«Unnecessary things» is an immersion into the history and personal tragedies caused by war. The project links large-scale historical events with individual destinies, creating a visual narrative about the consequences of conflict.
People wrapped in plastic, like objects stored in an abandoned factory, serve as a metaphor for the vulnerability, depersonalization, and alienation experienced by refugees. The factory, once producing nuclear weapons, became a storage space for my personal belongings that we salvaged from Donetsk. Paradoxically, a country that renounced nuclear weapons found itself caught in war.
The project not only documents the physical loss of home but also explores the loss of identity. A person becomes just another object among other things. Historical events—such as the Cold War, the dissolution of the USSR, and the annexation of Crimea—shape the contemporary reality and impact people’s fates.
«Unnecessary things» is a call to reflect on the causes and consequences of wars, on the role of individuals in history, and on how personal tragedies become part of collective memory.
2014 / 2019
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