Documenting the Undocumented

A Paper Monument for the Paperless is a graphic design advocacy project started by Himmelsbach®, a social artist from Amsterdam.The project consists of a series of sixty woodcut portraits created by 19 different artists that features the faces of undocumented refugees. The street is mobilized as citizens (illegally) distribute and paste the posters throughout city streets.  Himmelsbach started the project in Amsterdam and it has spread across Europe. The image above was found in a street passage in Krakow.Himmelsbach created the project to raise awareness about the refugee crisis and to put a face on the undocumented. During a time when anti-refugee sentiment is spreading across the globe, he is one of the artists who are fighting back to change the narrative and help those in need.Contact Domenique Himmelsbach de Vries if you would like to participate and spread the posters throughout your city.Sources:https://www.himmelsbach.nl/?page_id=373https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-art-of-documenting-the-undocumented/