Participate in this project and become part of an (online) portrait gallery of the new Amsterdam. And engage in a conversation! Register now at www.studioaleppo.eu

01. Why participate?

‘Old and ‘new’ Amsterdam residents will be portrayed in a portrait studio under the same conditions. Statements of all participants will be gathered by asking short questions. The answers can be the starting point for a conversation. With this, Studio Aleppo creates space for encounters and contributes to a change in the perception of refugees and locals. Show what you can do for each other!

02. What are we going to do?

Felix Meritis will be the location of the portrait studio of Amsterdam resident and photographer Koos Breukel. Old and new residents of Amsterdam are invited to have their portrait taken. Locals pay €50,- for a portrait of themselves or their family (max. 4 persons per image). With this contribution they also make the portrait of a newcomer possible, so there are no costs for participating refugees. All participants receive a small print of the portrait taken at the studio. Refugees will also receive a digital file so the portrait can be used for a CV or LinkedIn profile. On Saturday 25 September all participants and public are invited to a festive meeting in Felix Meritis.

03. (Online) portrait gallery 

The photos will be printed in poster size on site and will form a monumental portrait gallery that will be on show during Unseen Photo Festival at Felix Meritis. The portraits and statements will, at a later time, also be published on the website where contributions from portrait studio’s in other places in Europe will be added too: www.studioaleppo.eu.