Asphalt Dreams

The photographic project „Asphalt dreams" is about sleeping children’s in the streets of Bangkok. Most of them are children of traders. The parents don’t have the possibility to bring their children’s to preschools. So they have to take them to their work. The children are surrounded by noise, smell and dirt. It seems that they escape in their dreams from the hard rush of the daily routine. They sleep during the day directly on the street. Exciting is the fact, that they sleep in different „beds“. Some sleep in a chair, some in a hammock, some in the arm of the mother, some on an cold box or just on the ground. The parents absolutely take care about their children. They have little beds, food and drinks and also stuff to play. They love their children and want to best for them, also when they just have simple possibilities.

Thomas Meinicke (born 1977, Leipzig / Germany) is a photographer, specialized in photojournalism, street and portraits. In the early 90`s, inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson, he started taking pictures of daily life scenes. During his studies (cultural- and media pedagogic), he become more and more focussed in photography. After the final exam (Aesthetic criteria of contemporary photography) he decided to work as a freelancer (2004). Currently he is producing for newspapers, magazines, cultural institutions and companies. However, Thomas also realizes own projects worldwide. He is interested in daily life, urban changes and people generally. With photography he tries to create special views or shows moments, which the observer may can`t see or dont realize.