On November 2, the inaugural edition of the Photo Kyiv international art fair opens, presenting photography as a self-sufficient medium of contemporary Ukrainian art. The programme includes a galleries section, a local and international art institutions section, an educational programme and a...
View articleIn his series Bitter Honeydew, Ukrainian photographer Kirill Golovchenko (b. 1974) captured the uprooted life of temporary work migrants who come to the Black Sea to sell fruit. Every summer, with...
View articleThroughout the history of photography, whether in the name of science or art, people have been travelling far and wide in order to take pictures of remote places. In this issue of GUP Magazine, we pay tribute to the human tendency – or should we say 'attitude' – to size up all of space. The...
View articleDust and dirt are permanent sediment on the clandestine salesmen standing along the road, attempting to do business with people who pass by in cars - seemingly in a rush to get from A to B. Aside from the rare distraction of someone stopping to buy a watermelon, the fatigue that comes from...
View portfolioThe machines that Kirill Golovchenko (1974, Odessa) photographed for his book Kachalka are painted in blue. Rust and old wood show through, yet the machines do not look fragile. What are these machines?There are sweaty people on the machines, flexing their muscles, so it may be naturally...
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