Facing the sea.
A portrait of the European Coast.
Yderst means outermost or the end in Northern Norwegian dialect, similar to the Breton Penn-ar-bed - meaning the end of the land - and the Celtics Otherworld.
Yderst Europe (YE) is an international photojournalistic project which promotes slow journalism and advocates space in the media for quiet knowledge and voices from native communities, coastal areas and communities in close correlation with nature. We also investigate Europe’s transactions with the ocean.
By 2050, 82 percent of the EU population will live in an urban center, and we aim to bring testimonies and stories from the remote rural areas of the coast into our increasingly urbanized society.
The project produces a portrait of people, communities and transactions with the sea along the European coast, starting with the coast of Arctic Norway, Belgium and France. YE also presents the material through on-stage performances with LIVE Magazine Paris as well as AR productions and social media campaigns.
“Yderst Europe has the potential to recalibrate the European sustainability debate”.
The EU Commission, which endorses the initiative, has indicated in its assessment that Yderst Europe holds the capacity to redefine the discourse on sustainability within Europe.
Within the compilation of the 15 reports, each one is enriched with a collection of 10 to 40 photographs, complemented by narratives that are both journalistic in nature and verified for accuracy.
