ATHENS, March 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Greek painter Maria Giannakaki poses in front of her painting "The passage" during the exhibition "Mare Monstrum" in Skoufa gallery in Athens, Greece, March 9, 2016. The plight of refugees crossing and sometimes losing their lives in the Aegean Sea became inspiration for the renowned Greek painter Maria Giannakaki and her exhibition titled "Mare Monstrum." The art project of 19 paintings, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), depicts the tragedy of a painful reality unfolding in Greece. (Xinhua/Lefteris Partsalis)
ATHENS, March 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- People watch Greek painter Maria Giannakaki's painting at the exhibition "Mare Monstrum in Skoufa gallery in Athens, Greece, March 9, 2016. The plight of refugees crossing and sometimes losing their lives in the Aegean Sea became inspiration for the renowned Greek painter Maria Giannakaki and her exhibition titled "Mare Monstrum." The art project of 19 paintings, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), depicts the tragedy of a painful reality unfolding in Greece. (Xinhua/Lefteris Partsalis)
ATHENS, March 11, 2016 (Xinhua) -- People watch Greek painter Maria Giannakaki's paintings at the exhibition "Mare Monstrum in Skoufa gallery in Athens, Greece, March 9, 2016. The plight of refugees crossing and sometimes losing their lives in the Aegean Sea became inspiration for the renowned Greek painter Maria Giannakaki and her exhibition titled "Mare Monstrum." The art project of 19 paintings, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), depicts the tragedy of a painful reality unfolding in Greece. (Xinhua/Lefteris Partsalis)
