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The Forgotten Dream by Flora Borsi

May 24, 2017 by Arseny Vesnin in Hungary, Portfolios, Photography, 2017

Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. Photographer Flora Borsi was shocked by the fact about 3500 people lost their lifes on Island  while waiting and hoping for an opportunity for a new life. So she created a project "The Forgotten Dream" to remember all that hopes and fears

“I would like to draw attention to the Immigrants who wanted to live a better life in America. I tried to connect past and present with visualising these people in today’s environment. Black and white images from the previous century are often forgotten, so I colorised them and retouched the damages to make more connected to the present. The images are fictional, many people couldn’t ever get into Manhattan or live in America.

Migration is an ongoing situation and the story of Ellis Island is still relevant nowadays.

This is not history. This is today.”
— Flora Borsi
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May 24, 2017 /Arseny Vesnin
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Hungary, Portfolios, Photography, 2017
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