TheLandingStripisaphotographicseriesbyFrench-AlgerianartistKaderAttia(born1970)thatdocumentsthelivesofagroupofAlgeriantransgendersexworkerslivinginParisinthelate1990sandearly2000s.Focusingonthegroup’ssharedintimacy,andtakenoveraperiodofroughlytwoyears,Attiasoughttocaptureandpresentthereallivesofthoseinthecommunity.Thetitleoftheseriesisthenamegivebythewomentotheboulevardonwhichtheywork.Thislongstraightroad,whichseparatesthecentreofParisfromitssuburbs,resemblesanairportrunway.Featuringmorethan140illustrationsthattracetheeventsfromdayintonight,andanessaybyTarekEl-Ariss,AssociateProfessorandChairofMiddleEasternStudiesatDartmouthUniversity,thisbookisanhonestandpersonalinsightintothelivesandrelationshipsofagroupontheperipheryofsociety.
