My parents immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.

I was born in Israel. I have an Israeli name, grew up with Israeli friends,

and yet, for years, I felt like an immigrant.

The project explores my personal experience of immigration,

the concept of identity, and my attempt to find myself

within the complexity of combining two cultures.

I made great efforts to distance myself from my Russian roots.

I struggled to fit in and to be as Israeli as possible.

After a long process, I decided to come home and try to embrace

and take pride in my roots.

The book is built around a dialogue with the songs of Alex Reef,

alongside texts written by my mother and me.