This book has been created as an inspiration by a poetry of Lyubov Yakimchyck. Poetry which showcases us long-long winter, that has not stopped since 2014, when the war broke out. Scratching, howling of wind, red-hot steel that burns pages of unwritten stories, paths that have not led people to destinations and vibrating tension.
In these illustrations I tried showing all the spectrum of emotions which a person could barely feel after seeing Donbass in its worst times – the war.
Every element of the picture it is a key, a puzzle which audience should solve.
Red elements stand for bloody drops which appear on a white fabric, like a red wounds.
In general the blank backdrop of pages stand for snow, whereas wavy lines represent maps with buildings, electricity poles and paths.
One element of the book are houses which resemble gravestones, red ones have already fallen prey of violence. Dark houses which are crossed by red lines have already been in danger, whereas houses with red windows have been vulnerable.
Other element of the book is bloody river which divides rivals, but it does not matter who is guilty, because the blood spreads into both directions.
Made with love on the Graphic Design Department at Lviv National Academy of Arts
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