en
en

Siulit - Ancestors

We are Here Now

New book release

This book is about living between worlds.
Belonging is not a fixed place, but a movement — between cultures, languages and ways of being.

Through 31 photographic portraits, this book presents people who carry more than one story. Some have roots in Greenland, others in distant countries, and some in several places at once. What unites them is the experience of being shaped by narrow narratives — and the insistence on being seen beyond categories, symbols, and explanations.

The portraits do not offer answers. They offer encounters.

See the book online
Buy now
Portraits and stories from Freetown Christiania

Christiania Portraits

‘When I've been away for a while and then step back into Christiania, I realise that it's a different universe. There's a different vibe. There are no cars, everything is done at walking and cycling pace. The houses are low. There's always something going on between the houses. There are paintings on the walls. There are funny and special people. Christiania is a unique place, a special place. There are amazing places all over the world, but I've never seen a place like this.'

See the book in digital edition here. (Danish version)

I lived in Christiania for a year at the age of 15. It became my sanctuary. Here I met a number of people who took good care of me and were a great inspiration. I really started to take an interest in photography during the year I lived in Christiania. ‘Christiania Portraits’ is a journey in pictures and words, where Christianites in their own words tell what is important in their lives and what they dream of in the future, both for themselves and for Christiania.

Time feels different when I step into Christiania. I feel I can relax and breathe in a different way. There is a special calmness here. There are people who embrace you, no matter what or where you come from. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who chose to share their story with me.

Photographer Shazia Khan

Shazia Khan (b. 1976, Denmark) is a visual artist and photographer whose work spans portraiture, documentary practice, and artistic photographic series, often focusing on people living between cultures, histories, and identities.
She has lived and worked across South America, Mexico, Greenland, Pakistan, and Europe, developing a long-term, research-based practice.
Her work has been exhibited and published internationally, and has received multiple awards.

Siulit Ancestors

Portraits of people with Greenlandic Roots living in Denmark. Full interview and QR-codes to podcasts..

Forlaget Imago

Tøndergade 24, st.tv

1752 København V

Denmark

zarzia@gmail.com

+ 45 50458401

Shaz.dk