Red Heat

The Red Heat project examines the social dynamics that unfolded in Moscow during the pandemic in 2020, continued in the January of 2021 in the time of protests in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the subsequent two years. Photo series explores how these events influenced society and contributed to Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine in 2022, launching a full-scale military campaign against the neighboring country.

The photographic series shows the onset of mobilization in Russia, focusing on the mass exodus of young people to former Soviet states, notably Kazakhstan. The series also highlights acts of resistance within Russia, such as the arson of military recruitment offices and sites storing conscription records and documentation. Additionally, it addresses the fuel and energy crisis, rising energy prices at the beginning of winter, and their use as political leverage.

This is an ongoing project that spans multiple periods and countries, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, and Germany, capturing the complex socio-political landscape across these regions.

“The Red Heat is hanging over ordinary people and isn’t going to disappear anytime soon”

Publication in The Calvert Journal 

Exhibited in 2022 during Biel/Bienne Festival in Switzerland:
  bielerfototage.ch/de/Ausstellungen/red-heat/