“Be proud of what you do.” said a Swedish voice, in a room filled by thirty people. This time I was going to wear a garment that someone else wore for months, and I would make patches on my garments that were worn out or torn, and I would even never mind the huge bite that my cat left with its teeth on my sweater, and keep its story. And also, I would be proud of it! I was happy; the ‘poverty’ of my childhood has now become fashionable in Sweden’s streets: ‘Slow Fashion’.
I love to photograph three things mostly: smile, hope and water. So, this post has been attributed to smile, hope and water; just like the previous ones and the next ones.
We are from every color, every country, every nation. Hundreds of Swedish Institute (SI) scholarship holders from tens of countries came together in Stockholm on 30 September 2017 so as to meet, share, change and transform. Each scholarship holder, who studies at the level of master, doctorate and post-doctorate in various fields such as public health, engineering, women’s studies and immigration at different universities in different cities of Sweden, is a global leader candidate in his or her field. For not ruining but building this time or for correcting and maintaining the correct one. For social equality, for environmental sustainability, for a world without hunger.
I came to Sweden a full week ago. I plan to stay at least 9 months for my doctoral research in this country where the North mix cold and hot. I study migration. Instead of just doing academics, I also aim to photograph it, and if fate so decrees, to ‘novelise’ it in the near future. And Norrköping … This Swedish city of beauty and tranquility is my starting point, and of course, not the last.
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