motherland/rodzina
#personalproject

I have spent the first half of my life in Poland and the other half in Germany.

I do not belong with either.
 I have no idea how many times I have said this sentence. It did not take long for me to feel accepted in Germany. But the identity crisis persists. As people born in other places in the world, we often try to overcome cultural barriers such as language or traditions to become part of society and make up a place, we live in.

In this project I want to record what my family means to me. On the one hand, I am really sorry about the fact that we do not live together at the same place like we used to do. On the other hand, I know that I would have missed a lot of experiences and encounters. Sometimes I wonder if my parents´ separation has led to the growing apart of my family. In my memory, my grandmother´s house had always been a meeting point for the whole family and everyone was more than welcome at any time. Today everyone goes his or her own way; family has got a different status now and we hardly see each other. The desire to be close to my family made me illustrating this trip to myself and to my origins with photographs. Therefore, I often go to Poland and spent a great and intensive time with my family. 

Where do I come from, what makes me special? How strong is the influence of our origins and surroundings on our identity?