Via his Instagram platform, Ukraine-born photographer Sergiy Barchuk is selling prints of his work to raise funds for the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv as the war in Ukraine intensifies. F...
Via his Instagram platform, Ukraine-born photographer Sergiy Barchuk is selling prints of his work to raise funds for the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv as the war in Ukraine intensifies. Find out how you can support
There’s no easy way to talk about war, which is perhaps why images often resonate so strongly during difficult times as ways to record, communicate and raise awareness for those suffering. Here, Ukraine-born, New York-based photographer Sergiy Barchuk reflects on his childhood memories of Ukraine and his new Instagram print sale which will donate all proceeds to Ohmatdyt, a children’s hospital in Kyiv.
Wallpaper*: The vivid blue and yellow images that reference Ukraine’s flag are very powerful, particularly when paired alongside the image of you swimming with your mother as a child. What has this time been like for you? To be honest, it’s been emotional and difficult. It’s heartbreaking to see the violence and destruction that overtook the country. All of my childhood memories from there are very peaceful and happy , so to see the grief there now has been painfully surreal.
W*: All proceeds from your sale will benefit Ohmatdyt in Kyiv, Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital. Can you tell us more about your connection with Ohmatdyt and the work they’re doing? I had various health problems as a kid, so my dad took me there to get looked at. When I saw Ohmatdyt in the news my heart sank; when you recognise something from your past and then connect it with the horrible images you see on the screen, it’s a sickening feeling; somehow it makes it even more real.
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