Eugenia Maximova – Kitchen Stories from the Balkans
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“The kitchen room is not only the soul and spirit of the Balkan home it is also the exact mirror image of the Balkan society.” Kitchen interior from Kremikovzi, Bulgaria
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Petruț Călinescu – Pride and Concrete
“Approximately a quarter of Romania’s population, especially inhabitants from the rural areas, are estimated to have left to work abroad. Transylvania was one of the most isolated and traditionalist corners of Europe. Practicing subsistence agriculture and using archaic methods, the villagers have proudly succeeded in preserving their traditions until now, when the young inhabitants of… Continue reading →
Elisabeth Blanchet – Ceausescu’s orphans 20 years on
“Their saucer-eyes peered out from behind bars, their scrawny bodies were strapped to the beds they slept in. Who could forget the terrible images of the Romanian orphans that stared from newspaper front pages following the fall of the Romanian dictator Nicolai Ceaucescu in 1989?” Constantin in 1995 when he was 10 and in October… Continue reading →
The Death of Youth
This project stems from the idea that when a man turns thirty, he reaches a threshold where the possibility of fulfilling youthful fantasies ceases to exist. I have aspired to create a project that not only exemplifies the desires I had as a young man, but also illustrates the desires of a man transitioning into… Continue reading →