New Practice Fellow Highlights Muslim Architecture in Europe
What does everyday life look like for Muslims in Europe today? What stories do their places of worship and day-to-day practices tell? Our new Practice Fellow, photographer Eckhard Ahmed Krausen, captures the rich and diverse landscape of Muslim architecture across Europe with his camera, aiming to contribute to intercultural understanding.
Supported by the AIWG, his project “Muslim Life in Europe – People and Architecture” takes a photographic and academic look at the Muslim presence in Europe through its architecture in order to make religious, cultural, and social diversity visible. As Krausen puts it: “Visibility fosters understanding.”
A forthcoming photo book will showcase Islamic architecture and, through it, the diversity of Muslim ways of life, as well as the shared challenges and opportunities of European societies. The photographs will feature both historical and contemporary mosques, along with scenes from everyday Muslim life. The visual documentation will be complemented by academic essays.
Eckhard Ahmed Krausen is based in Denmark and specializes in photographing Muslim communities and mosques throughout Europe. His work has been exhibited widely — across Europe, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
Further information about Krausen’s practice-based project can be found here.
