Scars Of War
Irreversible processes were launched with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine; we will remember the consequences of it and recover from it for decades or even generations. When I read the chronicles of the Second World War and the stories we all know quite well, I had no idea that it could take place in the twenty-first century. I believe that the war is not only about destruction, but also about the process of rebuilding the country and society in general. We inevitably face the processes of development and self-identification.
I felt this very clearly from the very first day of the war. My project is precisely about these transformations and about the consequences for everyone who is related to the events in my country. The whole world heard and saw what happened in Bucha. This news plunged into horror and bewilderment the entire planet. I was one of the first photographers to visit Bucha and to actually see these consequences. Back there I felt the fear of getting close and personal with the war, with the military equipment that had burned out and was no longer a terrifying, life-taking monster.
Instead, the ravaged entrails and charred remains reminded me of the scars that remain on the body for the rest of our lives. This merger really impressed me. I dissolved with the place and the events that happened there a few days ago, it felt like a journey inside myself and in the essence of the events. For me, the photos of the charred parts are both beautiful and unbelievably horrible at the same time, but that's what happened and I want to remember it exactly as it was.
