Alex Kemman

From red deer traces and half wild horses, to fallen trees and tree plantations,
till mountain ranges and free flowing rivers. They have something in common:
these are the roads and routes that nature uses. Looking at the map, ecocorridors look like veins connecting the whole European continent, and as such are somehow the opposite of highways by enhancing mobility for flora and fauna.
With the upcoming Green Deal, ecocorridors (the connections between nature reserves) have become of increased interest. The European Green Deal is the most ambitious plan in the history of the EU and will change the face of the continent irrevocable. At least 1000 billion of Euros will be made available to invest. Ecological connectivity forms an underlying key point, however, there is no binding legislation. Environmental experts argue that these connections are essential to lower CO2 emissions, strengthen biodiversity, and allow animals and other species to adapt to the changing climate and precipitation patterns.
What do ecocorridors look like?
This project investigates and follows an ecocorridor from the Netherlands to
Italy. Through an in-depth series of photos ‘Green Veins of Europe’ tells several local stories of the respective countries that sometimes show harmony between humans and nature, and sometimes show friction. Essentially investigating how the future of our fragmented continent may look like and what role EU policy making may play in this.
Focusing on the fringe of nature and human, the images evoke mixed feelings about our relationship with nature. Sometimes small, sometimes big, they shows the human interventions in the landscape. This project hopefully inspires to take a different look at your surroundings. If you look closely, you may see examples of ecological connections everywhere.