Andrea Solaja / Alchemy 52 Photographs A Piece of Paradise evokes

A Piece of Paradise evokes those tender moments in life when time seems to stand still

the liminal space between the functionality of everyday items and the rough-hewn beauty and uniqueness of the handcrafted

and desire

a glance at the horizon as the sun dips at dusk

Andrea Solaja / Alchemy 52 Photographs A Piece of Paradise evokesAndrea Solaja is a Serbian artist working across various disciplines. When Andrea was ten years old, she lived in a bunker for several months while her country, Serbia, was being bombed. Her sole source of relief was using her imagination to craft stories using the only candle light she had. The shadows projects on the walls would serve as shapes and characters in the stories she would create in her mind. Her artistic practice now unfolds around the