Free Air

Nisreen Nader  |  The Arab Documentary Photography Program  |  2021  |  Yemen
Why are there three water pipes in the kitchen? The first is for water from the government, the second is for the water tank that is filled on a daily basis, and the third has a filter for drinking water. As the photographer answers her visiting friend’s question, she realizes how a civil war’s impact extends much further than the battlefields. “Free Air” documents the difficulties of daily life in a Yemen ravaged by civil war and its impact on people’s mental health.