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artnet news | Ai Weiwei on Instagram documenting the Migrant Crisis

A story by Artthrob on the 31st of December 2015. This should take you < 1 minute to read.

The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has been a vocal supporter of refugees since the beginning of the European migrant crisis. Now, making full use of his recently-returned passport, Ai has traveled to the Greek island of Lesbos to volunteer at the Moria refugee camp.

An avid Instagram user, Ai shared pictures and videos of his experience on the photo sharing platform, documenting the plight of displaced people from the war-torn and poverty-stricken regions of the Middle East and Africa who have survived the dangerous journey to Greece.

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