"Making Domestic Work Visible to the British Society"

Justice for Domestic Workers explored Tate with such great excitement and  enthusiasm! The weather was just fine and  sunny on that morning. Sundays have always been so  precious for us where we get to meet and socialise with other individuals and communities. Some are  fortunate  to exercise  their  rights  of holidays and breaks but many of the migrant domestic workers particularly in the UK continue to suffer in hidden and exploitative conditions. The project that was organised by the Tate Modern and in partnership with the Justice for Domestic Workers and Unite the Union with theme "Making Domestic Work visible in British Society". 

Saadiya and Nora of Tate tackled personal views to Henri Matisse' abstract collage "The Snail" and her own version.

It's aims are to a.) emphasize the value of domestic work done by domestic workers are relevantly significant to the  daily lives of the British society, regardless of their status whether from working ordinary  individuals or elites. b.) to   give migrant domestic  workers space to create, evaluate and to assert brilliant ideas through art c.) bring out a collective, creative and artistic  way of  campaign.

J4DW art workshops regularly fall every  fourth Sundays of the  month. Here,  each member get to express themselves and interact through open discussions and gallery tours. Every workshop  has  a theme  connected  to individual lives as migrant domestic workers, as working women in  the society, as mothers and as individuals who contribute  greatly to  the UK society. 

Busy J4DW working on their abstract collages

 "Domestic Workers are the shadows of education  and economy .We are the fundamental structures  that hold up the family, we mould children to be good individuals in the society yet we are often disregarded. We  are only noticed when we do mistakes at work but our great jobs seldom acknowledged or appreciated." Realizza Otarra explained.

One workshop done by the group with Nora Razian, art curator at Tate was the exploration to a genre of art,called Abstract.We were introduced  to various art works of renowned artists such as Henri Matisse(The Snail), Pablo Picasso(Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle) Robert Delaunay(Endless Rhythm) and Constantin Brancusi (Fish). The workshop enables us to freely express our selves,our personalities and emotions through colours and shapes.