In the past thirty years the word Padania has become part of everyday life in Italy. It refers to an area in Northern Italy that extends from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea. A territory that exists in the ideas of many, but that geographically, culturally and juridically remains undefined. A non-place perceived in the collective narrative as a compact, coherent whole, but which turned out to be a set of fragments that have nothing to do with one another. *Padanistan* is a visual investigation into the identity of this non place, a personal view developed as a long road trip along the main national road that connects Torino to Venezia. The sense of disorientation is perhaps the main emotion we feel when passing through those places, as if history had withdrawn, leaving behind a collection of rubble. *Padanistan* is a journey in which outer space and inner space are confused, a sort of "emotional geography" of disorientation. In late May 2022 *Padanistan* will become a photobook copublished by Guest Editions (UK) and studiofaganel (Italy), edited by Peter Bialobrzeski and with forewords by author Gianluca Didino.