A pot of boiling pasta water, a hot cup of tea, a flash of alcohol while grilling – each individual story of the people portrayed shows how serious burns and scalds can be in childhood. Most of them were small children when the accident occurred.
The Paulinchen eV association takes precise care of these children, who have retained scars from the thermal injuries that always remind them of the incident from their childhood. For the 30th anniversary, some affected children, who are now adults, appear in front of photographer Gina Kühn’s camera and share the touching stories of their scars and their experiences with Paulinchen eV
The photo shoot showed how much the association’s work helped the protagonists. Strong, good-humoured and self-confident, they appeared in front of the photographer’s camera and presented their scars as a part of themselves. In an interview with BRIGITTE, Gina Kühn says that the photos were taken while chatting and she hardly gave any instructions. Everyone affected was very touched by their stories. Kevin and Justin’s experiences in particular stayed with them days later. In the photos, the focus is on people and not on their scars, which was particularly important to the photographer in her work, as she explains.
You can find out more about the photographer Gina Kühn here.
The work of Paulinchen eV
Paulinchen eV has been a nationwide contact point for families with burn-injured children and young people since 1993 and offers advice after the accident and for years afterwards. The foundation is a large network of experts so that no question about thermal injuries in children remains unanswered. Families with burn-injured children can contact the association at any time via the free advice hotline 0800 0 112 123. The offer for those affected is rounded off by exchange in projects such as the Paulinchen seminar, youth weekends and regional group meetings.
At the same time, Paulinchen eV raises awareness about the risks of accidents with prevention campaigns, information materials and on the nationwide day of action on December 7th, the “Day of the Burned Child”. All materials can be ordered free of charge – also in different languages - via the association’s website.
Also give Social mediathe website www.paulinchen.de and also the podcast: “Paulinchen to listen to” important information on the topics of advice and prevention.
Sources used: Paulinchen eV