06/10/2026
You enter as an outsider, but you quickly feel part of something,” says Enri Canaj. “As a photographer, I’m drawn to those moments when this atmosphere becomes visible: a gesture, a laugh, or two strangers sharing a drink.”
In partnership with Heineken, Europe’s Living Room is a journey through bars in 11 European countries, and their role as hubs for social connection. Today, in an era of online interactions, these venues are perhaps more crucial for communities than ever before.
Whether it be a cozy Victorian heritage pub in Dublin photographed by Canaj, or a welcoming bruin café in the Netherlands captured by Bieke Depoorter, their function remains the same: a space to uphold the ritual of bringing people together.
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