Yellow boots and Lenin's head: Australian artist Laresa Kosloff on her trip to Siberia

Interview with an Australian artist Laresa Kosloff about her trip to the small Siberian town of Chita in an attempt to better understand herself and her family history. After this journey, Larisa created the artwork "the Russian Project".

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Laresa's great grandfather with his wife and two daughters standing behind him Source: Photo credit: Laresa Kosloff

Grandfather's home in Chita Source: Photo credit: Laresa Kosloff

In the kitchen in Kolomenskoye while traveling in Russia Source: Photo credit: Laresa Kosloff

Railway station in Chita Source: Photo credit: Laresa Kosloff

‘Boots’ by Laresa Kosloff, 2011 (in Ulan-Ude) Source: Photo credit: Laresa Kosloff