This is a penetrating photographic depiction of an open Europe, a continent where borders are created by humans and not by nature. At the same time, it is the people who cross the borders.
In this magnificent photo book, Joakim Kocjancic depicts the urban man with the urban landscape as the soundtrack. The crowds, the architecture, the chaos, the traffic and the human living conditions are at the center. With his black and white images, he tries to arrange and create a balance in the fast-paced urban life – and at the same time creates an inner reality in the borderland between dreams and reality.
“When I look back on all the years I have spent around Europe, I realize that it has been a search for an identity that is not limited by nationality. By reflecting on other people, I look for myself, find points of reference, understand what I can stand for, discover what I love and realize what I do not want to be lost. ”
Joakim Kocjancic was born in Milan to a Swedish mother and an Italian father. The surname is of Slovenian origin and he has lived in several European cities and speaks several of Europe’s languages. He cannot identify with just one nationality but sees himself as European.
