Five years after the 3 March 2021 earthquake in central Greece, some residents of Damasi continue to live in temporary container housing.
Thanos Paloukas combines photographs from different stages of the disaster and its aftermath with recent images of residents’ daily lives. Damaged buildings, rows of housing units and intimate domestic scenes trace a displacement that has lasted far longer than its temporary accommodation was meant to suggest.
Reconstruction remains incomplete, although government housing-assistance measures are ongoing.
