Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Dublin Core
Title
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Subject
War
Description
Don’t Worry, I’m Fine is Maryna Syrovatka’s debut photobook, developed from a long-term project about displacement and personal trauma, an archive of a time when lives split into “before” and “after.”
Beginning in March 2022, Maryna invited Ukrainians who had fled the war to her Bratislava studio for conversations and portraits. The studio’s neutral, safe setting removes the daily context so the focus shifts entirely to the individual. This deliberate detachment moves the work beyond straight reportage into a deeper personal narrative.
The book is a visual diary and a time capsule: lives broken into pieces, memories held still in time and space. Close-up portraits are interwoven with the artist’s photographs of her peaceful, everyday city, reflecting how heavy, disturbing updates reshaped the way she saw her own life.
Beginning in March 2022, Maryna invited Ukrainians who had fled the war to her Bratislava studio for conversations and portraits. The studio’s neutral, safe setting removes the daily context so the focus shifts entirely to the individual. This deliberate detachment moves the work beyond straight reportage into a deeper personal narrative.
The book is a visual diary and a time capsule: lives broken into pieces, memories held still in time and space. Close-up portraits are interwoven with the artist’s photographs of her peaceful, everyday city, reflecting how heavy, disturbing updates reshaped the way she saw her own life.
Publisher
Maryna Syrovatka
Date
October 2025
Format
hardcover
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
240 x 320
Number of Pages
340
Number of images
170
Edition Size
tbc
Place of Publication
Lithuania, Germany
Designer
-SYB-
ISBN
978-80-570-6748-1
Website
unboxed.sk
URL Link to project
https://unboxed.sk/my-projects/dontworry/
Where to buy
https://unboxed.sk/books/dont-worry-im-fine-book/
Links to reviews
The book has just arrived from the printer and has not been publicly advertised yet. I am, however, in London till October 23rd and would be happy to meet you in person and deliver the physical book
Citation
Maryna Syrovatka, “Don't Worry, I'm Fine,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed October 20, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/1820.