How Shall We Greet the Sun explores the personal stories and complex emotional lives of a small group of young female refugees living in the Netherlands, including Thana. It reflects on their shared and individual journeys, casting an eye toward both tangible and metaphorical futures. Many of them are at a point in life where they are navigating the formation of new identities-shaped by new cultural contexts, power dynamics, memories, and nostalgia for the past.
Thana Faroq offers a visual exploration of how the identities of this generation of female migrants in the Netherlands are continuously built and reshaped by their current circumstances and the homes they left behind.
about the artist
Thana Faroq is a Yemeni photographer and writer in the Netherlands. Her work captures the aftermath of pivotal events, focusing on migration. Her visual autobiography explores themes of memory, migration, and intergenerational trauma.
