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Plastic prisons

The harsh reality of immigrant life in El Ejido.

The work of Swiss photographer Christophe Chammartin focuses on immigrants and integration problems. “I want to show a social reality that interests me and moves us,” the artist says.

On his journey along the coast of Andalusia in southern Spain, he witnessed the living conditions of the immigrants from northern and sub-Saharan Africa. The title of the exhibition: “Plastic prison. Almería 2007.”

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