Drawing and Painting

The Center for Reproductive Labour

Jack, an undocumented domestic worker living in The Hague, speaks about The Center for Reproductive Labour, with a quote by founder Sakiko Sugawa, alongside a series of graphics created by the group.

14th December 2023

Fake news and COVID

Cartoon image of a man on his laptop, afraid by all the different news announcements and fear induced by the pandemic

“The internet has been flooded with lots of fake news about vaccines, medicines, conspiracy theories that left many people even more confused about this very strange virus”

5th December 2023

A line drawing showing the immense stress and struggle of being locked in by a young asylum seeking mother, recently moved to a place where she knows no one, is frightened and isolated and cannot access support.

5th December 2023

Confinement

In this moving image a young asylum seeker from Pakistan depicts her sense of confinement by sketching a song bird with its wings bound tight to its body. It is perched on the edge of a diving board.

5th December 2023

Loving Horses

Two colourful horses with long manes rest their heads towards each other

Mansoureh (Mahsah) Koohnab fled Iran due to religious persecution (she is a Christian) and has been living in Swansea for the last 10 months awaiting her asylum claim to be processed.

5th December 2023

Dancing with my daughter

Mahsah had to leave her 6-year old daughter behind in Iran when she fled. This leaves an intolerable sense of pain from which painting only provides temporary relief. Here we see Mahsah dancing with her daughter.

5th December 2023

Woman in headdress

After she was given paints by Jill Duarte at the Africa Community Centre, the pleasures of painting helped her cope.

5th December 2023

Security or Liberty?

The (false?) dilemma between security vs. freedom is expressed by Deborah Garcia in this beautiful ink art. Deborah is a Venezuelan young artist living in Spain after all family group faced political persecution and had to fled from Venezuela.

5th December 2023

Ayubowan – SriLankan way of greeting

Cartoon hands have their hands pressed together as though they are praying. It represents Ayubowan, the Srilankan way of greeting

Post and image by Thanu, a researcher on the project.

There is a big ‘no’ to traditional European greetings such as handshakes and hugs according to health guidance. Everyone is required to keep a 2-meter distance.

5th December 2023