Photos Hadjisoteriou was born and lived in Famagusta until the age of 55, when he was forced to flee his hometown due to its occupation by the Turkish army. To his life as a refugee he brought only the rich memories of an entire life and the hope of one day going back. A refugee in his own land, in 1979 he painted the symbolic work Hope. From the open window of a farmhouse, we gaze upon an endless blue; the blue of the sky and the beloved sea of Famagusta. The painting was constructed through a pleasing conversation between three colours that are typical of Cypriot space: blue, terracotta and white.