Imaginary Cargo-200 Journey

More than 3,500 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed on the third day of fighting, and this number has become the starting point for Maria Gvardeitseva's project Imaginary Cargo 200 Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow (Le Voyage Imaginaire d'un Carganison - 200 between Saint Petersburg and Moscow).

Eleven pieces of digital art and an installation - put a human face on statistics to show the world the depth of the tragedy happening in Ukraine. The artist creates a hyperrealistic visualization of the touristic places of so-called two Russian capitals - Moscow and Saint Petersburg - with their tourists being replaced by coffins. Thus abstract losses are transformed into a striking and palpable reality. Maria Gvardeitseva reminds us once again the unbearable horror of war where people lose their history, their individuality and become integral and dehumanized parts of weapons.