Twana's box can be described in several ways: a journey through the rare archives of a photographer documenting the Kurdistan region of Iraq from 1974 to 1992; a son's quest to find his missing father, who was murdered by a military regime; a young man's way of piecing together the fragments of a family scattered across a scattered culture; the journey of a photographer who, through the stories of others, begins to understand his own identity in times of war.
Twana's Box is not just a photo book containing a selection of Twana Abdullah's archives; it is a unique glimpse into a time and place in a region that has since been completely transformed. Rawsht spent years collecting his father's negatives and stories. His work as an archivist inspired him to become a photographer himself, working for Metrography—Iraq's first independent photography agency—before immigrating to Europe.
Fraglich Publishing, 2024
252 pages
8.1 × 10.5 inches
ISBN: 9783950506440
Twana's box can be described in several ways: a journey through the rare archives of a photographer documenting the Kurdistan region of Iraq from 1974 to 1992; a son's quest to find his missing father, who was murdered by a military regime; a young man's way of piecing together the fragments of a family scattered across a scattered culture; the journey of a photographer who, through the stories of others, begins to understand his own identity in times of war.
Twana's Box is not just a photo book containing a selection of Twana Abdullah's archives; it is a unique glimpse into a time and place in a region that has since been completely transformed. Rawsht spent years collecting his father's negatives and stories. His work as an archivist inspired him to become a photographer himself, working for Metrography—Iraq's first independent photography agency—before immigrating to Europe.
Fraglich Publishing, 2024
252 pages
8.1 × 10.5 inches
ISBN: 9783950506440
