In “Dead space and ruins”, four artists working with film and photography present the decaying architectural reminiscence of the Soviet vision. With work taking inspiration from across the vast landscape of the former Soviet Union, these artists explore the “dead space” left in the wake of the quest for progress.

Eric Lusito’s series, Traces of the Soviet Empire, maps the militaristic power of the former USSR through images of haunting ruins of former army bases, monuments and equipment. Danila Tkachenko’s Restricted Areas series captures brutalist ruins decomposing in the frozen tundra, while Vahram Agasian’s haunting Ghost City documents former towns and once-powerful buildings now lying empty and abandoned to the mercy of time and the forces of nature.

Anton Ginzburg’s film Turo investigates post-Soviet geography and icons of constructivist architecture. The four chapters of the film explore different landmarks of Soviet modernism such as the Narkomfin building and the ruins of Pripyat while proposing alternate futures for these and other settings through virtual, video game-like environments.