Roma Okhotnikov
Give Peace a Chance IX
(Continuation. See the texts of the earliest images of this series. I've uploaded the whole series on insta, but without this texts)
We were at the keyword “empire”. In the previous years we lived in these very secure feelings that Russia is the peaceful country. Which of course was out of touch with reality. But “Peace” was the key word in our world. The national ideology was that we could and must sacrifice a lot in the name of Peace. That was a lie as well. Now they could arrest you if you’ll dare to go to the street with the word “Peace” on your bag. And brand you a traitor just for that. And that’s the truth. Our state declared “Peace” which was lie. And it didn’t declared “Empire” though it was in the very core of its functioning and its real ideology.
To be continued…
I want to speak about this nightmare times, to show, to see and to learn more. To do something together. Now my photo art become the “photo-diary from the other side” with rather unique opportunity to show the country when its doors are closing. I’m very welcome you to stay in touch with me on Insta, which now turned to the main site of the Digital Resistance in Russia in spite of becoming the outlaw social media or maybe partly because of that. As well as on other social resources.
Give Peace a Chance IX
(Continuation. See the texts of the earliest images of this series. I've uploaded the whole series on insta, but without this texts)
We were at the keyword “empire”. In the previous years we lived in these very secure feelings that Russia is the peaceful country. Which of course was out of touch with reality. But “Peace” was the key word in our world. The national ideology was that we could and must sacrifice a lot in the name of Peace. That was a lie as well. Now they could arrest you if you’ll dare to go to the street with the word “Peace” on your bag. And brand you a traitor just for that. And that’s the truth. Our state declared “Peace” which was lie. And it didn’t declared “Empire” though it was in the very core of its functioning and its real ideology.
To be continued…
I want to speak about this nightmare times, to show, to see and to learn more. To do something together. Now my photo art become the “photo-diary from the other side” with rather unique opportunity to show the country when its doors are closing. I’m very welcome you to stay in touch with me on Insta, which now turned to the main site of the Digital Resistance in Russia in spite of becoming the outlaw social media or maybe partly because of that. As well as on other social resources.