These lines represent the stories and journeys of people who for various reasons left their homes in search of a better life.

M., 25 y.o.
Quetta, Pakistan → Trieste, Italy
M., 20 y.o.
Tunis, Tunisia → Trieste, Italy
M., 16 y.o.
Balkh, Afghanistan → Monfalcone, Italy
B., 28 y.o.
Sinjar, Iraq → Trieste, Italy
S., 49 y.o.
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq → Trieste, Italy
O., 16 y.o.
Abusir, Egypt → Rome, Italy
I., 17 y.o.
Douala, Cameroon → Rome, Italy
A., 21 y.o.
Ziguinchor, Senegal → Rome, Italy
R., 25 y.o.
Erbil, Iraq → Trieste, Italy
F., 12 y.o.
Gujrat, Pakistan → Trieste, Italy
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About the project

Moving Lines is a visual narrative of asylum seekers’ routes. They travelled from their hometown to Italy and Europe.
This project wants to tell their stories through the data that shaped their personal travelling line.

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Authors

Silvia Costantini, journalist.

Federica Fragapane, information designer.

Alex Piacentini, designer & creative developer.