Hundreds of beds in Russia, the United States and Egypt through the lens of Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter

Between 2008 and 2016, Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter travelled through Russia, the United States, and Egypt, asking random people if she could spend the night in their homes.

Day after day, different people prepared a bed for her – on air mattresses, couches, carpets, on the ground, in living rooms, or kitchens. A decade later, she happened upon the hundreds of images she had taken of these beds, which were never intended for publication, and wondered if she had been collecting evidence. This book is the compelling result.

Publication accompanying Bieke Depoorter’s exhibition at Westfront Nieuwpoort from 19 June 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Hundreds of beds in Russia, the United States and Egypt through the lens of Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter

Between 2008 and 2016, Magnum photographer Bieke Depoorter travelled through Russia, the United States, and Egypt, asking random people if she could spend the night in their homes.

Day after day, different people prepared a bed for her – on air mattresses, couches, carpets, on the ground, in living rooms, or kitchens. A decade later, she happened upon the hundreds of images she had taken of these beds, which were never intended for publication, and wondered if she had been collecting evidence. This book is the compelling result.

Publication accompanying Bieke Depoorter’s exhibition at Westfront Nieuwpoort from 19 June 2026 to 3 January 2027.