The artwork, called Bags of Hope, features dozens of rucksacks with personal testimonies.
Commissioned by the charity Migrant Help, the artwork can be seen at London South Bank Riverside West until Thursday.She hopes passersby will see "the personal narratives behind the statistics" and obtain a greater understanding of the plight of refugees.Ms Cunningham says she was drawn to using backpacks after listening to stories from her partner who fled Afghanistan as a child.
Caroline O'Connor, CEO of Migrant Help, hopes the display will bring the stories of refugees to life. She says "no-one chooses to be a refugee" and people seeking asylum are "forced to leave their homes through unimaginable trauma".
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