Dreamland
Anyone who emigrates leaves a piece of themselves behind in their homeland. There is always an empty space: a space that must be filled during the summer holiday. During those weeks, the children of migrants are exposed to the best parts of their mother country, are suddenly surrounded by family members on a daily basis and get to see the loveliest places. Their homeland begins to resemble an ideal world.
This also applies to photographer Mounir Raji. For him, the summer holidays spent in Morocco were like a dream. It was something he looked forward to all year. So how could it be that his family in Morocco dreamed of a life in the Netherlands?
With that in mind and his camera in hand, Raji spent much of the past five years travelling around Morocco. He found what he was missing in the Netherlands, met people who looked like him and immersed himself in places that no tourists ever visit.
The result is a unique photo book and a glimpse of Raji's own DREAMLAND. It reveals the daily life that fascinates and feels like an idyllic fantasy. It is about the sense of warmth and safety you have when you are reunited with family, the elated feeling of being able to endlessly play outdoors, the sensations of colours and landscapes and the blazing sun on your face.
But it is also about the sensations of trust, freedom and hope. This dreamland is one in which you can be completely yourself.
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Dreamland:
Mounir Raji
Poems:
Rachad Debdoubi
Design:
- SYB -
Hardcover / Swiss Bound / 27,5cm x 21,0cm x 3,2cm
ISBN: 978-90-9036779-8
Edition of 600
Anyone who emigrates leaves a piece of themselves behind in their homeland. There is always an empty space: a space that must be filled during the summer holiday. During those weeks, the children of migrants are exposed to the best parts of their mother country, are suddenly surrounded by family members on a daily basis and get to see the loveliest places. Their homeland begins to resemble an ideal world.
This also applies to photographer Mounir Raji. For him, the summer holidays spent in Morocco were like a dream. It was something he looked forward to all year. So how could it be that his family in Morocco dreamed of a life in the Netherlands?
With that in mind and his camera in hand, Raji spent much of the past five years travelling around Morocco. He found what he was missing in the Netherlands, met people who looked like him and immersed himself in places that no tourists ever visit.
The result is a unique photo book and a glimpse of Raji's own DREAMLAND. It reveals the daily life that fascinates and feels like an idyllic fantasy. It is about the sense of warmth and safety you have when you are reunited with family, the elated feeling of being able to endlessly play outdoors, the sensations of colours and landscapes and the blazing sun on your face.
But it is also about the sensations of trust, freedom and hope. This dreamland is one in which you can be completely yourself.
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Dreamland:
Mounir Raji
Poems:
Rachad Debdoubi
Design:
- SYB -
Hardcover / Swiss Bound / 27,5cm x 21,0cm x 3,2cm
ISBN: 978-90-9036779-8
Edition of 600
Anyone who emigrates leaves a piece of themselves behind in their homeland. There is always an empty space: a space that must be filled during the summer holiday. During those weeks, the children of migrants are exposed to the best parts of their mother country, are suddenly surrounded by family members on a daily basis and get to see the loveliest places. Their homeland begins to resemble an ideal world.
This also applies to photographer Mounir Raji. For him, the summer holidays spent in Morocco were like a dream. It was something he looked forward to all year. So how could it be that his family in Morocco dreamed of a life in the Netherlands?
With that in mind and his camera in hand, Raji spent much of the past five years travelling around Morocco. He found what he was missing in the Netherlands, met people who looked like him and immersed himself in places that no tourists ever visit.
The result is a unique photo book and a glimpse of Raji's own DREAMLAND. It reveals the daily life that fascinates and feels like an idyllic fantasy. It is about the sense of warmth and safety you have when you are reunited with family, the elated feeling of being able to endlessly play outdoors, the sensations of colours and landscapes and the blazing sun on your face.
But it is also about the sensations of trust, freedom and hope. This dreamland is one in which you can be completely yourself.
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Dreamland:
Mounir Raji
Poems:
Rachad Debdoubi
Design:
- SYB -
Hardcover / Swiss Bound / 27,5cm x 21,0cm x 3,2cm
ISBN: 978-90-9036779-8
Edition of 600