Raphael Thys
Airplane – amphibia with vertical take-off VVA-14. Russia, Moscow area, 2013
Former residential buildings in a deserted polar scientific town specialised on biological research. Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Tropospheric scatter antenna “Chaika”. Russia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2014
Former mining town which has been closed and made a bombing trial field. The building on the photo shows the cultural center, one of the objects for bombing. Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Pumpjacks on a spent oil field. Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, 2014
A monument to creators of Russia’s nuclear shield in Dzerzhinskiy city, where solid rocket fuel, missile charges, hulls, and engines were produced. Russia, Dzerzhinsky city, 2013
Screen for biological defence against radar radiation. Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Deserted observatory. Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015
Water contamination test at a lake around Ozersk (formerly Chelyabinsk-40). In 1957 there was the first nuclear catastrophe, which stayed secret for 20 years. The city is surrounded by the lakes which are until now contaminated with radiation. Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013
Test bench for missiles. Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region, 2015
Former military base on an island, with an underground bunker. Russia, Leningrad region, 2013
The world's largest diesel submarine. Russia, Samara region, 2013
Landmark in the area of test underground explosions. Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Region, 2015
Antenna built for interplanetary connection. Russia, Arkhangelsk region, 2013
Secret city Chelyabinsk-40 was not marked on the maps until 1994. It is still impossible to enter the city unless one has special permission or relatives living there. Russia, Chelyabinsk region, 2013
Space capsules for return of astronauts and research equipment to the Earth. Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013
Boiler house of a closed aerodrome. Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Headquarters of Communist Party. Bulgaria, Yugoiztochen region, 2015
Waste storage of rocket fuel. Russia, Republic of Komi, 2014
Hangar at the former firing field for biological weapons. Kazakhstan, Akmola region, 2015
Antenna for interception of signals. Russia, Samara region, 2014
Coal processing plant. Russia, Komi Republic, 2014
Sarcophagus over a closed shaft which is 4 km deep. Russia, Murmansk region, 2013
Water intake. Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2015
Excavator on a closed quarry. Russia, Moscow region, 2015
Ruins of experimental laser system “ZET”. Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Ground station for spacecraft control. Kazakhstan, Karaganda region, 2015
Scientific storage at far North. Russia, Komi republic, 2014
Deserted observatory. Kazakhstan, Almaty region, 2015
Part of an unfinished space port. Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda region, 2013
Monument “To the Conquerors of the Space”. Russia, Moscow, 2015
”Bulgaria" ship lifted from underwater, 122 people drowned on it. Russia, Tatarstan republic, 2014
Memorial “Shilovsky Bridgehead” located close a nuclear power plant, which was never finished. Russia, Voronezh region, 2015
RESTRICTED AREAS
Danila Tkachenko
The project "Restricted Areas" is about utopian strive of humans for technological progress.
Humans are always trying to own ever more than they have - this is the source of technical progress, which was the means to create various commodities, standards, as well as the tools of violence in order to keep the power over others.
Better, higher, stronger - these ideals often express the main ideology of the governments, for these goals they are ready to sacrifice almost everything. While the individual is supposed to become a tool for reaching the set goals, and receive in exchange the higher level of comfort.
I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress - and which are now deserted. Those places lost their significance together with the utopian ideology which is now obsolete. Secret cities that cannot be found on maps, forgotten scientific triumphs, abandoned buildings of almost inhuman complexity. The perfect technocratic future that never came.
Any progress comes to its end earlier or later, it can happen due to different reasons - nuclear war, economic crisis or natural disaster.. For me it's interesting to witness what is left after.
ЗАКРЫТЫЕ ТЕРРИТОРИИ
Данила Ткаченко
Проект "Закрытые территории" - про утопичное стремление человека к техническому прогрессу.
Человек склонен всегда хотеть большего чем имеет, вследствие чего и появился технический прогресс, который являлся средством для создания всевозможных удобств, стандартов, а также инструментов насилия для удержания власти.
Принцип “лучше, выше, сильнее” часто является основной идеологией государств, ради этого они готовы пожертвовать почти всем. Человек при этом должен стать инструментом для достижения поставленных целей, а взамен получить более высокий уровень комфорта.
Я путешествую в поисках мест, которые сыграли важную роль для технического прогресса - секретные города, которых нет на картах, забытые научные проекты, брошенные технократические конструкции, зараженные территории вследствиe производственных аварий. Идеальное технократическое будущее, которое так и не смогло наступить. Любой прогресс рано или поздно заканчивается. Это может произойти по разным причинам.. Из за атомной войны, экономического кризиса или природного катаклизма. Мне интересно увидеть что остается после.
Virtual tour through the exhibition "Restricted Areas", in the framework of European Month of Photography, Berlin. Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, 15 September - 29 October 2016
Виртуальный тур по выставке "Restricted Areas", в рамках Европейского месяца фотографии в Берлине. Галерея Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, 15 сентября - 29 октября 2016)
Danila Tkachenko ©