This Alabaster Grave is Cengiz Yar’s first monograph exploring the overwhelming destruction and pain faced by the Iraqi city of Mosul, within the context of its history and unique, now largely ruined, architecture. The book questions the cost of the fight against ISIS and global war on terror as told through the lives and city that bore the brunt of its destructive force.

The photographs were made between 2015 and 2023 and fluctuate between reportage and moments of contemplation. 

The book includes a foreword from Azmat Khan, an essay by Campbell MacDiarmid, and a pullout map. It is designed by Jason Koxvold of Gnomic Book and written in both English and Arabic.

Recent press: Roads & Kingdom, booooooom

Images are a preview and subject to change prior to print.

This is a pre-order only. We expect to print in November/December 2024 and begin shipping in January of 2025.

We are not currently offering international shipping options during pre-order.