Terrifying Images Of Ukraine Before And After The Recent Riots

Posted by Cosmin Nasui | Mar 1, 2014 | PHOTO OF THE DAY | 0 |

Amidst the overwhelming violence seen in Ukraine’s recent riots, Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz (an outsider) decides to create visually stunning, but heartbreaking images that explore Ukraine’s reactions to the sudden cultural and political changes.

By taking some of the techniques applied by Sergey Larenkov on his famous series, The Ghosts of World War II, Diaz creates images that merge shots of Kiev from before and after the Ukraine riots using the same vantage points. Through this technique, a masterful trick made possible by the almighty Photoshop, the viewer is able to experience two polar opposites: a happy, peaceful Ukraine, and a chaotic Ukraine.

Looking at the dramatic contrast between happy people enjoying the sun and peace and the anger of people behind in barricades is disheartening.

(via Sploid)

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Cosmin Nasui (BA-es in History of Art and Visual Arts&Design) has worked as art historian, curator, art critic, gallerist, cultural journalist, cultural manager for the last 20 years.//Cosmin Nasui este curator, istoric și critic de artă, manager cultural, evaluator acreditat de artă contemporană, evaluator de proiecte culturale. Este fondator al celei mai largi platforme online românești pentru susținerea și promovarea artei contemporane românești www.modernism.ro. Este managing partner la Nasui collection & archives (www.cosminnasui.com) și curator la platforma muzeală privată PostModernism Museum (www.postmodernism.ro). Este autor de cărți de sinteză, monografii și studii de istoria artelor.