The
collection of photographs taken by Uttam Módenes: INDIA, EYES TO
SEE presented by Fundación Asha-Kiran, wishes to be a loving tribute to the millions of vulnerable children
in the world, to their eyes, their smiles, their vital needs, their dreams,
their often violated rights.
This
collection shows many "eyes to see", all of them photographed in
India; but in order to feel them you need to remember the harsh reality of a
large part of humanity and open your "eyes to see".
In India
there is tremendous social imbalance despite being a country under rapid economic
growth. The lives of millions of children go by in the midst of misery,
exploitation, neglect, lack of education, discrimination, lack of protection
and extreme vulnerability. For them,
life is a daily struggle for survival.
Children
are tomorrow's society, and we, as adults, must accept our responsibility to
them. If we want a more fair and balanced society, we must work towards it now.
In developed
countries there is a growing concern about the deterioration of the rights of
children. Problems such as neglect, physical and sexual abuse are mentioned
relatively frequently in the media. This proximity to children’s problems
"here" should bring us closer to children "there", in
developing countries, so we can come to realize that both in Northern and Southern
societies, children are the weakest link
in society.
The right
to be a child is the right to not be a premature adult - it is the right to
play, to learn, to be valued and cared for. It is the supreme right to not be
concerned about sustenance and shelter.
Let us build
together a world fit for children. This world will also be suitable for adults.
Fundación Asha-Kiran works towards creating a world for
children in which they can fully partake of all their rights as set forth by
the United Nations in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We believe
that a world fit for children, as a framework of reference, will be the
beginning and also the result of the transformation in the way human beings
live, and that it is up to each one of
us to make it come true now.
