Refuge and Reconstruction

Refuge and Reconstruction was a photographic exhibition by Martin Bertrand exploring what happens after arrival: the waiting, learning, relationships and everyday processes through which people seeking protection begin to rebuild their lives in Malta.

Situated at the centre of the Mediterranean, Malta brings together many of the tensions surrounding migration in contemporary Europe. While arrivals by sea have declined significantly in recent years, questions of asylum, accommodation, integration and belonging remain part of the lived reality of the island.

Bertrand’s project initially set out to document how Malta was responding to migration in the Mediterranean: meeting people being received, observing the structures surrounding them and tracing the human consequences of European migration policies. As the work developed, however, its focus gradually shifted. The question was no longer simply one of reception or waiting, but of what comes afterwards.

For more info follow the link: https://mela.org.mt/refuge-and-reconstruction-exhibition/

Martin Bertrand: https://martinbertrand.fr/exhibition-refuge-and-reconstruction/