Produced over nearly a decade, this is the artist's contribution to her homeland: a testament that distances itself from portrayals of crisis to offer a sensitive and profound view of the complexities of national identity as seen through the eyes of its youth. How do you document a place that many dismiss as a ruin even while it teems with life? The eventual answer was to capture children and adolescents who embody incredible light even during difficult circumstances, transforming the trauma of leaving into a tribute to the strength of those who still remain: a wounded and fearful country, but one that still breathes hope.