Jonelle Twum

A Mother's Body

Jonelle Twum

Cat Phan, Ernestina Nkansah

A daughter gives voice to the aching physical and psychological toll experienced by two hotel cleaners who work in silence, track time and wear exhaustion in ways that are rarely seen or heard. Their bodies communicate the conditions of their labour, reflecting the rhythm, precision, strength and beauty of everyone who must work to survive. - Angie Driscoll