embraced by emptiness and silence
in search for people and their stories
hidden
in the beauty of the land
What is it, about life in remote or isolated area’s? Close to nature, deafening silence and all the space in the world. Villages and settlements, often no bigger than a handful of houses, are close communities. Basic facilities like healthcare, schooling, and groceries, are hard to get access to. You must be a special breed to want to live in the middle of nowhere.
For where they belong, I will be visiting remote and isolated regions, in search of the stories of the empty land and the people living there. Where do they live? Why do they stay – when others choose to leave? How do they organize their lives, and cope with social and environmental issues related to isolated live?
Each area I visit, is approached from three perspectives:
- the beauty of the land;
- the personal stories of the people living here and
- the social, demographic or environmental issues they are facing.
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