On Wednesday the 1st of October the book “Next Door” was launched at a reception in St. Peterburg, Russia.
Mads Nissen speaking about the project at the reception in St. Petersburg. Picture by Anders Lange.
A spread from the book “Next Door”. Picture by Anders Lange.
“Next Door” is the result of a master class for 12 northwest-Russian photographers – the workshop was carried through in both Denmark and Russia during 2012-2013. The theme for the master class workshop was “Neighboourship. The teachers were Mads Nissen, Kent Klich and Søren Pagter.
Mads Nissen together with three of the female Russian participants from the master class. Picture by Anders Lange.
“Next Door” is both a book and an exhibition. At the book launch the pictures were exhibited for the first time. The plan is, that the exhibition will tour aorund North-west Russia and hopefully also in the Nordic countries.
From the “Next Door” exhibition. Picture by Anders Lange.
The master class was initiated and financed by the Nordic Journalist Centre. Read more at their website.
The book is both in Russian and English and will soon be available for order at the publishing house Ajour.