The visit to the migrant workers photography exhibition was very unique. It incorporated a lot of different ideas into a very minimalistic designed display which gave a clear presentation of the work captured and what the main features of the project were and why.

The main interpretation I took away from this project was the focus into striving for people in the island to voice themselves about things that they find or think are inadequate or unfair and that need rectifying in order to help make the island we live on a better place.

In this case, this over-arching theme was shown through presenting the workers’ living conditions and showing the tough and below standard daily routine that many of these immigrant workers are used to. With the hopes of it reaching a large variety of public attention and interest which in the long run, would help for this matter to be picked up on by the farmers who hire them, the local people who may help out to give them better living conditions and then ultimately the states who could put more money into helping those who aid the production of one of jerseys largest exports after finance and milk.

Examples of some of the photos that stood out to me:

Below are images describing the in-depth detail to which concerns the Jersey migrant workers push for better treatment and the activities and planning carried out to help raise awareness to alleviate the problem at hand.

Below the “Perfect Potato” can be seen. Originally created by one of the workers from clay to give to the winner of the agri-care prize, it later ended up being a symbol to show that all of the workers had shown great dedication and motivation towards their jobs which meant the prize was given to all of them, rather than just one.