The photo of Alan Kurdi seen from the side , which partially shows the child 's face , was re-used later on 6 January 2016 for a comic by Charlie Hebdo referring to the New Year 's Eve sexual assaults in Germany for their anniversary edition commemorating the Charlie Hebdo shooting , which sparked a " racism debate " . Later that month Chinese artist Ai Weiwei posed on the beach in a recreation of the position of the toddler 's corpse at the time of the photographs . In March 2016 graffiti artists in Germany made an artistic political statement across from the headquarters of the European Central Bank ( ECB ) titled " Europa tot - Der Tod und das Geld " , following these political artworks in January
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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