The work “A man, the island and a fly in the room” metaphorically thematizes the escape of a man from social life. He cuts the connection to the outside, chooses the inner immigration as his way of life. Symbolically, he withdraws to an island and reduces social connections to a minimum. In order not to have to see himself. In order not to be seen by others. He observes, but does not participate.

A real model in his immediate vicinity was used by janKB for this work. However, the implementation of this project aims at the general essence of this way of life. The images were created in the period from 2017 to 2021 on various Nordic islands.

janKB. Born in Oldenburg. Studied photography in the field of communication design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel. Since 1984 solo and group exhibitions. In 1988 he founded an agency for communication design in Kiel with Nicolai-Bayar Peters. From 1990 to 2017 in Hamburg. Since 1994 teaching assignments for various universities. Today he works as a freelance designer and photographer in Schleswig-Holstein.

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