Whiteout traces how territories shaped by imperial expansion continue to transform after the political and ideological systems that formed them begin to erode.
Interplay of myth, power, and secrecy within closed city (ZATO). Drawing from archival photographs, facts, and personal memories, the project investigates the roots of uncertainty and the landscapes of collective memory.
I reflect on how secrecy shapes the history of a place. In the city where I grew up, a key site of the Soviet nuclear program, official silence allowed myths, religion, and personal stories to fill the gaps. Today, when nuclear threats are