Ya I Mariupol

"Camus is bullshit, Nietzsche is cool. You're all going to die'' states graffiti by Mariupol beach, in an accurate reflection of the fatalistic atmosphere that has gripped the city. Author Piotr Armianovski reminisces about times gone by when he swam and went sailing in Mariupol. Back then the city by the Sea of the Azov struck the youngster from the industrial city of Donetsk as a fabulous place. Now he hopes that fables, fairy-tales and dreams can help him return meaning to a city beset by war for four years now. In illustrating his work with private archive images and canvassing public opinion on aspirations locals hold for the future of the city, Armianovski interweaves his requiem to a city with personal memories, harsh realities and the depths of the sea, which he plunges in search of further dreams. KT