Skip to main content

European Vacation

By  Joe Duffy 2008

Joe Duffy

European Vacation is a journey through the depopulated 'non-places' of Europe, the corridors, motorways, hotel rooms and institutional spaces are an examination into a contemporary way of living in the post-industrial and global age and a psycho-geographical awareness of the urban environment. The film has been created through the digitisation and manipulation of 35mm and 120 photographic stills. A close-up on the frame acts as a glitch or a residual afterimage that propels the viewer into the next frame.
Veywu0ex1uannu2litcsdg Joe Duffy

Oslo Traces

Pont D'Alma (II)

Žižkov Pan

Join Axis

We support artists

Funding, visibility, connection and practical help. 

Membership includes £15 million of Public Liability Insurance!

Axis is an independent charity, funded by our members. 
Become a Member

OPEN: £50,000 directly to artists.

Axis Artist Awards 2026

The Axis Artist Awards support artists to develop their practice, test ideas, make work and keep going. 

Learn more