Illustrations by Murtaza, a Hazara asylum seeker who spent 6 months on Christmas Island, 2+ years in Villawood Detention Centre and is now having his claim processed in the community. Murtaza has a whole zine full of his incredible drawings. Here are a few quotes:
"When I did my first drawing I thought it was nothing special. I drew a boat with a lake and I was not sure that I would be good at art in the future."
"Art was good for my mental Health because it kept me busy and prevented me from thinking about other things... It helped me with the psychological problems that I experienced in the Villawood Detention Centre. Art stopped me from having negative thoughts and my future seemed a little brighter."
"No one wants to leave their country. No one wants to leave their home. There must be something very wrong for that to happen."
"When I draw I try to make my drawings very neat and clean. When I draw this way I feel like my heart is clean."
