This project is a series of photos and stories of people who live in the El Quilombo Community, a sector that was born in Caracas in the west of the city near the community where I live in the sector of Catia, it is this proximity that generates the concern to know and get involved with the Haitian community that I distinguished daily in the neighborhood.
The project delves into scenarios that involve the emotionality of Haitian men and women, migrants whose majority lack family companionship, who do not master the Spanish language due to their native French and who are inserted in a society that despite everything have managed to coexist generating a miscegenation and growth of the community between Haitians and Venezuelans over the years.
This closeness has allowed me to know their adaptation processes and to generate bonds of friendship in spite of the multiple cultural barriers.
iDiaspora Photo Contest 2022 - Gallery
Country of Origin: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country of Residence: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- TitlePlaying in El Quilombo.Brief IntroductionThe children of the community El Quilombo play every afternoon to have fun together.Photo locationCaracas, Catia, Sector el Quilombo
- TitleCrisma The BarberBrief IntroductionCrisma is a 17 year old boy who is in his fifth year of high school and works as a barber in the community. He migrated with his parents when he was 7 years old after his father's first trip, where he managed to acquire a house in the community.Photo locationCaracas,Catia, Sector el Quilombo
- TitleCuartos de FinalBrief IntroductionJean Max and his teammates rest in the first half of the soccer game during the quarterfinal of the tournament in El Quilombo. Soccer tournaments are one of the recreational activities that have allowed the two cultures to connect with each other.Photo locationCaracas, Catia, Sector El Quilombo