Reclaim the Streets movement originally shares the idea of community ownership of public spaces. This project is exploring shared space by standing still on the streets while capturing photos on film.

Pinhole photography requires ultra-long exposure time from minutes to hours. In this project it ranges from 5 to 20 minutes. It is an urban meditation, and resistance, standing still by a wooden box while the surrounding world runs around.

The project is a research of urban spaces, role of a citizen and perception of time, exploring shared but defined space. Photos taken on the streets of sedate, silent Turku (FI) and vivid, congested Amsterdam (NL).

Parts of the project