GRANICA
The German-Polish border stands as a significant geopolitical boundary in Central Europe, established in the aftermath of World War II. Stretching roughly 460 kilometers from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Czech border in the south, it is primarily delineated by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers.
Granica is a series that delves into the lifeworld of postmodern society far away from the demographically young and growing agglomerations. It examines peripheral zones and interspaces that serve as silent witnesses to the enduring processes of separation, upheaval and transformation – shaping the intricate and evolving identity of this region over time.
¬ photographs from 2012 – 2016
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Usedom
view across the border towards Świnoujście
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Uznam
view across the border towards Ahlbeck
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Paprotno (Świnoujście)
former border checkpoint
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Kamminke
north bank of 'Stettiner Haff' / 'Zalew Szczeciński'
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border crossing Dobieszczyn – Hintersee
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Rosówek
former information board at border checkpoint
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Krajnik Dolny
border market
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Schwedt/Oder
'Plattenbau' in 'Neubaugebiet Wohnkomplex IV'
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Schwedt/Oder
residential building
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Krzymów (Chojna)
bus stop
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Osinów Dolny
border market 'Oder Center Berlin' after a fire
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
former border checkpoint
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Küstrin-Kietz
view across the Oder towards Kostrzyn nad Odrą
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
view across the Oder towards Küstrin-Kietz
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Küstrin-Kietz
former barracks
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
remains of the old town of Küstrin (destroyed in 1945)
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
remains of the old town of Küstrin
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
exit of border market 'Kostrzyn bazar'
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
boat storage
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Słubice
electricity tree and garage yard
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former bunker facility
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Eisenhüttenstadt
residential area Fürstenberg (Oder)
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Eisenhüttenstadt
ruins of the Oder bridge (blown up in 1945)
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Ratzdorf
lamp post
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Ratzdorf
water level station at the Oder
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Guben
train station
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Forst
view across the Neisse with former footbridge (destroyed 1945) towards Zasieki
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Zasieki
view across the Neisse with former footbridge towards Forst
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Zasieki
closed gas station
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Zasieki
weathered stairs at former Neisse bridge
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Zasieki
view under destroyed footbridge towards Forst
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Bad Muskau
office chair in Muskauer Park
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Görlitz
view across the Neisse towards Zgorzelec
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Zgorzelec
view across the Neisse towards Görlitz
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Zgorzelec
residential building
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Zgorzelec
church 'Józefa Robotnika i Barbary' located in an industrial area
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Sieniawka (Gmina Bogatynia)
Turów Coal Mine
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Zittau
German-Polish-Czech tripoint
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GRANICA – photobook
softcover, size: 20 x 16 cm
80 pages, 60 colour photographs
self-published in 2016
