Xenitia
Dublin Core
Title
Xenitia
Shelfmark - 861.CULT.BRUCE
Subject
Documentary
Description
Xenitia is an archive, centered on displacement to Greece. It is framed by two motifs: “nostos” (Classical Greek; to return home, homecoming) and “algos” (Classical Greek; pain, grief). Together, these affect-laden words form the root of “nostalgia”. “Xenitia” itself is a Greek term that encompasses the state of being a foreigner, otherness, estrangement, loss, distance, and a profound yearning for home soil.
The collection, which was made in 2016, produces a complex mosaic of movement and feeling within Greece. In 1923, a treaty was drawn up between the governments of Greece and Turkey which forcibly displaced millions of people from their homes. Recent economic hardship in Greece has produced a fresh wave of emigration. At the same time, hundreds of people fleeing war and persecution at home arrive on Greek shores every day. Xenitia elicits comparison between the local and the universal, conjuring similarities amongst diverse experiences.
The collection, which was made in 2016, produces a complex mosaic of movement and feeling within Greece. In 1923, a treaty was drawn up between the governments of Greece and Turkey which forcibly displaced millions of people from their homes. Recent economic hardship in Greece has produced a fresh wave of emigration. At the same time, hundreds of people fleeing war and persecution at home arrive on Greek shores every day. Xenitia elicits comparison between the local and the universal, conjuring similarities amongst diverse experiences.
Creator
Etienne Audrey Bruce
Publisher
ZONE6
Date
2023
Format
Section sewn, with gatefold cover, and embossed title on back cover, Litho printed
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
23 x 24
Number of Pages
160
Number of images
60
Edition Size
250
Place of Publication
London
Designer
ZONE6
Editor
ZONE6
Printer
Gomer press
Website
https://www.etienneaudreybruce.com/
URL Link to project
https://zone6press.com/Xenitia
Where to buy
https://zone6press.com/Xenitia
Collection
Citation
zone6press, “Xenitia,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/861.