By Emma Batha
LONDON, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The man in the photo leans against a derelict wall, his head down, his face obscured. He looks crushed and alone.
The image is part of a show at London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery called “Nowhere People UK” – the first exhibition to focus on Britain’s invisible stateless people.
Sometimes referred to as “legal ghosts”, stateless people are not recognised as nationals by any country. They live in the shadows, deprived of basic rights most people take for granted.
“What for me was so eye-opening was the sheer sense of rejection and isolation that stateless people in the UK expressed to me,” said American photographer Greg Constantine.
“And how paralyzing that feeling was for them in their day to day lives.”
