52px
Improving the conditions of domestic workers in the Middle East does not only entitle a reform on existing legislations it as well requires a shift of how domestic workers are perceived within the society.
The project is named 52px, the number 52 for the number of days that a domestic worker should have off a year – 1 day a week off. 52px consisted of workshops for domestic workers where they where trained to use a camera and assured time off to take pictures.
52px concluded with an opening exhibition at Masaha 13, displaying the pictures for 10 days.
52px had two main objectives:
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To extend the voice of the domestic worker through their photos
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To change the perceptions from the general society towards domestic workers from an individual that can only take care of a home to an individual who has interests, hobbies and other skills that can only be nurtured through time – time that they can have during their off.