{"product_id":"baxt-second-edition","title":"BAXT (Second Edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNew edition of long-term photo project explores the erased history and resilience of Roma communities in Lithuania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAfter more than two decades of work, photographer Andrew Miksys has released a new edition of BAXT, his powerful and deeply personal series about the Lithuanian Roma. The title comes from the Romani word baxt, which means luck, fate, or fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe project began in 1999, when Miksys met a Roma family in Vilnius while on a Fulbright fellowship. At the time, the Roma community was largely invisible in Lithuania’s cultural landscape. Public discourse often framed them in terms of “integration” and “tolerance,” reinforcing stereotypes and casting them as outsiders within the nation’s identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMiksys’ first edition of BAXT was published in 2007. This newly released version is more than a reprint. It is a second chapter, featuring previously unpublished photographs, new texts, and a fresh design that further expands the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe book also addresses the systematic erasure of Roma history and community spaces in Lithuania. Taboras, a long-standing Roma neighborhood in Vilnius that once housed nearly 500 people, was gradually dismantled by city authorities. The last home was demolished in 2020. Miksys photographed many of the homes in Taboras before they disappeared and captured intimate portraits of those who lived within their walls, preserving the stories of its residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn recent exhibitions, Miksys has extended the project beyond photography. Sculptural installations made from salvaged materials such as charred wooden beams, toys, and other remnants have served as powerful memorials to what was lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eBAXT (Second Edition)\u003cbr\u003eTexts by Laimonas Briedis and Andrew Miksys\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign: \u003c\/strong\u003eClaudia Ott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eARÖK books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages: \u003c\/strong\u003e144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: \u003c\/strong\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARÖK books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59200681935180,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/1787\/4764\/files\/baxt_vaks.jpg?v=1791993269","url":"https:\/\/shop.issp.lv\/en\/products\/baxt-second-edition","provider":"ISSP Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}