Many young parents today attach great importance to cultivating their children's "globalization" vision from an early age. This is because in the context of globalization, with the increasingly close international exchanges, more and more parents are clearly aware that children growing up in the new century will face increasingly fierce international competition. To be invincible, we must have a comprehensive, in-depth and accurate understanding of the culture and history of each country. People of insight even put forward that only by letting the next generation learn to understand the different political systems, cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs of different ethnic groups can they coexist peacefully and thus have a broader living space. Therefore, it is necessary for children to receive a "globalized" education from an early age, to cultivate him to have a "globalized" vision, and to become a "globalized" citizen. Taking the opportunity of International Children's Day on June 1, this issue focuses on Kenyan photographer Morrison's photo collection "Where do the children sleep", aiming to tell readers that the same life, but the place where the dream begins is so different.
Morrison, born in Kenya in 1973 and raised in the UK, studied Art and Design at Oxford Brookes University and Film and Photography at Newport College of Art and Design. He then moved to Italy to work in the Fabrica creative studio owned by Benetton. While at Fabrica, he participated in a series of thematic events organized by Benetton, including those in support of the 2001 'Year of the UN Volunteer' and the 2002' World Food Programme. It was also here that Morrison embarked on his exploration of the children's bedroom.
Morrison completed this photographic work in four years. Most of the photos in it are made by chance. He hopes that through these photos, readers will be able to think about the gap between the rich and the poor, the relationship between children and toys, and the self-reliance of children. Powerful or helpless grief. At the same time inspire children to think about inequality in the world and try to think about what can be done.
Where Do the Children Sleep is a collection of photographs by photographer James Morrison. In this book, Morrison uses his own unique perspective - the children's bedroom - to present powerful photographs, each accompanied by a short essay about the little owner of the room. Bedrooms are supposed to be where children dream and where their dreams begin, but what these photos show is more than just a dream. The wealth gap or cultural difference behind it is shocking and thought-provoking.
Morrison said: "At Fabrica, I took on a project on children's rights. When I heard the topic, my childhood room immediately came to my mind. My room not only deeply affected me, but also showed me The life and personality of the children. Therefore, I think the children's bedroom is a good perspective to show the complex social issues behind the world of children, and choose children from different life backgrounds. The photos should also include children, but they should be Separate from your own bedroom to prevent bias. My philosophy is that different bedroom photos have different physical and cultural imprints. These imprints cannot be erased, but children should be presented as equal individuals.”
Every girl wants become a princess. Kaya (top) from Japan and Jasmine (bottom) from the United States have been little princesses since childhood. 4-year-old Kaya lives in Tokyo, Japan. Kaya lives with her parents in a small apartment in Tokyo. Her room is covered from floor to ceiling with clothes and dolls. Kaya's clothes are all hand-sewed by her mother, and there are now 30 dresses and coats, 30 pairs of shoes and many wigs. Kaya's favorite foods are meat, potatoes, strawberries and peaches, and she wants to be a cartoonist when she grows up. Jasmine lives with her parents and three brothers in a large house in rural Kentucky, USA. The princess-style bedroom is filled with crowns and sashes won from children's beauty pageants. Although Jasmine is only 4 years old, she has participated in more than 100 beauty pageants. Jasmine is busy with practice, performances, coronations and other activities every day. But Jasmine enjoyed the feeling of a thousand pets all in one. She says she wants to be a rock star when she grows up.
In stark contrast to Roathy is this little boy. His name is Riyuta, he is 10 years old, and he lives in Tokyo, Japan with his parents and a younger sister. Riyuta was overweight when he was 3 years old, and his parents sent him to practice sumo for 7 years now. He is already a champion at this age and weight group. He enjoys hiking and biking, and joins a scout club. Playing games and watching TV are his favorite things to do in his spare time. His dream is to become a TV show producer.
The scrawny boy in the photo, Roathy, is 8 years old and lives on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. His home is a huge garbage dump, and his bed is made of old tires. About 5,000 people live and work in this area. Every morning at six o'clock Roathy and hundreds of other children go to a local charity center to take a shower, then go back to the rubbish heap to pick up plastic bottles and tins to sell to a waste-acquisition company. Breakfast is often the only meal they eat during the day.
This is Alex, 9 years old, with big bright eyes. Just looking at Alex's photos, some people might think he's from a wealthy family in Norway or the United States, some people might think that after football he goes to eat pizza with his friends, or even he is keen on computer games. Not at all. Looking at Alex's "room" photo again, people will understand why he doesn't go to school, has no food, and can never play computer games. Alex lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was not an orphan, but had to beg along the street to survive. Most of the time, he could only sleep on the street, and occasionally on a discarded sofa or bench. His family sometimes brings him something to eat.
