"'Roots' is a photo-art book, telling a family-story through the childhood memories of a now grown-up woman, the artist, Eva SAUKANE.
'Roots' consists of an unedited roll of film, which Eva SAUKANE discovered inside her grandfather's (analogue) camera. Having stood untouched for about 20 years, mold had grown into the film, blurring the images similarly as time does to our recalled memories.
When SAUKANE found the camera with the film inside, the film had two exposures left to be taken. Unknowingly completing her grandfathers work, Eva SAUKANE took the remaining shots and brought the film to be developed. She discovered the mysterious effect, and the ambiguous story of the family began to unravel." (publisher's note)
About the photographer, Eva SAUKANE (*1988 in Latvia):
Eva SAUKANE graduate from ISSP and holds a degree in Master of Arts in Photojournalism from Mid Sweden University from 2016.
In June 2016 Roots received the audience price of the Dummy Award in Self Publish Riga Festival.
'Roots' consists of an unedited roll of film, which Eva SAUKANE discovered inside her grandfather's (analogue) camera. Having stood untouched for about 20 years, mold had grown into the film, blurring the images similarly as time does to our recalled memories.
When SAUKANE found the camera with the film inside, the film had two exposures left to be taken. Unknowingly completing her grandfathers work, Eva SAUKANE took the remaining shots and brought the film to be developed. She discovered the mysterious effect, and the ambiguous story of the family began to unravel." (publisher's note)
About the photographer, Eva SAUKANE (*1988 in Latvia):
Eva SAUKANE graduate from ISSP and holds a degree in Master of Arts in Photojournalism from Mid Sweden University from 2016.
In June 2016 Roots received the audience price of the Dummy Award in Self Publish Riga Festival.
- Book design
- Janne RIIKONEN
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), glue binding with fore-edge fold, Japanese binding, 23 x 15 x 1,5 cm., 38 visible pp., duotone b/w ills., English, Ltd. to 800 copies