In this work we explore the cruelest manifestations of sociocultural processes in the recent history of Ukraine. We speak about the gangs of so-called "runners" and unprecedentedly bloody street wars involving teenagers that took place in Kryvyi Rih in 1980s-1990s. Using the technique of fake historical reconstruction, we transfer the events and their characters to Zaporizzhia.
In the first part of the total installation, we reproduce the headquarters of one of the gangs, filling it with iconic objects and trophies taken from their opponents in confrontations. The second part reproduces an equally heroic parallel reality: it presents a police information board dedicated to the investigation into the underage criminals.
Photo by Denys Yakovlev. 2020.
Recreation of photographs from the police archive. Investigative experiment.
Photos by Denys Yakovlev. 2020.
«Mischievous». Exhibition of short-listed artists for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2020. Kyiv. Ukraine. 2020