For two years Alice travelled easily and often across the border to Calais, getting to know those who are trying to cross the border by hiding in lorries, those who smuggle them across, those who are claiming asylum in France and those with no legal status and no plans to leave.
In Calais, photography is often used to oppress and expose people, but it is also used by migrants to keep track of lives that have changed forever. In this context Alice wanted to use the camera in ways that felt respectful and negotiated, questioning her role as a photographer in this space. People could contribute to the project in whichever way they felt comfortable. Rejecting the satisfying narratives that are so often required of refugees, she instead, bring together diverse materials to evoke the parallel space to which those without papers are consigned. The project resulted in a book, exhibition and multi-screen video installation.