La Russie dans l’objectif – À la marge de l’Empire

Russia is unique due undoubtedly to its magnitude but also, most notably, to the inextricable contradictions that arise from it. A country of excesses and extremes, yet desperately empty and desolate, cold and hot, silent and howling, whose tragedies and turmoil permeate every inch of its landscapes and every one of its inhabitants. In a four-part portrait, we set off to discover an immense territory reflected in its photographic scene: unbridled, bustling, brave, and sometimes a little crazy. Meetings with photographers Elena Anosova, Misha Domozhilov, Alexander Gronsky, Valery Nistratov, and many others.

From the Far North to the Bering Strait, many provinces remain, even today, very difficult to reach. In these forgotten places of exile, the geographical isolation resembles a cultural and social marginalization, demystified through the lens of three photographers.