.

Duration:24 June - 23 July 2006.
Location:
The Photographers' Gallery, located at Starhill Gallery,
Lot FF3(B), Muse Floor, 181 Jln Bukit Bintang, Kl.
Contact:
Yante Ismail External Relations Officer
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 570,
Jalan Bukit Petaling 50460 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (603) 2141 1322 ext 303 Fax: (603) 2141 1780 Mobile phone: (6) 013 352 6286
Email: ismaily@unhcr.org Website: www.unhcr.org