Searching for Sanctuary Exhibition Tours

Searching for Sanctuary Exhibition Tours

Join this free guided tour that explores the Library's newest exhibition, Searching for Sanctuary: A journey of survival by Barat Ali Batoor

By State Library Victoria

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Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM AEDT

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State Library Victoria

328 Swanston Street Meet in Swanston Street Welcome Zone Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia

About this event

  • Event lasts 45 minutes

Hear from the team behind our latest exhibition, Searching for Sanctuary: A journey of survival by Barat Ali Batoor, as they discuss the exhibition’s development and explore Batoor’s remarkable story.

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Visitors are encouraged to explore the exhibition themselves after the tour ends.


About Searching for Sanctuary: A journey of survival by Barat Ali Batoor

Experience the untold story of an asylum seeker overcoming unthinkable odds.

Double Walkley Award winning documentary photographer Barat Ali Batoor takes us beyond the headlines to reveal his personal journey as a Hazara asylum seeker.

After publishing a piece in The Washington Post exposing child exploitation in his homeland of Afghanistan, Batoor became the target of death threats. Forced to flee his country, he began a perilous life in exile – but he never stopped taking photos.

From Pakistan and Thailand to Indonesia and Australia, Batoor spent one year enduring the impossible while capturing the untold stories of what it means to be an asylum seeker. Witness Batoor’s poignant, life-affirming documentation of searching for sanctuary.


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