Broken Symmetry
Political borders divide territories, but they also reshape landscapes, memory, and everyday life. Drawn from long-term documentary work in Korea, Cyprus, and Nagorno-Karabakh, these projects explore the visible and invisible traces left by division.
For more than seventy years, the Korean Demilitarized Zone has remained suspended between war and peace. Isolation has preserved not only military fortifications but also an extraordinary landscape shaped by history.
Scattered along the frontier, guard posts stand closer to the opposing side than anywhere else on the peninsula. Built for vigilance, they have become enduring monuments to an unresolved conflict.
Every gesture inside the Joint Security Area carries political meaning. A handshake, a step across a concrete slab, or a moment of silence can become part of the history of a divided nation.
The Northern Limit Line (NLL) marks a disputed maritime boundary in the Yellow Sea. Invisible on the water, it has shaped decades of military tension and confrontation between North and South Korea.
Beyond the Demilitarized Zone, North Korean guard posts, villages, and everyday landscapes remain largely unseen. Photographed from the South, these images offer a rare glimpse across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
Cyprus DMZ
Half a century after the island was divided, the buffer zone remains suspended in time. Abandoned streets, empty buildings, and silent checkpoints reveal a conflict that never fully ended.
Nagorno-Karabakh DMZ
The changing front line has left behind abandoned homes, shattered landscapes, and fragile memories. These places bear witness to a conflict whose consequences continue long after the fighting has ceased.
Barbed Landscapes
Barbed wire has become one of the defining symbols of division and exclusion. Removed from its military context, these photographs examine the fence itself as a landscape, tracing how a simple barrier transforms space, memory, and the human experience of borders.