HOME-LESS - Alyosha N°4

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HOME-LESS - Alyosha N°4

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Medium: Digital print on textile

Size: 130 x 200 cm

Year: 2020

Home-Less, Alyosha, Astrakhan.


I will lay on this grass

I will swim in those waters

I will sleep on this bed

I have never been here before

But my body will make it my home


My home is imprinted in me:

In my eyes, I keep the forest where I played as a kid,

In my fingers—my favorite corner of the street,

In my thighs—the softness of my mother’s bed.


—What’s left when the home is lost?

—Me.

Everything happens on the river, around the river, and because of the river. The Volga cuts Astrakhan in half. If you don’t see water, you see dried fish or nets. This is what Alyosha is made of. Living far from her delta kingdom, she is still happiest next to the big water. 

Home-Less visually explores the instability of the human condition and perception, examining the complexities of identity, belonging, and the lasting impact of political events. Initially conceived between 2017 and 2020, the project focuses on the stories of young women who have since been displaced from their native lands. Shot in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus before the full-scale invasion, Home-Less intertwines powerful nostalgic imagery with reflections on the intricate relationship between place and identity. Over time, it has evolved into an exploration not only of the bond between individuals and their homelands but also of the loss of that connection—the inability to experience the feelings associated with “home.”