Adriatic
'The Adriatic coast of Italy serves as a landing point for illegal immigrants from Europe's poorest country, Albania, just 72 kilometres away by sea. It is estimated that every year criminal organizations ferry about 50,000 illegal immigrants across this strip of sea. Many of these immigrants embark with the hope of finding work in Germany or other EU member states. The ancient cities of Cesena, Rimini, Savignano sul Rubicone are the background to Seba Kurtis' latest project Four Nights and a Thousand Lives. The title refers to the short time he had available to shoot the images and the stories he heard during this period. The photographs in this project possess beauty and straightforwardness and give rise to a desire to learn more about the immigrant worker's life, to understand whether it is a life of tragedy, heroism, fantasy or condemnation. ‘Kurtis' portraits come to life from memories and personal stories and serve as a collective portrait and self-portrait at the same time.’ – Andrew Moseley