YELENA YEMCHUK: ODESA (second edition) DAVID BAILY ‘they are about the process

‘they are about the process of their own making

Ivan Vartanianwith contributions by Fujii Yūko

144 pages with 68 photos in duotone

when subject and object overlap

depicts the playfulness of youth against the capricious landscape of the American West

YELENA YEMCHUK: ODESA (second edition) DAVID BAILY ‘they are about the processAs a child growing up in Kyiv, Yelena Yemchuk was fascinated by the reputation of Odesa as a free place during Soviet times. The city seemed full of contradictions 'acceptance but also danger. A place of jokes and characters, populated by outlaws and intellectuals.' She first visited Odesa in 2003 and returned in 2015 to begin to photograph the city and its inhabitants over a period of four years. This book is Yemchuks visual ode to the city.