Laborhoods – Work in progress

Laborhoods is a documentary project about the meaning of work. It explores how labor shapes our identity, our communities, and our sense of purpose. Across cultures, work is more than what we do – it’s how we live, relate, and survive. Through portraits, interviews, and observations, Laborhoods traces the everyday rituals and lived realities of labor around the world – and asks what they reveal about us.

I approach labor not just as a subject, but as a lens to understand cultural identity and human experience. It’s also a personal journey, shaped by a quiet sense of saudade – a longing that comes from growing up between two cultures, Germany and Portugal. For me, home has never been a place, but a way of being – found in people, language, and everyday life. That in-betweenness sparked my interest in the patterns that shape daily routines and the collective stories they carry.

Laborhoods is a journey that invites us to look closely, to see the ordinary, and to honor the people that quietly hold our world together.

What does work mean to you? Is it a calling, a necessity, a burden – or all at once?

Show me your workspace, tell me your story, and let’s have a conversation about the routines, challenges, and small triumphs that shape your everyday life.

Laborhoods – Work in progress

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​What does work mean to you? Is it a calling, a necessity, a burden – or all at once? Show me your workspace, tell me your story, and let’s have a conversation about the routines, challenges, and small triumphs that shape your everyday life.

What does work mean to you? Is it a calling, a necessity, a burden – or all at once?

Show me your workspace, tell me your story, and let’s have a conversation about the routines, challenges, and small triumphs that shape your everyday life.