Name: Boy from Tajikistan by Ruud van de Wiel
Brand: Art Heroes
SKU: SE1673824M13S80x55
Price: 1722 SEK
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About "Boy from Tajikistan"

by Ruud van de Wiel

About the artwork

In 2016, I was commissioned by Oxfam to take photos's of peasant women in Tajikistan. Many of these women are left behind with their children because their husbands work as guest workers in Russia. The woman I photographed harvests everything on her own and successfully. She grows watermelons and grain. We walk through one of her grain fields here. With her earnings, she supports her two children, her mother and two female workers. This is her son.

Through an interpreter, I conducted several interviews with her. Despite not being able to understand each other, we understood each other very well on an emotional level. Because of our click, she showed great vulnerability and I was allowed to follow her everywhere with a camera. I felt very welcome and was allowed to get very close. An hour after taking this picture, she made me taste the most delicious and freshest watermelon ever. Any watermelon is nothing compared to this one.

About Ruud van de Wiel

I grew up in a small village in Brabant, where from an early age I was busy seeing the world in a dreamy perspective. For me, the camera is a viewing box in which I can capture my fantasies.

I'm raised in a small village in the.. Read more…

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This artwork doesn't have reviews yet. 4,322 customers rate us with a 4.8 / 5

Stuart S.

Germany

5 / 5

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Jan

Netherlands

4.5 / 5

Ordered in February 2019

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Netherlands

5 / 5

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Germany

5 / 5

Ordered in March 2021

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Germany

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Germany

5 / 5

Ordered in June 2022

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Germany

5 / 5

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Nettie Martens

Netherlands

5 / 5

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Germany

5 / 5

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Germany

5 / 5

Ordered in November 2019

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Gerda

Netherlands

5 / 5

Ordered in April 2019

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What are the delivery times?

Delivery time per shipping country
Netherlands		+ 1 business day
Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany		+ 2 business days
Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Poland		+ 3 business days
Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden		+ 4 business days
Denmark		+ 5 business days
Finland		+ 6 business days

How will the package be sent?

We work with several carriers. Couriers can also be used for large or fragile packages.

Canvas are securely packed in plastic bubble wrap and cardboard. Wallpaper and posters are sent in sturdy tubes.

Not at home? Then the delivery driver will leave a note and an appointment can be made to schedule a new delivery.

I want to express my order. Is this possible?

We’re always ready to work with you and will try to help. Let us know what your exact wishes are, and we will get back to you!

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