Friends or foes

PrizeOfficial Selection in Shoot (photo/video)
University/SchoolTurku University of Applied Sciences
ArtistMaija Bondar
CategoryNon-Professional
CreditMaija Bondar

It so happens that in the war between Russia and Ukraine there are no friends or foes for me. I was born in Ukraine, but I grew up in Russia. At the beginning of the war, my close friends found themselves on the side of evil. We've stopped communicating. Have they become strangers to me? While working on this project, I am thinking on the phenomenon of resistance to dehumanization. And I myself try not to succumb to the temptation to divide everyone into friends and strangers, as the line between friends and strangers can be very fine.