zaterdag 8 januari 2011

Lavapies



[Fotografías por SOFIE VAN DEN BERGH, KELLY VANDE VELDE, Lavapies.]



Lavapies used to be a Jewish and Moroccan part of the city. Today it is a place where Moroccans, Chinese, South Americans, Indians, Senegalese and even Spanish inhabitants are neighbours. Different languages and different cultures can be found within the same barrio. Lavapies is formed by a mixture of colours, clothing styles, types of food and drinks, different tastes, different memories and nostalgias. But the inhabitants of this barrio are not only known by their differences, all of them also share the same hopes and expectations.[1]






[1] VEKSLER (B.). Lavapies : pasado, presente y futuro de un barrio cosmopolita. Madrid, Editorial Vision Libros, 2004, p. 14.


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