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Mapping Europe examines the landscape as a symbol of country and cultural identity.
”I’m interested in how migration and transnational lives impact our identities and our relationships with
geography. This interest took me to explore border landscapes and mindsets in Europe. After photographing
landscape terrains on their own for a few years, I started a portrait series with children who live in and/or are
connected to, certain border/boundary areas. More to the point, for several years I have photographed the
coastlines of the European continent, with children from local primary schools standing along the coastline,
represent the end of both land and the country. I want to draw attention to a boundary which may not be
perceived otherwise without referring to a map. To this purpose I try to find locations – which turn out to be
mostly enclaves and islands– that are not accurately represented on maps.”
