The Dead Sea is strictly speaking not a sea but a lake. However, a very special lake. At the lowest point on earth he runs over a length of 100 km, framed by the West Bank, Jordan and Israel. Its water is extremely salty and mineralized. But this unique ecosystem...
Aurelien Marechal: Block
Urbanization in China has grown dramatically from the 1990s and exceeded the 50% threshold for the first time in 2011. By 2050, according to the United Nations prognosis, the percentage of people living in urban areas will reach 77%. As a result, the continued development of real estate infrastructure has...
Hanna Jarzabek: Patriotic Games
In recent years Polish public schools have developed “Military Profile Classes”, an educational program destined to teenagers between 16 and 19 years old. Around 2000 schools across the country offer such courses, some allowing enrollment even at the age of 13. The program, considered a “pedagogical innovation”, is developed within...
Natela Grigalashvili: The Doukhobors’ Land
The Doukhobors, as they call themselves the spirit-warriors, are an Orthodox Protestant society, which appeared three centuries ago in Russia, Tambov province. Exiled by the Russian Tsar and relocated to Georgia, Doukhobors founded eight villages in Javakheti Region, biggest of them was Gorelovka. They consider Javakheti as a holy land,...
Loïc Vendrame: Future Rust, Future Dust
This long term documentary project across several countries around the world aims to analyse the urban and architectural impact of the last world financial crisis and the burst of the real estate bubble, through a ‘concrete tsunami’ exploration of ghost cities, aborted tourism projects, or unused infrastructures which are the...
Nele Gülck: Abandoned Thermal Springs
Since thousands of years, people visit the springs in the north of Greece. It is said that they have curative effects. Over the course of the economic crisis many state-owned spa resorts have been hurriedly abandoned by their administrations, leaving the sites to themselves. Today, left behind patient files are...
Balint Alovits: Acclimate
Acclimate project was shot in Iceland and is about how an inhabited area is formed where natural conditions are basically unsuitable for human life. Project aims to represent how mankind adapts to extreme natural conditions by shaping its habitat and how man-made objects redefine raw nature while interacting with it....
Christina Czybik: The Beauty of Traditional Wedding Costumes in Germany
"Traditional Costumes in Germany" is a documentary portraiture series about traditional bridal costumes of Germany with the aim to preserve significant cultural-historical heritage. This project opens up the chance to discuss the role of women in our society and the process of emancipation. Christina Czybik - born and raised in Germany,...
Sergey Nazarov: The Sands of Kalmykia
Arid regions occupy 41% of terrestrial land. The destruction of soil leads to economical problems of the regions. In areas of increased desertification access to water becomes obstructed, the agricultural market is decreasing, unemployment and poverty are increasing. About one hundred million hectares in Russia are subjected to degradation. The soil...
Diego Mayon: Athenstudio
Athenstudio is an architecture series with the aim to reveal an hidden face of the Greek capital through a socio-urban investigation: the high class brothels. Greece is in fact one of the few European countries that, regarding prostitution, follows a regulatory model: here the brothels are legally registered and offer...