- Photographs: Igor Chekachkov
- Texts: Igor Chekachkov
- Design: Kakkalaki
- 206 color photographs
- 304 pages
- 13 x 21 cm
- Soft cover
- English/French
- ISBN: 978-2-492696-29-9
- €55
- This book was supported by the Région Sud – Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, I was forced to leave my hometown, Kharkiv, and go to the west of the country.
Aware that the war is well documented by many photographers and media outlets, I decided to seek out new forms through which to depict the aftermath of the invasion. That is how the “100 Days of War” project came about.
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100 Days Of War, the book
From the very first day, I began to put together photographs and notes in a small notebook, creating a personal record of war and displacement from the inside.
What originally stemmed from an intuitive desire to document my experience of war and uncertainty developed into something broader: a reflection on the notions of home, identity, and displacement.
Whilst the work literally describes the sudden evacuation of my family and the consequences of a brutal Russian attack, it also seeks to question the language of photography itself, and its limitations in documenting, representing and affecting conflict.
This subjective documentation of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine became my project 100 Days of War.
The project was shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Awards 2023 and selected by The Photographers’ Gallery for a “New Talent” award.
Igor Chekachkov began his career in 2008 as a photojournalist, covering a wide range of cultural, mass, and sporting events. This foundation eventually led him toward art photography, where he continues to explore the boundaries between public and private spaces, as well as the impact of digital technologies and algorithms on the image. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, his focus shifted toward themes of Ukrainian identity and the concept of home.
His work has been published in Forbes, National Geographic, The Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, The Economist, among others. Chekachkov’s photographs have been exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions, including at Mystetskyi Arsenal (Kyiv), the Ukrainian Museum (New York), Odesa Photo Days, Photo Elysée, Fisheye Gallery, Open Eye Gallery, Stills Gallery, and many others.