PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
 
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Frederiksborg Castle is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia surrounded by a Baroque garden and a
beautiful scenic park. THE MUSEUM OF NATIONAL HISTORY is situated there and the latest exhibition is called ?What Can I Make of Myself?? ? a series of photographic portraits by Ea Heide of Danes abroad, which encapsulates the story of their current job situations. It runs until 31 December 2010.

Inspired by her own life experience and career choices, Ea Heide has worked on the portrait series since January 2009. For six months, she visited Danish expatriates. Her travels took her to nine different countries: France, Qatar, India, The Niger, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, United Kingdom and United States of America. She met 90 Danes and took down their stories, as well as their portraits. Approximately half of them are
shown at the exhibition.

The photographs are composed in panorama perspective. In this way, the photographer was able to capture and reflect the whole of the person, the atmosphere, the places, and the work.

The portrait photographs are combined with short biographies to provide an insight into the various choices made by the Danes in connection with their careers abroad. This is particularly exemplified by how a global world changes the everyday life of Danes and opens up new career opportunities abroad.