A Syrian artist reimagines world's powerful leaders as vulnerable refugees

Idea behind 'The Vulnerability Series' was to break the image of strength of leaders

With the image of the “vulnerable” refugee dominating media coverage, Syrian painter Abdalla Al Omari wished to flip the script and show the world how powerful politicians would look like if they weren't so lucky.

Enter “The Vulnerability Series".

He initially launched the series in Brussels, Belgium, in 2016 where he was granted asylum and re-launched it in Dubai, where it ended on July 6, 2017.

"Angela
Oil and acrylic on canvas
200x150cm
The Vulnerability Series
On display till 08/03/2017 at @CcStrombeek,Belgium
(c)Abdalla Omari pic.twitter.com/kMsiF2MgAC

— Abdalla Al Omari (@_AbdallaOmari_)