20 Tassin

Tassin. 24 years old. Afghan | Tassin is very proud to have walked all the way— for more than six months—from Afghanistan to France. With three compatriots he met in Turkey, he crossed Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Italy. Once in Paris, they had their photograph taken in front of the Gare du Nord like champions at the finish line of a marathon. Tassin had this portrait printed on a mug that he shows to his guests. He misses his mother, wife, and five-year-old son who stayed behind. However, Tassin is pleased to live in a country where “there are no problems.” One of the things that surprises him the most in France is all the appointments: “I didn’t know anything about appointments over there. There are no appointments in Afghanistan! Ah, but now I understand what an appointment is: today, I went to the prefecture for an appointment and they gave me another appointment! One appointment for a receipt and another for the real residence permit, there are always appointments!” | Résidence Les Cinq Toits, Paris, France 2019