Deep Normaliminalities

In contrast to the rapid lifestyle of the main tourist centers, the everyday life of the local population has a different pace. Working as street vendors during the main season, they blend into the crowd after the summer work is done. Most street vendors live among a variety of cultural backgrounds in Son Gotleu, one of the old working-class districts of Palma. Originally the home of seasonal workers from Andalusia – fruit pickers, olive harvesters and farmhands – Son Gotleu nowadays also hosts people from different parts of West Africa. The artefacts and images from Son Gotleu show some aspects of their effort to combine different lifestyles, as well as their sometimes challenging experiences.