Landmark*
(2022 – ongoing)
The photo series "Landmark" reflects and analyses the consequences of the destruction of space's natural and civil architecture during Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The project focuses on several years of observation in my native Kyiv region, from its liberation (de-occupation) to the present. Through its photographs, the project explores how memory evolves over time and what becomes a support for remembering.
"Landmark" is not merely an object for determining location, either literally or figuratively. It represents a process of acknowledging and understanding the destruction, tragedy, pain, and fear experienced by people after the devastation of both urban and natural spaces.
While observing and returning to the same places and liberated territories after a certain time, it's important for me to tell the story about space, people, and their concordance through the length of time perspective. I have tried to combine contemplating the individual memory in the face of this cruel genocidal war Russia started against our country and the global fragility of the world. It is also a way of manifesting our tragedies and pains through individual and collective memory. And it is also a way for all of us to realize that this cruel war destroys people in different ways. And even if these consequences or injuries are not always visible, they destroy us both from the inside and the outside, affecting our future.
*This is a short selection of pictures from the photo project Landmark
1. The remains of destroyed cars and people's stuff were left on the way out of Irpin. May, 2022
2. A man builds a toy castle in his yard in Bucha, which was liberated from Russian troops. May, 2022.
3. Children's playground in front of a damaged residential building in Borodyanka. August, 2022.
4. A woman and a child examine a burnt Russian tank. Dmytrivka. August, 2022.
5. A red carnation is a symbol of memory and honor for fallen soldiers and civilians whose lives were taken because of the war. Irpin. February, 2023.
6. One of the central Irpin streets. February, 2023.
7. The process of dismantling a destroyed building after the Russian attack in the northeastern part of Irpin city. April, 2023 .
8. Memorial to the fallen soldier. Moschun. December, 2023.
9. 14. The remains of a 122-mm rocket of a Soviet-developed salvo fire system BM-21 Grad. Moschun. December, 2023.
10. The forest was damaged because of the battle actions near Teterivske. March, 2024.
IRPIN / BUCHA / MOSHCHUN / BORODYANKA / DMYTRIVKA / HORENKA / HOSTOMEL / KUKHARI / PIDHAYNE / TETERIVSKE / ZHEREVA / ZHEREVPILLYA / LUK'YANIVKA
According to preliminary data from the regional military administrations, as of January 2024, the total number of destroyed or damaged housing facilities in the Kyiv region is 23.74 thousand units (Source: Kyiv School of Economics, Report on damages to infrastructure from the destruction caused by Russia's military aggression against Ukraine as of January 2024).
2022 - “The New Abnormal” at PHOXXI, the temporary House of Photography of Deichtorhallen Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany.
2023 - "Ukraine. Work-in-Progress" cooperation between EEP Berlin and Kunstverein Ost (KVOST); Berlin, Germany.
2023 - “Crossing Lines. Politics of Images” in the frame of FOTO WIEN festival. Wien, Austria.
2023 - “Crossing Lines. Politics of Images” at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center. Budapest, Hungary.
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(2022 – ongoing)
The photo series "Landmark" reflects and analyses the consequences of the destruction of space's natural and civil architecture during Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The project focuses on several years of observation in my native Kyiv region, from its liberation (de-occupation) to the present. Through its photographs, the project explores how memory evolves over time and what becomes a support for remembering.
"Landmark" is not merely an object for determining location, either literally or figuratively. It represents a process of acknowledging and understanding the destruction, tragedy, pain, and fear experienced by people after the devastation of both urban and natural spaces.
While observing and returning to the same places and liberated territories after a certain time, it's important for me to tell the story about space, people, and their concordance through the length of time perspective. I have tried to combine contemplating the individual memory in the face of this cruel genocidal war Russia started against our country and the global fragility of the world. It is also a way of manifesting our tragedies and pains through individual and collective memory. And it is also a way for all of us to realize that this cruel war destroys people in different ways. And even if these consequences or injuries are not always visible, they destroy us both from the inside and the outside, affecting our future.
*This is a short selection of pictures from the photo project Landmark
1. The remains of destroyed cars and people's stuff were left on the way out of Irpin. May, 2022
2. A man builds a toy castle in his yard in Bucha, which was liberated from Russian troops. May, 2022.
3. Children's playground in front of a damaged residential building in Borodyanka. August, 2022.
4. A woman and a child examine a burnt Russian tank. Dmytrivka. August, 2022.
5. A red carnation is a symbol of memory and honor for fallen soldiers and civilians whose lives were taken because of the war. Irpin. February, 2023.
6. One of the central Irpin streets. February, 2023.
7. The process of dismantling a destroyed building after the Russian attack in the northeastern part of Irpin city. April, 2023 .
8. Memorial to the fallen soldier. Moschun. December, 2023.
9. 14. The remains of a 122-mm rocket of a Soviet-developed salvo fire system BM-21 Grad. Moschun. December, 2023.
10. The forest was damaged because of the battle actions near Teterivske. March, 2024.
IRPIN / BUCHA / MOSHCHUN / BORODYANKA / DMYTRIVKA / HORENKA / HOSTOMEL / KUKHARI / PIDHAYNE / TETERIVSKE / ZHEREVA / ZHEREVPILLYA / LUK'YANIVKA
According to preliminary data from the regional military administrations, as of January 2024, the total number of destroyed or damaged housing facilities in the Kyiv region is 23.74 thousand units (Source: Kyiv School of Economics, Report on damages to infrastructure from the destruction caused by Russia's military aggression against Ukraine as of January 2024).
2022 - “The New Abnormal” at PHOXXI, the temporary House of Photography of Deichtorhallen Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany.
2023 - "Ukraine. Work-in-Progress" cooperation between EEP Berlin and Kunstverein Ost (KVOST); Berlin, Germany.
2023 - “Crossing Lines. Politics of Images” in the frame of FOTO WIEN festival. Wien, Austria.
2023 - “Crossing Lines. Politics of Images” at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center. Budapest, Hungary.
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