Close to the Field: The Artistic Portrayal of Seasonal Workers in Germany

Abstract: This article examines contemporary artistic engagement with the theme of Eastern European seasonal migration in German agriculture. Seasonal labor of Eastern European workers in agriculture has been an integral part of German history since at least the 19th century. Migrant workers from what is now Poland in particular have provided seasonal help during harvest times. The advantage for the farms was (and remains today) that the workers did not have to be employed permanently, especially not in winter, but were hired and paid specifically for the harvest season. It was not until the current pandemic that the public became aware of the situation of temporarily migrating harvest workers, due to the high numbers of infections on asparagus farms, for example. This article enquires into art’s specific approaches to the subject: recent works by the artist Andrea Büttner and the photographer Irina Ruppert, who have dealt with harvest workers and their work in recent years, were selected. I.... https://journals.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/index.php/zmf/article/view/165

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Close to the Field: The Artistic Portrayal of Seasonal Workers in Germany ; volume:2 ; number:2 ; day:01 ; month:09 ; year:2022 ; Zeitschrift für Migrationsforschung ; 2, Heft 2 (01.09.2022)

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• Creator: Dogramaci, Burcu

Further information

• DOI: 10.48439/zmf.165
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023020420141789201910
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.