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"One thinks of identity whenever one is not sure of where one belongs."
Zygmunt Bauman
In today's global world, moving around has become cheaper, working nearly anywhere is possible and geographic boundaries are losing their relevance. Many of us today are in constant movement, refusing to accept the static nature of the traditional way of living. Running a semi-nomadic lifestyle, we move as often from country to country as we would from house to house, creating new temporary homes consisting of an ever growing fusion of cultures with which we identify. Like tourists, we are on the move, we are everywhere we go, but none of the places we are.
The Other in Me project explores the notions of displacement, belonging, nostalgia, identity and otherness. Due to geographic fluidity, being neither here nor there, many of us suffer from confusion about our cultural roots. While in a state of in-between we search for a real connection to a place and definition of our identity.
Zygmunt Bauman
In today's global world, moving around has become cheaper, working nearly anywhere is possible and geographic boundaries are losing their relevance. Many of us today are in constant movement, refusing to accept the static nature of the traditional way of living. Running a semi-nomadic lifestyle, we move as often from country to country as we would from house to house, creating new temporary homes consisting of an ever growing fusion of cultures with which we identify. Like tourists, we are on the move, we are everywhere we go, but none of the places we are.
The Other in Me project explores the notions of displacement, belonging, nostalgia, identity and otherness. Due to geographic fluidity, being neither here nor there, many of us suffer from confusion about our cultural roots. While in a state of in-between we search for a real connection to a place and definition of our identity.