The same thing happened to Alex, and this boy. Home for him and his parents was a mattress in a field outside Rome, Italy. They are from Romania, and the family saved enough money for bus tickets to Rome by begging. They had previously set up tents on a piece of private land and were kicked out by police. As an illegal immigrant and without a passport, he cannot find a legal job. His parents had to make a living by cleaning car windows at traffic intersections. No one in the family was educated.
In stark contrast to the first two boys is Jaime, 9, who lives in a penthouse on Fifth Avenue in New York. His parents also owned mansions in Spain and the Hamptons on Long Island, a vacation destination for New York's celebrities. Jaime also has a twin brother and sister. Jaime's school is the best private school in the Upper East Side of New York, and Jaime's grades in the school are very good. In his spare time, aside from playing the cello and football, Jaime also likes to study money management on Citibank's website. Regarding the future, Jaime said he intends to become a lawyer like his father.
For Indira, who lives in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, the princess dream is still far away. Indira, 7, lives with her parents and siblings in a room with only one bed and one mattress. The children slept on mattresses at night. Indira's family is very poor, so everyone in the family has to go out to work. Indira works in a mine with 150 other children. She works six hours a day and helps her mother with household chores when she gets home. She also goes to school, which is a 30-minute walk away. Indira likes noodles the most, and she said she wants to be a dancer when she grows up.
10-year-old Douha's bedroom shows us not a dream but a cruel and cruel reality. Douha lives with his parents and 11 siblings in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon in the West Bank. Douha lives in a house with five sisters. Douha had to walk ten minutes to go to school. When she grows up, she wants to be a pediatrician. Her brother, Mohammed, was responsible for a suicide bombing against the Israelis in 1996. Mohammed died on the spot, and 23 civilians were also killed. After the incident, they were retaliated by the Israeli army, and their homes were destroyed. There is also a portrait of his brother on the wall of Douha's bedroom.
1. Her name is Nantio, 15 years old, born in a tribe called Rendille in northern Kenya, Africa. Nantio has four siblings, and her home is a tiny tent made of cowhide and plastic. There was a fire in the middle of the tent, and the whole family slept around the fire. Nantio's main chores are tending the sheep, collecting firewood and fetching water. She also went to school for a few years, but finally decided to give up. Nantio now only wants a samurai to marry her. She now has a boyfriend, but women of the Rendille tribe tend to have many boyfriends before they get married. Before marriage, according to local custom, she was also circumcised to declare adulthood.
2. This is Ernesto, alias Nesty, who lives with his parents and siblings in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Orvieto, Italy. Orvieto is located in Umbria, central Italy, and is famous for its wine production. There are 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms in the whole house, but the children are still crammed into one room, which saves a lot of heating bills. And before going to bed at 8 p.m., you can listen to a bedtime story together. Nesty and the siblings also occasionally help their mother with the dishes and folds, but for the most part, like all Italian families, her mother does all the chores. Every time she helps with chores, Nesty can get a "star" on the honor roll, and if you accumulate enough stars, you can get a special treatment. Nesty attended a local school with only 23 classmates. Her favourite subjects are woodworking, Italian and art. She can speak 4 languages. Nesty, who is as beautiful as the little angel in Raphael's oil painting, is often bullied by her classmates because of her long hair, but her mother and she both like chestnut wavy hair. As for what you want to do when you grow up, Nesty's answer is varied, "Sell ice cream, be an artist or a rock star."
3. Juan David, 10 years old, lives with his parents in a humble house in Medellin, Colombia, South America inside. The place where the family lived was often rioted by the drug trade, so they had to leave their hometown to come here. Now the whole family can only enjoy basic living guarantees such as education and medical care.
4. Dong is a 9-year-old boy from a remote mountainous area in Yunnan, China. There are five members of his family, including his father, mother, sister and grandfather. Dong sleeps in the same room with his father, mother and sister. Dong grows rice and sugarcane in his own fields. Dong has a 20-minute walk to school, and he likes to write and sing. At night, he usually spends an hour doing homework and an hour watching TV. Dong's dream is to be a police officer.
5. Tzvika is a Jew, 9 years old, living in an apartment building in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. This is a gated residential area with no TV or newspapers. There are 36,000 Orthodox Jews living in a family with an average of nine children, but the Tzvika family has only four children, three boys and one girl. Tzvika lives in a room with two other boys. Tzvika's school is not far from home, just two minutes away by car. There are no physical education classes at the school, and Tzvika spends most of her time in the library. He likes to read the Bible and play some games related to Judaism on the computer. His wish is to become a rabbi (the Jewish title for teachers and learned people). Tzvika loves schnitzel and fries.
6. Lamine, 12, lives in Senegal, Africa, and attends a Koranic village primary school, which only accepts boys. Lamine lives with a few other boys, and the beds are rudimentary, some of which are made of bricks. From six in the morning, the children get up and go to the school farm to learn how to farm and harvest corn. Afternoon is the time to study the Quran. In his spare time, Lamine likes to play football with his friends.
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