SECTION B
TRACES OF WAR
War leaves marks. Pocked walls, shredded facades, torn-up grounds.
Each impact draws a map of chaos.
These photographs capture the aesthetics of destruction – lines, materials, textures.
Through them, violence becomes surface, ruin becomes form.
An abstract, brutal language, yet deeply real.
December 2, 2023,
Chernihiv, Ukraine.
A residential building in Chernihiv shows the damage from a large shell hole sustained during the March 2022 Russian invasion.
December 5, 2023,
Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The neighborhood of North Saltivka was badly damaged by Russian shelling in March 2022.
Before the war it had 400,000 inhabitants. Around 70% of the houses suffered damage.
December 2, 2023,
Chernihiv, Ukraine.
The windshield of a van -ridden with bullet holes and covered in snow- in Lukashivka. The small village suffered serious damage during the Russian invasion in March 2022. Photo taken from inside the van to show the driver’s perspective.
May 17th, 2024,
Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Pervomayske Sugar Processing Plant (from beets), was partly damaged during Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
December 5, 2023,
Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Before the war, North Saltivka housed 400,000 residents. Russian shelling in March 2022 damaged about 70% of the neighborhood’s building
November 19, 2023,
Kyiv region, Ukraine, in Borodyanka.
Buildings damaged by the Russian invasion in Borodyanka.
December 4, 2023,
Trostyanets, Ukraine.
The aftermath of the Russian invasion reveals significant fire damage sustained during the assault.
November 30, 2023,
Kyiv, Ukraine.
Antonov AN-132D damaged during the Russian invasion.
The Hostomel airport is owned by and named after the Antonov aircraft manufacturing company and operated by its subsidiary Antonov Airlines.
At the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airport became the site of an intense battle. It was temporarily held by Russian forces and sustained heavy damage to facilities and aircraft.
June 2nd 2024,
Chernihiv Ukraine.
Chernihiv football stadium was destroyed by Russian missiles in early March 2022. The damaged running tracks remain clearly visible. The photographed section reveals the intensity of the attack.
June 2nd 2024,
Chernihiv Ukraine.
Chernihiv football stadium was destroyed by Russian missiles in early March 2022. The damaged running tracks remain clearly visible. The photographed section reveals the intensity of the attack.
December 8, 2023,
Gogoleve, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
On the night of 28 August 2023, Russian Federation forces launched a missile attack on the company Garant (they produce oil and export grains), Two Bulava missiles hit the factory killing 4 employees that were working the night shift.
Reconstruction work is well underway with over 1000 trucks of scrape metals taken from the site. 156 employees used to work there.
In the picture some corn left after the attack in one of the storage silos.
November 30, 2023,
Kyiv, Ukraine.
At Hostomel Airport, owned by Antonov, a damaged hangar stands as a reminder of the fierce battles early in the 2022 invasion. The site was temporarily held by Russian forces and suffered severe damage.
December 4, 2023,
Trostyanets, Ukraine.
In Trostyanets, the ruins of a pharmacy destroyed during the Russian invasion stand among widespread damage across the city caused during the occupation.
May 17th, 2024. Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
The Catholic Kateryna Serena church in Kyselivka was destroyed in June 2022. For 8 months the village was in the front line of the Russian invasion.
