In a bid to change how we may see children with Down Syndrome, Albanian photographer Soela Zani teamed up with Down Syndrome Albania and director Emanuela Zaimi to create beautiful portraits of children with Down Syndrome, inspired by famous paintings.
In doing so, Zani shows us that “every human being is a work of art, so we have to learn to see them in a beautiful way. These children are beautiful, and they are able to do everything if we give them the chance.”
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Irma as the “The Dancer,” Renoir.
Krenardi as “The Son of Man,” Magrite.
Arbi as “Paulo the Harlequin,” Picasso.
Marvin as “Master Bunbury,” Reynolds.
Vanesa as “Master John Heathcote,” Gainsborough.
Iris as “Gabrielle Arnault as a Child,” Boilly.
Emiljano as “Boy and Rabbit,” Raeburn.
Eta as “Sister Tone,” Idromeno.
Eljana as “Child with Dove,” Picasso.
Irma as “Prima Ballerina,” Degas.
Flavio as “The Fifer,” Manet.
Belkisa as “Clara Serena Rubens,” Rubens.
Belkisa as “Las Meninas,” Velasquez.
Lela as “The Infant Samuel,” Reynolds.
Gazi as “Mr Loulou,” Gaugain.
Irma as “Julie Manet,” Renoir.
You can see more of Solea’s work on her website.