Kubra
The artistic and social barriers faced by female refugees
Kubra, an Afghan refugee living in Paris, is an artist who uses her body to explore the contradictions inherent to her femininity and displacement. Suspended between Afghanistan and France, her art speaks to the complexity of her identity.
Having fled war in Afghanistan, she feels out of place in France. Walking through Paris, she says, "I started to panic". Through art, Kubra finds way to give shape to her identity as a woman and a refugee. "I don’t know what it is to be alive. But as a woman artist, and because of my identity, it’s a struggle" .
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