Back in early 2019, as Illustrator, I had the opportunity to work on significant project.
Gulbahar Jalilova, from the Uyghur community, was detained in so call "Re-education" camp in Xinjiang region in China.
For the french television, Keyi Productions recorded her testimony as well as many others.
Here is her illustrated story.
Full documentary available at the end
"The room was about 20m² and had no windows"
"Inside there were 40 women, half of them standing, the others on the floor. Everyone wore heavy shackles around their ankles"
Alternative frame - process breakdown - not use
Injection sequence - frame by frame
"We received shots several times a week, here or here. we had to hold out our arms through a hole in the door. We started to realise that we missed our periods due to the shots. I stopped bleeding one month after my arrival. We stopped thinking about anything, even our families. I didn't know anymore where i was born. We weren't cold or hot, we felt like a discarded pieace of meat."
Gulbahar Jalilova portray - Not use
Classroom Sequence 1 - process breakdown - Not use
Illustration witnessing Sayragul Sauytbay testimony ( at 17:30min)
Illustration witnessing Sayragul Sauytbay testimony ( at 17:30min)
Classroom Sequence 2 - Frame - Not Use
Illustration witnessing Sayragul Sauytbay testimony ( at 17:30min)
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