In February 2013 I travelled to western Ukraine following a distant thread of family history. I arrived in the sleeper town of Kalush, the birthplace of my grandmother, who at the time was nearing the end of her life as the result of Alzheimer’s disease.
With my grandmother’s early life as a displaced person in mind I began exploring the city and surrounding areas. Working alone and without being able to speak the language I slowly formed relationships and connections with residents during a series of trips over the course of 18 months, eventually encompassing regions across east and west Ukraine. By the beginning of 2014, before the current armed conflict, much of my work focused on Donbas.
A Row of Bones became a naturally evolving piece of work and a portrait of Ukraine during rising political tensions, the peak of revolution and the descent into war.
Christopher Nunn. Donetsk, January 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Novelty cushion stall, Donetsk, January 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Burning Security Service of Ukraine vehicle, Kalush, 19th February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Pro-Russian protest, Donetsk, March 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Administration Building, Donetsk, March 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Proletarsky region, Donetsk, May 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Danylevskoho Street, Donetsk, May 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Kalush, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Posyolok region, Kalush, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Jewish Cemetary, Kalush, 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Vasia, Kalush, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Kalush, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Kalush, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Diana and Vladik, February 2014. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Lviv, February 2013. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Kalush, 2013. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Donetsk, May 2014. “A Row of Bones””A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Valik, Western Ukraine, 2013. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn. Valik, Western Ukraine, 2013. “A Row of Bones”
Christopher Nunn (1983) is based in Yorkshire. He works on personal projects and commissions throughout the UK and Europe, currently dividing his time between England and Ukraine.
