Dropouts: a counter-story of modernity

A counter-history of modernity, told through those who chose to break free from the system.

From the first painters leaving Paris for the Fontainebleau woods to the hippie communities, including the vagabonds of the Wandervogel and the utopians of Monte Verità, this series explores a little-known lineage: that of the "dropouts."

It's not just about art or politics, but a persistent quest: how can we inhabit the world differently? How can we escape centralization, productivism, and authority to rediscover meaning, connection, and freedom?

The iconography is shared on the Instagram account Aussteiger1900.