honorable mention
Kristina Syrchikova russian federation
title
Away
East and West have exact answers for these questions. Russia do not: ones are inseparable from their families and live for continuing and supporting their “tribe”, while the others cut off all the connections and are absolutely on their own. I try to understand where my place is, whether it is among my relatives.
To research the matter I shoot the place where I was born and where I lived for the first 9 years. My grandmother, grandfather and other mother’s relatives live there even now. Leaving this place was really painful. For several years I was trying to recover from it. Now I shoot this place and my relatives who live there.
Base: Russia, Samara.
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entry description
Do we belong to our clan, or we are all independent individuals? Do we have a right to separate ourself from the clan or it’s an act of betrayal? To answer this question I shoot the place where I was born and lived for several years.East and West have exact answers for these questions. Russia do not: ones are inseparable from their families and live for continuing and supporting their “tribe”, while the others cut off all the connections and are absolutely on their own. I try to understand where my place is, whether it is among my relatives.
To research the matter I shoot the place where I was born and where I lived for the first 9 years. My grandmother, grandfather and other mother’s relatives live there even now. Leaving this place was really painful. For several years I was trying to recover from it. Now I shoot this place and my relatives who live there.
about the photographer
Member of The Russian Union of Art Photographers. Awardee of Young photographers of Russia (2013, 2014). Medal winner of Youth Delphic Games Russia (2011−2016). Grand Prix of photo contest “Youth of Russia-2012”. Participant of more than thirty group exhibitions, including: “Photomania-2015” (Kalinigrad, Russia), “PhotoVisa” (Krasnodar, Russia, 2014), “Young photographers of Russia” (Vilnius, Lithuania, 2013).Base: Russia, Samara.
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