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Gipsy
- Cardboard City - 15 photos
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
"Cardboard City" is a name
for outskrit of Belgrade where Roma (Gipsy) people live. Their
main occupation is collecting old paper and cardboard for
recycling. Living conditions in the "Cardboard City"
are completely non-hygienic and inhuman. Houses are made out
of cardboard, sheet-metal and other materials not suitable
for house building. There is no running or drinking water
and no city canalization system.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma (Gipsy) kids are "rolling"
old car tires. There are no play grounds for children.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma kids in "Cardboard City".
Most of Roma kids here don't attend even to elementary school.
Instead, they are helping parents and relatives in collecting
old paper and cardboard for recycling.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma kids in old and dirty clothes.
Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma family is collecting old papers
and cardboard.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma (Gipsy) family in "Cardborad
City".
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma woman is preparing homemade pie
in the outdoor kitchen.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Even that they have very poor and hard
childhood, Roma kids are always smiling and ready to play.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma kids are playing with improvised
wooden toys. "Cardboard City" is a very good example
of contemporary "ghettoization" of some ethnic minority.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Pack of stray dogs in "Cardboard
City", loyal companions of Roma people.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
In the 21 century, some of Europe`s
citizen are still living in primitive houses made out of cardboard,
sheet-iron, with the earth pavement, with out toilet rooms,
running water and with out electricity.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Instead of being in the school to earn
education, this Roma boy has to collect old paper to earn
a minimum wage, to support his family.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Grandfather and grand son, 3 generations
in the same family business - collecting old newspaper and
cardboard for recycling.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 2001
Roma people are receiving 0,025 EUR
per kg of old paper, so to fill this wagon from the photo
this person needs all day of collecting and earns only 2,5
EUR.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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