ABSTRACT

This chapter describes the importance of visuality, that is, of views in general, and relate this theme to “representations of space”. It argues that the immigrant has become “a sign of her/himself” as the ghetto is increasingly represented. The chapter explores the counter vantage point will be the daily life and the lived space of Turks in Gellerup. Gellerup consists of industrialized and standardized buildings made of concrete. Gellerup has also been one of the institutionally “richest” areas in the municipality. One could say that sterilization, or a fear of touching, is the epitome of Gellerup’s functionalist design. The practices of Dondu’s and the other women create new milieus in Gellerup, and these localities seemingly have at once urban, suburban and rural characteristics. In 1995, a new Turkish club/café opened in the city centre with a sign on the door saying “for members only”.