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This is a project I began working on in the first days of the full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia, consisting of ten monotypes.
This project became not only a way to process the initial days of the war but also an exploration: how creativity helps cope with extreme emotions, how light and darkness interact in a confined space, and how per...
This is a project I began working on in the first days of the full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia, consisting of ten monotypes.
This project became not only a way to process the initial days of the war but also an exploration: how creativity helps cope with extreme emotions, how light and darkness interact in a confined space, and how personal stories transform into part of collective memory.
On February 24, 2022, the day began with explosions and the roar of aviation. The decision to stay in Kyiv felt like the only right one, but remaining at home was dangerous. My family and I took shelter in a garage—a cold, concrete space. It became our temporary refuge, where days and nights merged, and time seemed to lose its usual flow.
In those conditions, I started documenting the new reality using my phone’s camera. Photographs of narrow passages, brick walls, and patches of light captured the struggle between light and darkness—hope and despair. The enclosed space of the garage not only sheltered us but also heightened the sense of isolation. Light became a key symbol, a source of life in that world.
These images formed the basis of the monotypes. The black-and-white palette of the works conveys an emotional contrast: black representing the weight and uncertainty, white symbolizing breakthroughs of light and hope. The uniqueness of each print reflects the singularity of the emotions experienced.
The creative process became an investigation for me into how stressful conditions transform artistic expression. In moments when fear and loneliness overwhelmed me, creativity served as a tool to process those emotions. Monotype, with each print existing as a single copy, proved to be the perfect medium to convey the uniqueness of every moment.
Beyond that, this project opened up the theme of how personal stories become part of collective memory. "10 Days in the Garage" is not just a visual chronicle of my experience but also an attempt to capture the emotions and atmosphere of that time through art. These works transcend the personal, reflecting universal feelings that anyone who has lived through a crisis can understand.
Serg Poznansky
