‘I must get my soul back from you; I am killing my flesh without it,’
- March,
2013
- Media:
Linoprint
My work depicts the
ongoing issue of human trafficking in China and the turmoil that the victims
face at the hands of their exploiters. In particular, I chose to represent the
begging and slavery aspect of human trafficking, where exploiters force young
victims to beg on the street for money and food, and physically maim them to
look more vulnerable to supporters of this trade. Any individual who gives
money to these victims unknowingly support this trade, as all money provided
towards the victims usually go to the exploiters. Authorities are indecisive on
how to deal with this issue, as victims are never on the receiving end of the
finances; therefore it does not provide assistance to them whatsoever.
Accordingly, if the victims do not earn enough money within a given time
period, they are further punished by their exploiters.
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