I've also been lucky to work as an associate artist and be parat of many projects developed by Mina - Migrant in Action, a Community Interest Company that uses art to co-create social change with migrant women.
In the project titled "Who's Behind my Order?", I've worked both as a photographer and as a facilitator for the methodology called 'Photo Voice', in which five Brazilian women working in the app-based delivery sector in London took photos, produced texts and audio recordings to share intimate fragments of their lives and challenges as migrant women workers.
The project was created by MinA – Migrants in Action, King’s College London, in partnership with People’s Palace Projects and Queen Mary University of London and funded by the UKRI – UK Research and Innovation and Arts Council UK
You'll see below the photos I've taken for the project, where I wanted to make visible that the comfort of some many times means the discomfort of others.
The convenience of home delivery more often than not make invisible the hard work of migrants, which form the vast majority of the called gig economy. While whoever places the order is usually comfortable at their home or office, the migrant couriers brave the cold, rain, night dangers and the lack of basic working rights.
Who’s behind your order? is part of a body of collaborative research on Brazilian migrant women’s experiences of gender-based violence in London led by Professor Cathy Mcllwaine since 2016.
Click here read more about how the project was done and the audios and booklet with the photos and text made by 5 Brazilian women working in the delivery sector.
I've also photographed the launch of the short video "When the Lights Go Off...and the Cleaners Get In", co-created by Mina and a group of Latin American women working as cleaners in London. The movie is a hybrid between a video making and a transformative experience "born from the heartfelt stories of migrant women." It's been screened in many festivals and ultimately, "it’s a celebration of their strength, determination, and the richness they bring to the tapestry of London’s diverse workforce."
You'll see below photos of the event and the video teaser at the end.
I'm available for commissions and collaborations. Just drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you!