Borderland: Leskovik
In the mountain town of Leskovik, perched on the Greek-Albanian border, daily life unfolds in isolation, detached from both nations and shaped by the rhythms of land and tradition.
This community stands alone, a place where time moves differently and people forge their lives on their own terms.
The project follows the landscape and the people who inhabit it—shepherds guiding flocks across steep pastures, children walking to school along quiet village roads, and families gathering to distill raki in rituals passed down for generations.
Here, work and community are inseparable.
Shepherding is more than a livelihood; it is an identity rooted in long days on the mountainside and a profound connection to the terrain.
Raki-making is a ritual of endurance and belonging, uniting neighbors in shared labor and celebration. Leskovik exists as a self-contained world, a “no man’s land” at the edge of two nations, where tradition is not performed but lived—resilient, enduring, and intimately tied to the land and people who remain.
