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This project documents the everyday life of civilians living close to the frontline in Ukraine—people who continue to work, raise children, and care for their homes despite the constant threat of war. Using expired Ukrainian Svema film that he had kept in his fridge for over a decade, Kostyantyn Chernichkin aims to create a visual narrative that reflects both the fragility and resilience of these communities. The film’s unpredictable, fading quality mirrors how war distorts memory and perception. Through analog photography, personal interviews, and ambient sound, the project will form a quiet but powerful portrait of life in war’s shadow. The final work will be presented as a photo book, exhibition, and multimedia story—preserving a record of how people live through war, not just survive it.
The project will involve field trips across five frontline regions: Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipro-Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.