In the frame of World Down Syndrome Day, an exhibition by Irma Nika entitled 21.3/47 opened on March 22 at GaleriaKalo to raise awareness on the capabilities and the potential of young people with Down syndrome.
Organized by the Down Syndrome Albania Foundation and supported by the Ministry of Culture, the project aims to bring the creativity of people with Down syndrome closer to the wide audience and make people realize that Down syndrome does not stop the ones suffering it from being creative and functioning just like normal people do.
An exhibition by Albanian photographer Soela Zani entitled ‘I am a work of art’ is also a part of the project and will be showcased in four Albanian cities: Shkodra, Korca, Durres and Saranda where it will stay open for one week in each city.
Nika’s exhibition was first opened in the beginning of March in her hometown Bulqize to promote her talent.“I am proud and happy. I had never thought my daughter would go this far,” Irma Nika’s father said. The exhibition has already attracted the attention of international media including the Daily Mail, People, Vanity Fair, etc.
Pictures taken during trips, which are also part of the project, will be published in a catalog to document the many talents and capabilities of young people with Down syndrome in Albania.
