144 Days on a line of dirt
Photo Book
In april 2015, Susanne and her partner, Caspar, set out to hike the 4,265-kilometer Pacific Crest Trail, seeking a break from their life in Berlin. For 144 days, they carried everything on their backs, moving through ever-changing landscapes—spring deserts, deep forests, and high mountain passes.
Growing up in the Netherlands, where vast natural spaces are rare, Susanne was deeply impacted by the scale of nature along the trail. This experience heightened her awareness of the wilderness lost in her homeland. The simplicity of life on the trail, defined by walking in silence and connection with other people on the trail, left a lasting impression.
The journey, completed in 2015, led to this project in 2019 that reflects those months on the trail. The focus of the work was never the destination—reaching Canada was secondary to the journey itself. The time spent immersed in nature shaped her understanding of our connection to it.
Though the work was created as a personal exploration of nature and identity, Susanne now sees it as part of a larger conversation about freedom of movement, privilege, and belonging. Thinking about how the landscapes of the trail resonate today—not just as a personal experience, but as a wider question of who gets to move freely, and who doesn’t.
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Images
Susanne Duppen
Photography
Susanne Duppen
Caspar Reichert
Concept and Editing
Susanne Duppen
Grafic Design
Willem Verweijen
Self-published
21 x 29,7 cm | 52 pages
English + Deutsch
Digital Print
Edition 30
- sold out -
Berlin
2019
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Growing up in the Netherlands, where vast natural spaces are rare, Susanne was deeply impacted by the scale of nature along the trail. This experience heightened her awareness of the wilderness lost in her homeland. The simplicity of life on the trail, defined by walking in silence and connection with other people on the trail, left a lasting impression.
The journey, completed in 2015, led to this project in 2019 that reflects those months on the trail. The focus of the work was never the destination—reaching Canada was secondary to the journey itself. The time spent immersed in nature shaped her understanding of our connection to it.
Though the work was created as a personal exploration of nature and identity, Susanne now sees it as part of a larger conversation about freedom of movement, privilege, and belonging. Thinking about how the landscapes of the trail resonate today—not just as a personal experience, but as a wider question of who gets to move freely, and who doesn’t.
Images
Susanne Duppen
Photography
Susanne Duppen
Caspar Reichert
Concept and Editing
Susanne Duppen
Grafic Design
Willem Verweijen
Self-published
21 x 29,7 cm | 52 pages
English + Deutsch
Digital Print
Edition 30
- sold out -
Berlin
2019
︎