{"product_id":"binom","title":"BINOM","description":"\u003cp\u003eBinom by Nata Drachinskaya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst BLOW UP PRESS edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo small format coptic bound volumes in dual hardback slipcase. New condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16.5 x 22 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigned by Nata Drachinskaya on the last page of the first volume\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than twenty-five years, her father worked as a cryptographer, developing encryption algorithms to secure state communications. His work was so highly classified that even his family remained unaware of its true nature. As Drachinskaya began to explore his photographic archive, what started as an attempt to understand one man's life gradually evolved into an exploration of family, memory, secrecy and the invisible forces that shape ordinary lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStructured as two interconnected volumes, \u003cem\u003eBinom\u003c\/em\u003e mirrors the duality at the heart of the project. One volume reconstructs the life remembered by a daughter through intimate family photographs and everyday moments. The second traces the hidden life that slowly emerges from the archive - a life built on silence, omission and carefully guarded truths. Together, the two narratives invite us to reflect on the distance between what we know and what remains concealed, revealing how personal histories can challenge official narratives and inherited ways of seeing the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003cem\u003eBinom\u003c\/em\u003e derives from the mathematical term binomial - an algebraic expression composed of two terms. Throughout the publication, this idea of duality resonates on multiple levels: two lives, two narratives, two versions of reality, the visible and the invisible. Mathematics itself becomes a powerful metaphor - precise and impartial, capable of serving profoundly different human purposes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nata Drachinskaya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692999614846,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/binom-nata-drachinskaya-front.heic?v=1784209153","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/binom","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}