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Slavic Squatt stereotype
Slavic Girl, Slavic Boy
Slavic Eastern Europeans are frequently cast as a people without emotions, where vulnerability finds little space to surface. I chose to portray two young Slavs whose faces remain nearly emotionless until a single tear disturbs the quiet.
New generations of Eastern Europeans live in the shadow of a divided past, still shaped by the cultural and political legacies of the former Eastern Bloc. They inherit identities from post-communist society, yet often dissolve seamlessly into the international demographic, appearing anonymous, indistinguishable, almost without origin.
Slavic Eastern Europeans are frequently cast as a people without emotions, where vulnerability finds little space to surface. I chose to portray two young Slavs whose faces remain nearly emotionless until a single tear disturbs the quiet.
New generations of Eastern Europeans live in the shadow of a divided past, still shaped by the cultural and political legacies of the former Eastern Bloc. They inherit identities from post-communist society, yet often dissolve seamlessly into the international demographic, appearing anonymous, indistinguishable, almost without origin.
‘Psychogeographic jacket’ which's meaning varies by the individual wearing it and the location where it is worn.
Exhibition__Sep 2025 at NOIASCAPE in London
Exhibition Design by PostForma lead by Adam Terlanda
Photo series developed__2023 - ongoing____________