Museum of Corruption

This series of images are taken from the project ‘Museum of Corruption’, an ongoing photographic exploration of identity in present-day Ukraine. Combining documentary photography with ethnographic research, I explore the idea of ‘onstage’ and ‘offstage’ in post-revolutionary, war-time Ukraine. The Museum of Corruption was the former president Viktor Yanukovych’s countryside residence that now operates as a theme park, run by nationalist militias. This project uses the museum as a conceptual and aesthetic starting point, from which I explore the tensions between public and private selves.

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Museum of Corruption
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Museum of Corruption

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Underground Sun Room
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Underground Sun Room

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Underground Subway
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Underground Subway

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Superyacht Hangar
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Superyacht Hangar

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - UA TV Studio
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UA TV Studio

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Kyiv Apartment
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Kyiv Apartment

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Shopping Center
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Shopping Center

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Maidan Nezalezhnosti
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Maidan Nezalezhnosti

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Under Maidan Nezalezhnosti
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Under Maidan Nezalezhnosti

© Alexander Parkyn-Smith - Church at Museum of Corruption
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Church at Museum of Corruption

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