In Kyiv, Ukrainian photographer Vic Bákin lenses youth and queer subcultures, and the scars of war скачать в хорошем качестве

In Kyiv, Ukrainian photographer Vic Bákin lenses youth and queer subcultures, and the scars of war

Based in Kyiv, Ukrainian photographer Vic Bákin contemplates coming-of-age against the backdrop of war, documenting youth and queer subcultures as the country undergoes its own evolution. Seeing his focus shift as the landscape of the city transforms around him, his work investigates masculinity, fragility and belonging amid the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, carrying the weight of its context with many of his subjects now enlisted in the war. Connecting with Bákin online, London-based visual artist Greg Bushell travelled to Kyiv to capture how the war on Ukraine has affected his practice for short film Safe Light. Finding refuge in his makeshift darkroom, Bákin confronts unprocessed memories of his new reality for his latest photo series and book Epitome, recognising scarred facades and the stains of conflict in the tactile imperfections of analog formats. ...read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness