SWITZERLAND Photograph - Limited Edition of 28

Switzerland. This country gave me my first experience of living in a boarding school without my parents. I was sent there to study English. At first, I sobbed for several days and begged my parents to take me back. I was 14 years old. But then I quickly got used to it, improved my language skills, made new acquaintances, defended my rights and boundaries. And of course, I didn't want to leave anywhere anymore. And when I returned, I asked why they let me go for such a short time. **From my series “Introduction to Borders”:** This mini project is dedicated to the fact that every person has a mix of different bloods and nationalities. There is no pure blood on earth. We may live in different countries, on different continents. But we remain the same as we were. People do not change. And this is not influenced by culture or upbringing. To reflect my idea, I used a self-portrait and "overlayed" it with different flags of countries that I have some connection to. Some I have lived in for a while, some I have blood from that runs through my veins. Of course, this influences me, but I remain the same. Perhaps this idea is the key to unity?