
Spanish/Moroccan border photo essay online
January 19, 2008
This portfolio is part of a bigger project focused on the look of borders become manifest, the look of the land and the people when the arbitrary line in the sand takes form. These shots were taken from Melilla, Spain, a Spanish enclave cut off from the north of Morocco by a militarized and deadly triple layer 10ft high structure. Migrants travel for 4,5,6 years to reach this side of the line only to be held in migrant detention centers, some for years, awaiting the legal to system to either award them papers or deport them to where they started out from so many years ago and worked so hard (and many died) to get away from. http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/slideshow/9398
Melilla (A photo essay)
i read about the migrant hunger strike and then went to the slide show.
your work is important.
of course i wish you luck.
speaking for those without voices has to be among the most profound human responsibilities one can take upon one’s self.
i shall visit your site from time to time.
i hope that inspiration and support come to you daily in many forms.
K