Space A Barcelona

This portrait presents Lil Boss, negotiating the complexities of integration within Europe. His presence before the camera is not incidental but intentional: a gesture of self-representation and visibility in a social landscape that too often renders migrants anonymous or reduced to statistics.

By participating in this planned photoshoot , Falou asserts agency over how he is seen, aligning the act of being photographed with his broader aspirations as a rapper and cultural voice.

The image sits at the intersection of institutional regulation and personal creativity. On one hand, Lil Boss’s daily life is shaped by the structures of endless migration policy and the expectations of social workers guiding his integration process.

On the other, his artistry – expressed through rap -provides an alternative platform for identity, resistance, and self-fashioning.

The camera mediates these dual realities, translating his efforts into a visual narrative that resists invisibility.

By situating him within the art gallery, the work highlights the possibilities of migrant youth navigating new cultural terrains. It foregrounds the power of art and media as tools for self-definition, suggesting that integration is not only a bureaucratic process but also a creative and deeply human negotiation of belonging.