Conversations of Calais

“I wanted to break away from how migrants are conventionally portrayed in mainstream media by remembering, documenting and commemorating banal but intimate and relatable conversations.”

The tearing down of the camps in Calais known as the ‘Jungle’ didn’t do much to prevent the influx of refugees still in search of a better life. What’s more, a policy of organised harassment worsens daily living conditions for migrants: each informal settlement is evicted every forty-eight hours, including on weekends and bank holidays.

Mathilda Della Torre’s page @conversationsfromcalais uses simple yet powerful posters to re-humanise the migrant crisis Europe faces.

“I had been volunteering in Calais on and off for a year and a half, and every time I came back, I felt the need to share what I saw, heard and experienced there. I wanted to focus on the conversational aspect of telling stories and document what I had witnessed for migrants living in Calais.”

These fragments from conversations are touching, emotional and needed.

We must always treat the situation of refugees with compassion and empathy. By raising awareness and by amplifying the voices of those who cannot voice their concerns, we hope to make albeit a little bit of change.

Please also consider donating to the following organisations: @calais_food_collective , @mobilerefugeesupport , and @refugeecommunitykitchen