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but the 15-year-old is able to speak through his art and photography.From his shelter in the Rohingya refugee camps of south-east
clings to an aid truck near Balukali refugee camp in 2017
Photograph: Kevin Frayer/GettyThat photo has stuck with Khan, who is deaf and mute, and when he saw other Rohingya becoming photographers,
When there were floods or fires or other issues, they would come and take pictures
situation to the world, they understand a bit more what we faceAsom Khan Since arriving in Bangladesh, he has also been producing vivid
paintings, sometimes of idyllic Myanmar villages scenes, others of those villages under attack and the chaos he witnessed.Raised by his aunt
and uncle after his mother died in childbirth, Khan had no opportunity to learn formal sign language so he improvised, teaching his own
version to those around him
fullscreenA man poses for Asom Khan in the refugee camp
into bamboo and plastic shelters.As conditions have worsened, with education, work and movement limited, international attention has died
down, leaving the refugees to deal with their own problems
I saw in his artwork that he was incredibly talented at telling his story through his art, and that photography would indeed be a very
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com
