Traces

There are more than 108 million people on the run – they are fugitives, refugees, asylum seekers. Between them and their dreams of their future in rich countries lay heavily guarded borders. The only course of action they have is to take illegal routes. 
Wherever unknown refugees try to cross borders, they leave traces that tell their story but simultaneously leave questions. These objects are inextricably linked to their former owners. But where do they come from? Why did they flee into the unknown? What fears, what hopes do they have? Above all - are they still alive? These fates are shown by the traces and need serious consideration.
That is why I have visited forgotten borders and documented the objects that refugees have lost or had taken from them during their pushback.  Each of these items tells the story of a person and its life.