Studio Asja Keeman

i'm a freelance graphic designer focusing on the development of communications, exhibitions and publications engaging with international political and social issues including displacement, migration, collective trauma, inclusivity, and women's rights. in disarming design from palestine, i worked at the jerash refugee camp in jordan where i first gained a lot of insight into my own freedoms as a dutch woman. while i could move freely in and around the camp, most residents were barred from doing so. this and other eye-opening experiences have made me want to use my freedom to tell the stories of people that are not always able to broadcast themselves. my work therefore draws together the collective knowledge, expertise and lived experiences of mine and my client's networks. projects like these inevitably face challenges as they explore complex issues that are often abstract to a lot of people. however, by communicating the experiences of one person, we can learn about an individual ra