Tbilisi Dream
Hedva Rokach
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Tbilisi Dream is an intimate and empathetic photography art book featuring 84 images taken in Georgia between 2009 and 2015. The photographs document everyday urban life, including markets, streets, train and metro stations, and underground passages, capturing moments of human connection, cultural diversity, joy, and resilience.
Shot without staging or embellishment, and using natural light in real-life settings, the images offer an honest, unfiltered portrait of the city and its people. The album was selected by the Georgian government to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Israel, underscoring its cultural and artistic significance.
Tbilisi Dream stands as a distinctive artistic, experiential, and anthropological record of contemporary Georgian life.
About the Book
Tbilisi Dream captures fleeting moments of everyday life and the social and cultural richness of contemporary Georgia. Through street scenes and urban spaces, the photographs focus on human presence, emotion, and interaction, revealing both individual stories and shared experiences.
Hedva Rokach works in a narrative documentary style, relying on natural light, real-life settings, and unstaged moments to create images that feel immediate and genuine. The result is an art photography album that offers both an aesthetic and anthropological view of Georgian society, demonstrating photography’s power to build empathy, preserve memory, and tell cultural stories.
About the Artist
Hedva Rokach is a photographer, visual artist, and writer whose work explores culture, memory, and place. For over two decades, she has focused on introducing Georgian culture to Hebrew readers. She has spent extended periods in Georgia, translated and published Georgian literature, and led masterclasses at Georgian academic institutions. Her art books include Tbilisi Dream (2017), Dolls, Wadi Ara (2025), and Faces and Shades of Jewish Life in Maine (2026). Rokach’s work has received international awards in London, Paris, Tokyo, and Budapest. Her photographs are included in both private and public collections.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tbilisi Dream?
An art photography book offering an intimate look at everyday life in Georgia, featuring 84 photographs taken between 2009 and 2015.
What makes the photography distinctive?
The images are candid and unstaged, focusing on human connection, emotional closeness, and daily urban life.
Why was the book selected by the Georgian government?
It was chosen to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Israel.
Who is this book for?
Art lovers, photographers, scholars in cultural and anthropological studies, and professionals in the visual arts.
What kind of documentation does the book provide?
A blend of artistic, experiential, and anthropological documentation of urban life and contemporary Georgian culture.
Key Topics
Narrative-driven art photography
Everyday urban life: markets, streets, train and metro stations
Human interactions and fleeting moments of intimacy
Social and cultural contrasts: wealth and poverty, joy and sorrow
Use of natural light in authentic, unstaged settings
Artistic, experiential, and anthropological documentation of Georgian life
