New
Internationalist 341
December
2001
GMB Akash, studio@drik.net The photograph was taken in Fatulla, Bangladesh, in February 2001. The mother and daughter were breaking bricks on either side of the barbed wire. The daughter was looking after the son. Taking a break from work during the afternoon, the mother was kissing her tiny son through the wire. They talk of crèches and care for children. They say child labour is bad. The mother and daughter together earn just over two US dollars for a day's work. They will probably never be allowed to enter the buildings they are helping to build. The government woos investors with the promise of cheap labour, while NGOs make declarations at international summits. What do all these declarations mean to this woman and her children? Whenever I take a photograph, I ask myself, Why do I want to take this? I want to photograph things that will work towards bringing about change, to help people understand the disparity between people. I am an assistant photographer working at Drik, and a graduation student in Pathshala, the South Asian Insitute of Photography. GMB Akash - studio@drik.net
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