Reception Wed, Oct 15, 6–8pm
CONTACT Gallery
80 Spadina Ave, Suite 205
World-renowned Canadian-Ukrainian photographer Edward Burtynsky is pleased to present the international premiere of Ukrainian photographer Maxim Dondyuk’s White Series: Meditations on War in partnership with CONTACT Gallery.
The exhibition showcases ten hauntingly beautiful photographs and two high resolution murals, all created during the winter months between 2022-2024, on liberated territories of Ukraine that had previously been occupied by Russian forces. Revealed in a palette of harsh whites, chilled greys, and muted browns, the images of Dondyuk’s White Series demand a breathless kind of contemplation, leaving little room to ignore the stark realities of how both our internal and external landscapes respond to what is left behind after war.
The exhibition will be complemented by a fundraising campaign, where 50% of proceeds from the sale of a special donation edition (25 prints, $1,500.00 CAD each) of Untitled 02, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Winter 2023 will be donated to UA.Ants, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that unites volunteers from all over Ukraine.
The gallery will be open Wed–Fri, 11am-5pm, or by appointment for the duration of the exhibition.
Maxim Dondyuk (b.1983, Ukraine) is a research-based photographer and artist who combines fieldwork, historical inquiry, and personal reflections with the medium of photography, video, text, and archival materials. His regular interests include history, memory, conflict, and their enduring impact. His recent projects examine the meanings of war, nuclear energy, and their impact on human perception. His work has received international acclaim, marked by prestigious awards including the 2022 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography, being named International Photographer of the Year at the Lucie Awards, and becoming a finalist for the Prix Pictet Photography Prize. His art has been exhibited worldwide, in venues such as the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, Somerset House in London, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome, the House of Lucie in Budapest, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva, and L’Arsenal in Bastia among others.
Maxim Dondyuk, Untitled 10, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Winter 2024.
Maxim Dondyuk, Untitled 02, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Winter 2023.
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