HOME-LESS - Anna N°3

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HOME-LESS - Anna N°3

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Medium: Digital print on textile

Size: 150 x 200 cm

Year: 2018

Home-Less, Anna, Kherson.


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.

The path to the secluded beach lay through the narrow strip of sand between the seashore and the greenery. Anna walked first, carrying her bike beside her. The sun was at its climax, and the rays were reflected in her footsteps; they flared up and disappeared as quickly as the waves washed them away. The sound of the shore, the bike chain, and the buzzing of insects in the heat blended into each other. This Ukrainian land is rich and fruitful; it should never have been desecrated by the boot of a soldier.

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.”