Between March and August 2024, participants of the "IdentiArt" project created a series of videos to raise awareness about the exploration of identity among second-generation migrant youth, using art as a tool for expression. These videos are part of an awareness-raising campaign developed within the framework of "IdentiArt," a recent initiative born from the creativity of young people with migrant backgrounds who participated in a training event in Cyprus.
The campaign aims to draw attention to the challenges faced by migrant youth and second-generation individuals in expressing their identities, offering art as a medium to overcome these obstacles and give voice to their uniqueness. The project seeks to provide young people with migrant backgrounds the opportunity to use art not only to express themselves but also to promote inclusion and foster constructive dialogue with society. Through brushes, colours, canvases, and cameras, the participants discovered new ways to tell their stories, tackling complex themes such as the sense of belonging, hybrid identities, and the clash of cultures.
Each video tells a story, an emotion, a lived experience, and together they form a mosaic of diverse voices connected by the common thread of art and the search for an identity that goes beyond labels.
The initiative aims to be a beacon of hope, showing that art can break down barriers, build bridges between communities, and help young people feel like protagonists of their own stories in a world where their voices are often marginalized. With vibrant colours and boundless creativity, these young artists invite us to reflect on what it truly means to be oneself in a multicultural context.
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