Searching
Blazer Angelo Litrico, Skirt H&M, Top H&M, Belt SinSay, Earrings TUSSO Barcelona, Necklace H&M
Blazer Angelo Litrico, Trousers Zara, Top H&M, Belt SinSay, Heels Zara, Earrings TUSSO Barcelona, Necklace New Yorker, Brooch Custom-made
Top Reserved, Trousers Zara Necklace/Belt SinSay, Earrings TUSSO Barcelona, Gloves Custom-made
Dress Bershka, Bodysuit Reserved, Earrings TUSSO Barcelona
Searching
The Quest for Self in a Stolen LifeThis project began as a story about searching for oneself in emigration — in a new life where everything feels uncertain: language, home, the future. Mixed lighting and intentional blur became visual metaphors for inner confusion, the loss of grounding, and the struggle to hold onto one’s identity in a world that still feels unfamiliar. But reality took the concept further, my apartment was robbed, and all equipment, archives, and original photographs were stolen. Only the preview images — sent to the model and my co-creator — survived. These fragments are all that remain. Thus, “Searching for Self” became “a stolen shoot about a stolen life” — a symbolic chronicle of vulnerability that turned out to be more honest than originally intended.
Photographer Lena Berkas / Wardrobe Stylist & Model Nataliya Bugaychuk / Makeup Artist Olga Slobodianyk @Olga Vidanova