Tamás Sóki

Trianon memorial at the end of the Hungarian border barrier near the triple border of Hungary, Serbia and Romania at Kübekháza, 30 March 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure

Policemen looking for signs of migrants near the barbed wire fence in the flood basin of Danube near Kölked, Hungary 9 December 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border sec

Woman soldier searching over Ferenc main channel at the end of the barbed wire fence between Hungary and Serbia near Hercegszántó, Hungary 24 December 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the

Soldier stands in front of a military warming tent to secure the border between Hungary and Serbia near Hercegszántó Hungary 24 December 2017. The Hungarian border fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with th

A van with thermal imager near border of Hungary and Croatia at Illocska, Hungary 21 February 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants fr

The border barrier which separates Hungary and Croatia near Kásád, Hungary 25 November 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from enter

Policemen patroling near the barbed wire fence in the flood basin of Danube near Kölked, Hungary 9 December 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing

Aerial footage of the end of the border barrier between Hungary and Croatia near Old, Hungary 25 November 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing im

Riot soldiers stand in front of a practice fence at a military practice near Kelebia, Hungary 22 March 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immi

The border barrier which separates Hungary and Croatia near Illocska, Hungary 2 December 2017. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from ent

Police car stands on a dam near Illocska, Hungary 26 February 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from entering the country and the E

Deers seen from a truck carrying thermal camera to the border of Hungary and Croatia near Illocska, Hungary 21 February 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security b

Soldiers stands in front of a military shelter to secure the border between Hungary and Serbia near Gara, Hungary 27 February 2018. The Hungarian border fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to en

Military vehicle lights the snowfall between the two fences between Hungary and Serbia at Hercegszántó 27 February 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by prev

Border Protection Base during snowfall at Hercegszántó, Hungary 27 February 2018. The fence was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from entering the co

Border Barrier

This photographic series is about the Hungarian border fence which was constructed in the middle of the European migration crisis in 2015, with the aim to ensure border security by preventing immigrants from entering the country and the European Union illegally. The border barrier currently 522 km long on the Hungarian border with Serbia and Croatia. There are two different types of fences, one is a 3-4 meters high wired fence with barbed tape. The other version of the barrier contains two fences: one 3 meter and one 1,5 meter high with razor wire, 900 volts of electricity, infrared and thermal cameras, speakers and a service road between the two fences. My aim is to show the absurd reality of the border, where everything shows a significant alert but migrants and civilians are missing, therefore the reason for the barrier is lost. In 2015 the peak number of the migrants were more than ten thousand daily but nowadays only a couple of people try to get through the border.

Tamás Sóki

Born in Hungary in 1993, he started his carrier as an self-taught photographer who undertakes assignments for newspapers, magazines and companies. After his first year of work at Axel Springer Hungary, started his photography study at University of Applied Sciences, Budapest. During the university studies he started to work at Hungarian News Agency. After 4 years of work he continued his studies at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest and Aalto University in Helsinki. Now he is working as a freelance photographer based at Budapest.