Masha Osipova
Born in Moscow and lived there till the age of 11. Masha then moved to Amsterdam together with her brothers and sisters.
Her memories of her Russian youth remained buoyant and for her graduation project for the Amsterdam Photo Academy she decided to travel to the Russian city of Kolchugino.
Kolchugino is a typical Russian town about 100 kilometers North of Moscow. It is the place where her mother grew up. Masha's 82 years old aunt Shura was her only living relative still there. Shura was old and almost blind and deaf. She was never married or had children and all of her brothers and sisters have passed away.
For Masha Osipova her aunt was a symbol of unconditional love, perseverance and hope: synonymous with the Russian spirit.
