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\"Hassan\"
Hassan (Pakistan)<\/em>, 2017,\u00a0Gicl\u00e9e fine art print, 160 x 120 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hassan<\/strong>
\nStudent<\/strong>
\nPakistan<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I arrived in Greece from Pakistan by way of Turkey. When I first got here I stayed for seven or eight days at the refugee reception centre in Lesvos and then at the site of Ellinikon. Now I\u2019m living at the shelter where Amin and Mahdi1<\/sup> are staying, along with some other kids my age who are from different countries. I started school last year halfway through the school year, and now I\u2019m in the last grade of middle school. I like my Greek class and I\u2019m trying to learn good Greek, because it\u2019s hard to live in a country if you don\u2019t know the language. I also go for cricket practice with a team. Cricket is a very popular sport in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been to other cities in Greece, like Thessaloniki and Trikala, which I saw on a trip they took us on when I was staying at a reception centre. I liked those cities because they\u2019re quieter than Athens. All things considered, I like living in Greece and I can do a lot of things here. I can say that after the difficult journey I made to get here, I\u2019ve learned what life means. I\u2019ve learned what safety and security mean and how we should live from now on. I didn\u2019t know what life meant in Pakistan, it was so dangerous there. But I want to live and that\u2019s why I left.<\/p>\n

I saw a lot of artworks in the Museum2<\/sup>. Some of them reminded me of my country and others made me remember things I\u2019ve experienced. Like the \u201cbottari\u201d3<\/sup>, the tied bundles of clothes. They reminded me of the bundles we made in Pakistan. My grandmother used to make them and store different things in them. And then there was the Swedish Flying Carpet<\/em>4<\/sup>, which reminded me of the carpets they make in Pakistan and in Arab countries. Of course, the ones we have for sitting aren\u2019t made from this material.<\/p>\n

Bill Viola\u2019s artwork5<\/sup> was the one that really moved me. It reminded me what I went through on my way from Turkey to Greece. It shows people from different backgrounds standing in some space and suddenly they get blasted with water, like from a really powerful storm, and they get knocked down. I think he wants to show that we shouldn\u2019t be arrogant or brag about things. Like in the movie I saw about the Titanic, where the shipbuilders bragged about how the ship was unsinkable. But unfortunately, as we all know, the ship sunk and not only that, in a calm sea. Their pride went down with the ship, too.<\/p>\n

My own trip lasted five hours, even though they said it would be only an hour and a half. I was on my own and didn\u2019t know anyone else in the boat. It was winter and the weather was bad and I didn\u2019t know how to swim that well. I thought I was going to die, but thank God, I\u2019m still alive. But the fear has stayed inside me ever since. I\u2019m not afraid of the sea, but when it\u2019s windy and the sea is rough, I remember what I experienced in the boat and I don\u2019t feel well.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really hard when you\u2019ve gone through all of this. But now I can at least think about my future. I\u2019d like to be a success in my life and become a doctor so I can help other people. If I can\u2019t be a doctor, I\u2019d like to become a policeman, because the police help people, too. Wherever I finally get settled, I want to be useful to society and help other people.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m really looking forward to the exhibition at the Museum6<\/sup> and seeing our portraits in the gallery. I think about all the people who will get to know us from our portraits. That\u2019ll be really interesting, and that\u2019s why I\u2019ll be coming back often to visit the exhibition.<\/p>\n

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1\u00a0<\/sup>Hassan\u2019s friends Amin and Mahdi also took part in the program.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>Refers to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens.
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>Refers to Kimsooja\u2019s work, Bottari<\/em>, 2005-2017.
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>Refers to Kostis Velonis\u2019 work, Swedish Flying Carpet<\/em>, 2001.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>Refers to The Raft<\/em>, 2004.
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>Refers to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens. <\/p>\n

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