“we were meant to be kings”
(working title)

This is a work in progress passion project. The focus lies on ‘castles’ littered all over Lithuania.

Castles that were built not by kings or royals, but by people of all backgrounds in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The smell of freedom was fresh in the air, and people began realizing their dreams - some in the form of their dream homes. While the shapes and features of these castles were created among dreams of freedom, the size was not determined by much more than the amount of bricks and sheets of slate one could get their hands on.

Many of them still stand to this day, but who lives in them? What is their story?

The following images are from some location scouting I have done while brainstorming the project and are not reflective of the final ‘look’ of the project.

The end-goal of this project is to have a body of work that explores a number of these ‘castles’ - their architecture, state of (dis)repair and some history behind the people who built and/or live there.

Once completed, I hope to showcase this work not only here, but also in physical spaces in Lithuania.

There will likely be limited prints and with a huge amount of work and luck, perhaps some kind of photobook.