Alex Kemman
Deserted picknick area at Zagros mountain range at Iranian border. The Iranian borderguards often enter Iraqi territory, one risks being kidnapped or killed if you get too close towards Iran. Choman, Iraq.
Sherwan. Sherwan is an Iranian Kurd working several months a year in the Iraqi Kurdish region as a turkey breeder, his son has a braintumor, but he is not able to find work in Iran.Choman, Iraq.
Kurdish family having a picknick with Greater Zab River on the background during Newroz (Kurdish newyear) Barzan, Iraq.
This stream was used by red deers to cross from one nature reserve to another. By doing so, rejuvinating an original plan of connecting two territories for animals, although this plan was later cancelled. The story of this deers crossing was controversial, because farmers do not want deers in their lands, as they may eat crops. Hierden, Netherlands.
Semi-wild horses at the Waal river. This part of the river has been restorated to its natural course so that it can flood and flow freely. Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Forest plantation to diversify the forest and lessening the number of pine trees. In turn creating ecocorridors between France and Germany. Palatinate forest, Germany.
Alex Kemman is a cultural anthropologist and criminologist interested in showing invisible and underlying processes of power. His long-term photography projects relate to development issues, waterpolitics, human rights and ecology.
Mostly from a research-based perspective and long-term approach his projects are self-initiated and supported by grants In his work he focuses on topics that might be challenging to visualise but therefore all the more interesting. He has worked in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
His photobook dummy ‘Whispers of War’ about an approaching war in Southeastern Turkey was nominated by the Dummy Awards of MACK, Fiebre, LUMA recontres, Kassel and Unseen of 2017 and presented at the Night of Photography at Recontres d’Arles 2018.
His work ‘The Last Free River of Mesopotamia’ came in second at Emergentes 2020 in Portugal, 3rd for Verzasca Photo festival in Switzerland and was exhibited at Photo:Israel 2020. It is part of the art collection of the Dutch Ministery of Foreign affairs.
Based in: Istanbul / Amsterdam
Website: www.alexkemman.org
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Semi-wild horses at the Waal river. This part of the river has been restorated to its natural course so that it can flood and flow freely. Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Kurdish family having a picknick with Greater Zab River on the background during Newroz (Kurdish newyear) Barzan, Iraq.
