Su suggerimento di @electrochemical combine.
Ultimamente molti lavori fotografici vengono dedicati a ritrarre i resti delle infrastrutture socialiste dell’ex Unione Sovietica. Un esempio è il lavoro dedicato a Chernobyl di Nadav Kander. Però, questi lavori possono dirci molto di più sui motivi di questa fascinazione occidentale, raccontando quindi dello sguardo dell’Occidente, ma anche della Russia di oggi.
Post-Soviet Russia is different, however: unlike at other turning points in Russian history (998, 1703, 1917), after 1991 the old order was not replaced by a bold new world-making project, but rather by insecurity, suspicion and, increasingly, nostalgia. As Schönle observes, “The ruin is a trope of reflexivity, the reflexivity of a culture that contemplates its own becoming.” The rise of Russian ruin photography can thus be understood as a symptom of the absence of any grand outward-looking project; instead, contemporary Russia’s big project is to try to understand itself. This introspective journey into the past and its ruined present can be seen in the work of Novikov and Morina and in the flourishing culture of homegrown amateur submissions (another porn parallel) showcased on sites like Ghost Cities.
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