Visual artist Vic Bakin, who started as a model photographer, shifted to documentary photography due to the war in Ukraine. Based in Kyiv, he focuses on queer communities and youth subcultures, creating images that reflect a shared experience of coming of age. Bakin's monograph, 'Epitome,' features palm-sized, silver gelatin prints made in his makeshift darkroom amidst the war. Currently, he is working on 'Hell was Full,' capturing young soldiers and their realities, allowing for quiet reflection amidst their chaotic lives on the frontlines.
Raised in the west of Ukraine and now based in Kyiv, visual artist and photographer Vic Bakin had his start in image making as a model photographer.
The project was printed entirely in my makeshift darkroom in Kyiv. To produce no larger than palm sized prints, Vic put these images through a silver gelatin process.
I'm photographing those who defend Ukraine, putting young soldiers into frame. The quiet portraits in pretty quiet places give space for reflection and deepen the feeling of the hell that awaits.
I’m probably subconsciously influenced by a variety of great photographers, but the artist doesn’t spend much time looking at other photographs. Life's too short to just copy or repeat.
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