Alex is swimming in the canal with his friends. When I walk by he thinks I am a tramp. I tell him that I am walking. “I could never do that without electricity”, he says. I ask him what he would need electricity for. “For my computer”, he says. “And for my television!” I ask Alex if I can take his picture. His friends want to be photographed too, but I tell them that I have decided for Alex. Alex is so proud. He has to force himself not to laugh out loud.




Boy by a Canal, Münster, 2006