In 2015, a photo of Alan Kurdi went viral after the three-year-old boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing Syria with his family. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * In 2015, a photo of Alan Kurdi went viral after the three-year-old boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing Syria with his family. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? In 2015, a photo of Alan Kurdi went viral after the three-year-old boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing Syria with his family.
The image sparked worldwide awareness about the Syrian refugee crisis, leading to Canada welcoming about 25,000 refugees from that country. Until Sept. 23, Winnipeggers who pass the Burton Cummings Theatre downtown will be reminded of his tragic death, and of the continued plight of refugees around the world, through a new installation created by local artist Darcy Ataman.
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Travel Safe uses shoes and backpacks in the image of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee whose 2015 death gripped the world. The two-and-a-half-storey installation, which uses more than 3,000 shoes collected from refugees in the developing world to depict Kurdi’s image, was officially unveiled Wednesday in Odeon Park at the corner of Notre Dame Avenue and Smith Street. Ataman, founder of Make Music Matter, an organization that uses music and art to help refugees deal with trauma, said he was inspired t.