Malos tiempos para la lírica decía la canción del grupo Golpes Bajos, lo que podría trasponerse al mundo del arte como no parecen buenos tiempos para el ejercicio acrítico o lo que es lo mismo, para la aceptación pasiva y sin ningún análisis de los acontecimientos que vienen sucediendo en nuestro mundo y en nuestras vidas.
Son muchos los profesionales de la información y los fotógrafos que se niegan a dejar de lado el acontecer diario que, a pesar de su repetición a modo de vacuna, sucede un día sí y otro también. La serie The Journey of Hope del fotógrafo James Nachtwey (1948, New York) es precisamente el relato del viaje de algunos refugiados de la guerra, desde África hasta Turquía, Grecia y Croacia.
No podemos olvidar que en el epicentro de esta crisis global, la guerra no es sólo la respuesta inhumana a un conflicto, sino también la causa del padecimiento y sufrimiento de miles y miles de seres humanos que se ven afectados e implicados en la barbarie que ella supone.
La cuestión de los refugiados que huyen de la guerra, antes que un problema administrativo y político, es un asunto de humanidad. En el fondo se trataría de dar respuesta a las consecuencias de un conflicto que nosotros hemos provocado desde hace más de un siglo.
No es posible permanecer ajenos al dolor de estas personas. Es necesario implicarnos en presionar a nuestros gobiernos para que den solución a esta crisis y paliar de una vez por todas la tragedia que supone esta sin razón.
Foto Portada y Fotos: de la serie The Journey of Hope de James Nachtwey.
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- Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia cross the sea between Turkey and Greece by means of inflatable pontoon rafts to the island of Lesbos as the first step in making their way across Europe. by James Nachtwey
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- Refugees celebrate after arriving on the beach in Lesbos, Greece. Thousands of migrants each day set out from nearby Turkey for the Greek island, riding in barely seaworthy rubber boats. Some don’t make it, September 26, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia cross the sea between Turkey and Greece by means of inflatable pontoon rafts to the island of Lesbos as the first step in making their way across Europe. by James Nachtwey
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- Migrants arrive on the beach in Lesbos, Greece after traveling from Turkey on inflatable pontoon rafts, September 27, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Leaving behind everything they’ve ever known, migrants arrive on the beach in Lesbos, Greece with little or no possessions. A woman sits on the beach recovering from the sea journey in an inflatable boat, September 27, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- A man helps a child reach shore in Lesbos, Greece, where refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia cross the sea from Turkey by means of inflatable pontoon rafts, September 23, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- A man walks with crutches on the beach in Lesbos, Greece after arriving on an inflatable boat from Turkey, September 25, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Muslim men pray upon reaching the beach in Lesbos, Greece, September 25, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia cross the sea between Turkey and Greece by means of inflatable pontoon rafts to the island of Lesbos as the first step in making their way across Europe, September 26, 2015. James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia cross the sea between Turkey and Greece by means of inflatable pontoon rafts to the island of Lesbos as the first step in making their way across Europe. by James Nachtwey
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- A man walks with his son behind him as they make their way to the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia, on the border with Serbia. In the Balkans, many migrants began traveling by foot, echoing more ancient journeys, September 17, 2015 James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Refugees mainly from Syria, but also Afghanistan, Iraq and parts of Africa making their way across Europe. Walking from Serbia across border to Croatia, where they gathered at Tovarnik to board trains and buses to be transported to either Hungary or Slovenia, then to be taken to border with Austria and onward. by James Nachtwey
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- Refugees mainly from Syria, but also Afghanistan, Iraq and parts of Africa making their way across Europe. Walking from Serbia across border to Croatia, where they gathered at Tovarnik to board trains and buses to be transported to either Hungary or Slovenia, then to be taken to border with Austria and onward. by James Nachtwey
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- A family of migrants waits at night at the Tovarnik, Croatia train station. As borders opened and closed, asylum seekers struggled to find a safe route through Europe. September 17, 2015 James Nachtwey for TIME
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- Refugees mainly from Syria, but also Afghanistan, Iraq and parts of Africa making their way across Europe. Walking from Serbia across border to Croatia, where they gathered at Tovarnik to board trains and buses to be transported to either Hungary or Slovenia, then to be taken to border with Austria and onward. by James Nachtwey
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- Refugees mainly from Syria, but also Afghanistan, Iraq and parts of Africa making their way across Europe. Walking from Serbia across border to Croatia, where they gathered at Tovarnik to board trains and buses to be transported to either Hungary or Slovenia, then to be taken to border with Austria and onward. by James Nachtwey
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- Refugees on board a train in Tovarnik, Croatia, Sept. 18, 2015.
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- At the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia refugees camped on the train tracks leaving debris behind, Sept. 21, 2015.
