Yorkshire Sculpture Park is to showcase photographs by 15 young asylum seekers Photograph: Sainabou Jobe/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The photographs, by young unaccompanied asylum seekers from Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Senegal and Zambia, will be displayed alongside texts and films Photograph: Carwan Rahim/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The exhibition follows a photography project involving 14- to 18-year-old unaccompanied asylum seekers living in Wakefield, Barnsley and Kirklees Photograph: Matha Alemu/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The project was organised as part of Shared Horizon, a programme supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation which encourages young asylum seekers, refugees and migrants to participate in creative activities Photograph: Ikram Ahmed/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The project used photography as a tool to improve the young people's language skills, as many of them spoke little or no English Photograph: Kianoush Yousefi/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Helen Moore, community and outreach co-ordinator for the sculpture park, explains: "Unaccompanied minors are at a particular disadvantage because many are not placed in care; this can lead to loneliness, boredom and isolation." Photograph: Rafiq Mohammed/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Since autumn last year, the young photographers have been following the changing seasons at the sculpture park Photograph: Nardos Kiflemariam/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
They captured images of the park's exhibits ... Photograph: Mohammed Alizadeh/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
... and its setting in 500 acres of parkland Photograph: Sher-Ali Dustali/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Moore adds: "The stunning lanscape at YSP has become a place of sanctuary by providing an escape through social and cultural activities." Photograph: Aref Joma/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Project participant Jamal Ali says: "I did not know that every art has a story to tell. I really wish I could go to YSP every day and learn something new, there is so much to learn from that place." Photograph: Jamal Ali/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Moore says: "By hosting an exhibition, we aim to give young refugees and asylum seekers the opportunity to participate in the cultural life of the region, creating a sense of belonging in Yorkshire." Photograph: Mariama Drame/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Shared Horizon exhibition opens in the sculpture park's Centre Upper Space on 25 April through to 3 July 2009 Photograph: Aref Joma/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
A series of community workshops is planned to coincide with the exhibition Photograph: Rebaz Ahamdi/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park will also host a series of events related to the project during Refugee Week in June Photograph: Nardos Kiflemariam/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The display will then go on tour around Yorkshire venues and further afield Photograph: Matha Alemu/Yorkshire Sculpture Park
