In Photos: Russia Through the Eyes of Belarusian Artist GM_Collage
Collage artist GM_collage combines photos of symbolic people, places and things in surreal arrangements to lay bare the contradictions, nuances and hypocrisies of modern Russia.
When contacted by The Moscow Times, the artist declined to share details about their identity, only saying that they are from Belarus and now live in Georgia.
The Moscow Times is republishing some of GM_collage's works here with the artist's permission:
When contacted by The Moscow Times, the artist declined to share details about their identity, only saying that they are from Belarus and now live in Georgia.
The Moscow Times is republishing some of GM_collage's works here with the artist's permission:
The gilded doors of the Kremlin open to reveal not Putin, but a Russian missile shell in Ukraine.
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Putin delivers an address in the middle of a field of Russian military graves.
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A Russian strategic missile system rolls through a cemetery.
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Putin and Russian soldiers stand behind a wooden fence commonly seen in small Russian towns.
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A guillotine is juxtaposed with an art installation in the city of Perm that reads Счастье не за горами, or "Happiness is just around the corner."
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Putin leads a pro-war rally behind a toy tank decorated with the pro-war symbol "Z."
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The Kremlin seen fenced in by prison barbwire.
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Nuclear war as a glimmer in Putin's eye.
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The ballet dancers of "Swan Lake" tower above Red Square.
Tchaikovsky's ballet pon Soviet television during the 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.
Tchaikovsky's ballet pon Soviet television during the 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.
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St. Basil's Cathedral stands behind a wooden fence reading "The signs are cleared — the problems remain..."
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