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Karine Zenja Versluis
Debaltsevo, Where Are You? - the making of - Photobooks and graphic design
The workshop is supported by Creative Industries Fund NL.
https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en
The Dutch photobook is internationally celebrated for its particularly close collaboration between photographer, printer and designer. In this workshop Karine Zenja Versluis tells about the Dutch tradition of photobooks and about the proces of her photobook Debaltsevo, Where Are You?
Debaltsevo, Where Are You? is a personal story about the fascinating and elusive search for your heritage. Karine Zenja Versluis (NL) started her own quest when she decided to explore her family history in the city of Debaltseve, Donbas, Ukraine. The place where her grandmother was born (Debaltsevo in her grandmother's memories). Everything went differently than expected, symbolizing the puzzling search for her own identity. A story told from different perspectives. We follow the history of her grandmother, we get to know three Ukrainian families and we travel with the narrator herself, in search of a city.
Debaltsevo, Where Are You? was shortlisted for Les Rencontres d’ Arles 2023 (FR), selected in the top 10 best Dutch Photobooks 2023 according to Dutch newspaper Volkskrant and NRC, selected for The Best Dutch Book Designs 2023 (student jury) and Book of the Month by Leica.