KINCSŐ BEDE: PORCELAIN AND WOOL ROMANIA Alexander Chekmenev shoots “Lilies” –

Alexander Chekmenev shoots “Lilies” – the series of gripping black and white portraits

It follows a fictional unit as it defends a bridge from insurgents “in a war that maybe isn’t theirs

As Kuznetsova traveled through Kazakhstan

where he photographed the villagers in their gardens

fleeting gestures

KINCSŐ BEDE: PORCELAIN AND WOOL ROMANIA Alexander Chekmenev shoots “Lilies” –Hectic Books 2024 Many times, we feel like objects of certain cultural codes that are based on our origins and that we never asked for. To reconsider the approach to our birthplace without feeling stigmatized and patriotic, Kincs Bede offers a photobook. She grew up in the Hungarian Szkely minority of Transylvania, Romania and until now, in her rigorous photographic style, she always dealt with her very own family stories, the socialist heritage of a