An exhibition and meetings on reception and exile at the Transfo

As a newimmigration bill is debated this year, French artist of Turkish origin Nil Yalter presents C'est un dur métier que l'exil (1977/2023), a collage of photographs, a quotation and video-recorded conversations with immigrant women and families from Portugal and Turkey. Like a recurring gesture, this collage has been produced in numerous public and artistic venues since its creation.

Afghanphotojournalist Abdul Saboor is a member of theAtelier des Artistes en Exil. In Calais, Dunkirk and Grande-Synthe, he went to lend a hand to migrants and document their daily lives. Camera in hand, he applies this documentary approach to the people he meets, getting to know them and making them feel at ease in front of the lens.

Documentary selection

Clotilde Hoppeis a project manager at the Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité d'Île-de-France, which brings together 165 associations working forsocial inclusion. She specializes inasylum and refugee issues, as well as the rights of foreigners.

Meeting program

Transfo is calling on committed citizens, volunteers and professionals working in the field of solidarity, artists and cultural institutions to join us in tackling the "tough job" of exile. Contact Transfo to propose a meeting as part of the C'est un dur métier que l'exil, n'est-ce pas? project, by e-mail: letransfo@emmaus.asso.fr.

From February 2 to April 6, 2023, everyone can propose a small meeting format that encourages everyone to participate:

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-a reading, a debate, a screening (film, slideshow...), a concert, a performance, a participatory workshop...

-in the auditorium (50 seats, equipped for projection)

-workshop room (25 seats)

or under the glass roof, a modular meeting space (70 places) shared with residents and teams from the emergency shelter.

The events will be programmed in agreement with Emmaüs Solidarité's socio-cultural team , under conditions of accessibility and free access for the public; and with the material and human support of the association's salaried and volunteer teams.