BINOM

For most of her life, Nata Drachinskaya believed she knew her father. After his suicide in 2001, a box of photographs, slides, family albums, official documents, and personal belongings revealed a life she had never known. As Drachinskaya explored his archive, she discovered that he had spent more than twenty-five years working as a cryptographer on highly classified state communications. Structured as two interconnected volumes, BINOM explores family, memory, secrecy, and the hidden forces that shape ordinary lives. Through photographs, documents, and personal images, the project considers the distance between what is known and what remains concealed.

Images of "BINOM" book by BLOW UP PRESS. Images courtesy of Nata Drachinskaya.