A Way Out
Visual Narratives of Moroccan Migrants
Migration culture in Morocco is a diverse and complex phenomenon that plays an integral role in society, despite being often misunderstood and unrealized by non-migrating members of the society. When studying migration in Morocco over the course of the semester, what fascinated me the most about this phenomenon was the drastically varying and wildly visual stories of the migrants. Each group of migrants – the student migrants, the Moroccan migrants and the Sub-Saharan migrants, each view themselves as very different from one another. Yet all have to face the same issues of status and identity conflict in new cultures. For this project, I chose to interview three migrants with drastically different stories and use my background in photography and digital arts to tell their stories visually. Through this representation I hope to draw some connections between the migrants in ways that might not otherwise be told.
Note: The following is only the visual work created for this project. Please contact me for more information on the stories of each migrant and a better view of the final work.
Rhita, A well-off student using education as a means out
Rachid, A Moroccan youth looking for adventure through border-hopping
Joe, A Nigerian man using Morocco as a gateway to Europe.
The project was presented at Notre Dame's Human Development Conference in February 2012.
Poster presentation - 36" X 20"
