This unique zine is edited by Yelyzaveta Berestova, a member of the Assemblage Collective, an interdisciplinary collective of young creatives who love to collaborate, create and innovate. The Assemblage Collective are currently in residence at the Foundling Museum.
Yelyzaveta Berestova is an illustrator and animator. She’s currently studying for a BA in illustration and Visual media at LCC (UAL). Born and raised in Ukraine, she’s a London based creator whose work mostly revolves around nature, people and living. As an artist, she wants to inspire people to find beauty where no-one else can see it.
When War is Coming Home (2023) is a beautifully delicate zine reflecting on a house destroyed during the Russian invasion of her hometown of Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Printed using a variety of techniques—including risograph, lithography and screenprinting—in a largely muted palette of teal and burgundy on a mix of paper stocks, When War Is Coming Homeexplores how the loss of home is ‘one of the cruellest aspects of war’, revolving around an interview with Elena Krupko, a cafe owner who decided to rebuild her home from scratch, having lost it to a missile attack in 2022.
A limited edition of 100 copies, with all proceeds going towards rebuilding Elena's home.
160 × 240 mm, 48 pages, including a pull-out poster
