Raised in Denmark by adoptive parents, José relocated to Berlin in 2020, where he began to connect with other Colombian people for the first time in his life. Inspired by the community he found there, he embarked on a journey to his motherland for the first time, in search of information about his birth mother and the truth behind his first days on Earth.
Words by Milly Burroughs @millyburroughs2.0
“MOTHERLAND” is the first publication from Colombian/Danish photographer, Michael José, documenting his first journey back to his Motherland, Colombia.
The book, printed here in Berlin by WeMakeIt (@wemakeitberlin) will be accompanied by an exhibition with a series of silver gelatin prints, printed by the artist himself.
“MOTHERLAND” will open on June 6th with a Vernissage from 6-10PM and run until the 9th.
