Blurred borders in Europe
Without high walls or barbed wire fences, in many places in Europe the border is just a road or a line.
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Since the Schengen Agreement of 1985, the borders between European countries have been blurred. Dutch photographer Valerio Vincenzo decided to document these changes in his project “Borderline, the Frontiers of Peace.” The project continues today, as Europe faces a migration crisis. Here is the green border between France (left) and Germany. |
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Valerio said the team used a GPS device and detailed maps to travel along the now-erased borders. In the photos, people can be seen swimming freely in the water between Poland and Lithuania. |
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Today, the 26 countries that make up the Schengen area allow people to travel freely across 16,500 km of borders. Even when the photos were taken thousands of kilometres apart, they all portray a reality far different from what people usually think of as borders. Romania and Bulgaria share a coastline. |
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In 2012, the European Union awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the project for its more than six decades of contribution to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. A small pole is planted in the middle of the green forest to mark the intersection of Austria and the Czech Republic. |
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The invisible border of Austria, Switzerland and Germany. |
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The man calmly cycled between France and Switzerland. |
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A wooden house stands quietly on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. |
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If you have the chance, you should try walking on the stone road between Latvia and Estonia. |
According to VNE
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