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Xenitia
Etienne Audrey Bruce
'Xenitia' is a document of displacement in Greece, contained within a dual narrative arc - Nostos (Ancient Greek; to return home, homecoming), and Algos (Ancient Greek; pain, grief) - which together form the root of the word nostalgia. Xenitia is a Greek term that encompasses ideas of foreign lands, the state of being a foreigner, otherness, to be estranged, loss, distance, and a profound yearning for home soil.

Epirotic polyphonic singing is defined by numerous voices, with distinct but equally important roles, coming together to create a collective harmony. Polyphonic migration songs lament the weight of the loss felt by people leaving their place, their homeland; as well as those who are left behind. The sounds of the singing reflect the local characteristics of the landscape - the sounds of the wind and water, the baying of the sheep.

2023
160 Pages
230x240 mm

Soft cover with printed image and gatefold
Essay by Sophie Sheera
Texts by Zakariia Sabbagh, Ahmed Rashid Yoonso, Mohammed Abu Marasa, Amer Alhaj, as well as extracts from interviews and songs