The exhibition Travesías. Menores migrantes, el largo viaje (Journeys. Migrant Minors, the Long Voyage), spearheaded by a photographer and a journalist, is on display at Casa África until June 19. The show aims to provide a view beyond statistics, focusing on the individual stories of 13 young people who have undertaken the migratory journey from countries such as Mali, Morocco, Senegal, and Guinea to El Hierro and other islands of the archipelago.

The project, part of the África Vive program, highlights the reasons that drive these children and adolescents to leave their homes and what happens once they arrive in the Canary Islands, where their journey, far from ending, is just beginning. The exhibition's visual narrative avoids a homogeneous image of migration, showcasing the diverse dreams and aspirations of the protagonists, from wanting to be mechanics or bankers to practicing surfing or Canarian wrestling.

The exhibition, funded by the Government of the Canary Islands, is the result of over a year of fieldwork in several African countries and four islands of the archipelago. It includes photographs, texts, a fifteen-minute audiovisual, and a photobook that compiles the experiences of the young people and their families. The exhibition has been designed for visitors to undertake a "symbolic journey," connecting images taken in Lanzarote with others from Guinea or Mali, and blending portraits with landscapes that form a fragmented cartography of the journey.

One of the project's challenges was the representation of minors. Although it was initially considered not to explicitly show their faces, many of the protagonists expressed their desire to be recognized. Following an agreement with the General Directorate for the Protection of Children, most appear as they wished. The exhibition is part of Casa África's Strategic Plan 2025-2027, aiming to offer a "totally different perspective" on a phenomenon so present in Canarian society.