An exhibition and meetings on reception and exile at the Transfo

Emmaus Solidarity invites the artist Nil Yalter and the photojournalist Abdul Saboor as part of a participatory program of meetings on reception in France at the Transfo from 2 February to 6 April 2023.

While a newimmigration bill will be debated this year, the French artist of Turkish origin, Nil Yalter presents C'est un dur métier que l'exil (1977/2023) a collage of photographs, a quotation and videotaped conversations with immigrant women and families from Portugal and Turkey. As a recurring gesture, this collage has been produced in numerous public and artistic venues since its creation.

Abdul Saboor is a memberof theAtelier des Artistes en Exil. In Calais, Dunkirk or Grande-Synthe he went to lend a hand to migrants and document their daily life. Camera in hand, he applies this documentary approach to the people he meets, getting to know them, making them feel comfortable in front of the lens.

Documentary selection

Clotilde Hoppe is aproject manager at the Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité d'Île-de-France, which brings together 165 associations working forsocial inclusion. She specializes in the fields ofasylum and refugees, as well as the rights of foreigners.

Program of meetings

Transfo is launching a call for participation to committed citizens, volunteers and professionals acting for solidarity, artists and cultural institutions, to address together this "hard job" that is exile. Contact the Transfo to propose a meeting within the framework of the project It's a tough job, isn' t it? by email: letransfo@emmaus.asso.fr.

From February 2 to April 6, 2023, everyone can propose a small meeting format that encourages everyone to participate:

-a reading, a debate, a projection (film, slide show...), a concert, a performance, a participatory workshop...

-in the auditorium (50 seats, equipped for projection)

-the workshop room (25 seats)

or under the glass roof, a modular meeting space (70 seats) shared with the residents and teams of the emergency shelter.

The events will be programmed in agreement with Emmaus Solidarity's socio-cultural team , in accordance with the conditions of accessibility and free access for the public, as well as with the material and human support of the association's salaried and volunteer teams.

An exhibition and meetings on reception and exile at the Transfo

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