Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la DéportationrnCHRD - 14 avenue berthelot Lyon 7e, FranceCentre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la DéportationrnCHRD - 14 avenue berthelot Lyon 7e, France
" A classroom inside the school named after the first president of Bangladesh, SheikhnMujibur Rahman founded in 1995. Laboni attended this school in Ishwardi for four yearsnfrom sixth to tenth grade. After she stopped school "
Galerie Maria Lundrn48, rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, FranceGalerie Maria Lundrn48, rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France
Steven Kasher Gallery521 West 23rd StreetNew York, NY 10011Steven Kasher Gallery521 West 23rd StreetNew York, NY 10011
" A garmentnfactory in Savar,nDhaka District. As anmarried woman Labonincould also startnworking. At the agenof 17 she joined hernhusband in the samengarment factory. Partnof her salary wasngiven to support hernfamily"
" Laboni and Shahinnat a celebration. Theyngot married whennshe was 15 years oldnand Shahin was 20.nAt first her familynopposed their wish tonget married "
" A label u201cMade in Bangladeshu201d found at the Rana Plaza site. Until today, it isnstill possible to find all the labels of the international brands that produced theirnclothes in Rana Plaza. Laboni produced clothes mostly for the UK market"
" As Laboni'snbiological father,nMinto Sheikh, did thenDNA test in May 2013nhoping to identify hisnmissing daughter "
" Minto Sheikh's DNA matched with one of the 300 unidentified victims buried in Jurainngrave yard, Old Dhaka. It took six months to have the results from the DNA test in ordernto know what happened to his beloved daughter. Due to the lack of infrastructure at thenDhaka Medical College Hospital, the US Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) made DNAntests possible "
" Laboni's grave in Jurain,nOld Dhaka. Shenis identified by thennumber u2018155'.nJurain is located 50nkm away from Savar "
Pendant plus de deux mois, ceux que l'on appelle les u201cRed shirtsu201d, le front démocratique contre la dictature, occupe le centre d'affaires de Bangkok. Ils se sont ralliés pour une dissolution immédiate du parlement et appellent à de nouvelles élections.Thai society has flourished over the past few decades, but the economic burst has only hidden the fractures that have remained. The Thai people have lost faith in their government institutions, and have turned to fighting amongst themselves.
" Boishakhi, inside hernhouse with Laboni'snschool diploma atnhand. Boiskakhi doesnnot remember herneldest sister well, shenwas too young whennleft Ishwardi "
u201cCe projet documentaire montre les Roms à travers l'Europe et l'Amérique, sur près de 20 ans.J'ai commencé ce travail au début des années 90, en vivant avec des gitans et des manouches, en Arles et à Ales, ainsi que pendantu2026u201cThis project documents twenty years of work photographing Europe's Rom population. It began in France in the early u201890's when I lived with the gypsy and Manouche populations in Arles and Ales, as well as during their annual pilgrimage to Sainte-Marie de la Meru2026
Il fut un temps, pas si éloigné que cela, quand tout ce qui était influent, branché et innovant dans le monde du style, venait d'Antwerp. Cette petite ville de Belgique était l'épicentre du moment et la mode se nommait alors Margiela ou Demeulemeester.There was a time, not that long ago, when everything which was important, everything which was cool and everything which was new in the world of style came from Antwerp. This is also where make up artist Inge Grognard and photographer Ronald Stoops comes from.
“Laboni” is a visual tale about the life of a young woman who’s life was buried faster than her dreams. My project aimed to portray parts of the Ready-made Garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh in a different light. My starting point was a random encounter with Laboni’s family at the Rana Plaza site earlier this year. I became intrigued by Laboni, because the pictures of victims the entire world had seen did not match the feeling of seeing a family mourn about the loss of their beloved one. Laboni’s life must have been more than just a tragic death and I wanted to unravel that history.
Together with Laboni’s father and little sister we visited the village (Mohira Para, Ishwardi in Pabna District) where she grew up before searching for a better life in the capital Dhaka. I photographed these places because they became part of her memory. At the same time the tangibility of those places created something imaginary about her childhood to me. Something else was needed I felt. Photographs of the places themselves were not enough so I combined old family archive images with my photographs to give a better impression of what her life was like.
Inbetween India and Myanmar lies Bangladesh, a country that is comparable in size to the State of Wisconsin (US). Its population is larger than Russia’s. Today Bangladesh counts approximately 160 million people. Bangladesh is characterized by a green country side providing the source for its main economic sector: agriculture. In rural areas women are centered on traditional roles with limited mobility and freedom. Women are responsible for most of the post-harvest work, for keeping livestock, poultry, and small gardens.
Bangladesh is also characterized by its mega capital city Dhaka. Dhaka counts an estimated 15 million people ranking 3rd as most densely populated city in the world. Greater Dhaka provides many alternative job opportunities to the agriculture sector. The biggest one being the RMG industry, a 24 billion dollar industry.
The RMG sector provides jobs to many (unskilled) workers, especially women. The empowered feeling of earning a formal income is contagious for young women. Millions of men and women migrate from the rural areas to the urban zone hoping to obtain a better life. The salary of a garment worker may be higher than that of a farmer, the living and working conditions may turn daily city life into a nightmare.
Laboni was born in February 1993 In Ishwardi. In 2006, Laboni migrated from Ishwardi to Savar, Dhaka District. This is her story.
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