Romain Mader’s work explores themes of gender representation, loneliness, and romance by creating fictional narratives within his images. In Ekaterina Romain travels to the Ukraine and documents his imaginary search for a girlfriend, clumsily posing with mail-order brides and passing through a series of fictional towns meeting numerous “Ekaterinas” until he finally finds his bride. Explaining his reasoning for making himself the protagonist Romain Mader says: 'It's too easy to mock people. It's better to pose myself and be the main character in my work. This way, there's irony and vulnerability.

Title: Ekaterina
Publisher: Mörel
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcloth cover 
Book Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: N/A
Edition: First
Edition Run: N/A 
Language: English
Size: 22 x 15 cm
Pages: 204