family

though still often conceived of in all kinds of implicitly or explicitly normative terms, family can mean much more than the classical bourgeois nuclear family of children, wife and husband. since any form of affinity and any kind of bond can be at the basis of a family tie, literally any constellation whatsoever is possible. that is not to say, however, that the adage “you cannot choose your family” no longer holds true – there are indeed certain ties we are born or socialized into. for migrant domestic workers, this old saying is pertinent in a very specific way, as we often find ourselves forced to look after families that are not ower own.

in between

Posted on 31/01/2018 by rogier

name: Yule / age: 21 / profession: illustration student / location: Antwerp / reference: This is the space between the cold and the heat, warm coats against a cold wall.

purim in jerusalem

Posted on 13/06/2019 by rogier

name: Ella / age: 35 / profession: artist / location: jerusalem / reference: Purim in 2019, my kids wore their ninja masks for three days
straight

Carme Maria

Posted on 01/11/2011 by rogier

name: Fani / age: 35 / profession: graphic designer and ceramist / location: barcelona / weekday: saturday / reference: my mummy can do everything

frames and bears

Posted on 13/11/2012 by marc

name: Realizza / age: 25 / profession: domestic worker & visual artist / location: london / weekday: saturday / reference: “bears are kept and memories are framed” as we leave our own children and our own country in exchange of money and job and a greener pasture, we missed the so many moments we supposed to share with them and that is the high cost of migration.

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