Debaltsevo, Where Are You?

What does it mean when you have roots in different countries? What are the stories that are known and what is there to find out? Debaltsevo, Where Are You? is a personal story about the fascinating and elusive search for your heritage. Photographer Karine Zenja Versluis started her own quest in 2013 when she decided to explore her family history in the city of Debaltseve, Donbas, Ukraine. The place where her grandmother was born. Along the way, for more than ten years, everything went differently than expected. The quest became the common thread in the story. 

“A beautifully, sensitive and personal account of a search for her roots.” (Rianne van Dijck)
–NRC

Top 10 Best Photobooks NRC 2023
Top 10 Most beautiful photobooks de Volkskrant 2023
Les Rencontres D’Arles PhotoText-Book Award 2023 (shortlist)
Selected for The Best Dutch Book Designs 2023

Concept, photography an text Karine Zenja Versluis
Archive photos Dick Versluis
Design Jeremy Jansen
Pages 148
Dimension 17 x 24 cm
Language English
(with online Dutch and Ukrainian translation)
Publisher The Eriskay Connection
ISBN 9789492051912
Edition 750
Year 2023
Amount € 35,00
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