- The VEHA books transform digital copies into physical documents, turning archival images into material history.
The VEHA books transform digital copies into physical documents, turning archival images into material history.
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Galeria Arsenał
Concept author, project curator, photo editor, introduction: LESIA PCHOLKA
Cataloging, library search and architecture descriptions: ASIA CHMYZ
Author of the essay and editing architecture descriptions: ULADZIMIR HRAMOVICH
Consultants: Viciebsk region – KASTUŚ ŠYTAL, Homiel region – YAUHEN MALIKAU, Hrodna region – STEPAN STUREIKO, Mahilioŭ region – ALIEH DAVID LISOŬSKI
Translation from Belarusian into Polish and English, copy editing of Belarusian texts: STOWARZYSZENIE MOVA – JĘZYK BEZ BARIER. Copy editing (Polish), proofreading (Polish and English): EWA BOROWSKA, MARLENA ZAGÓRSKA
Graphic design: KAROLINA PIETRZYK & TOBIAS WENIG
Cover: Munken Lynx 400g.
Inside pages: Munken Print White, 115g
Typeface: East of Rome/Tekst,ABC Dinamo/ABC Social
Format: 240 × 320 mm. Pages: 256
Print run: 500 copies
All photographs are authentic and have not been generated by AI
Published by:
Galeria Arsenał w Białymstoku
ISBN 978-83-66262-30-0
Centrum Kultury Białoruskiej w Białymstoku
ISBN 978-83-972232-6-4
The book features reproductions of photographs obtained from private and public archives, including: Ala Žak, Aleks Alean, Alexey Volkov, Aleh Maślijev, Aliaksandr Navaraj, Aliaksei Trubkin, Alieh David Lisoŭski, Архіў гісторыі Магілёва project, Andruś Horvat, Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, Asia Vaĺkovič, Biblioteka Narodowa, Centrum Kultury Białoruskiej w Białymstoku, Dzijana Pinčuk, Dzmitryj Maslij, Europeana, Fortepan, Hienadź Dubatoŭka, Irena Domańska, Jafim Čarnahlaz, Jaŭhien Mšar, Kastuś Šytal, Lesia Pčolka, Liudmila Hryšanava, Muzeum Fotografii w Krakowie, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe, Natallia Doraš, Rascislaŭ Piličoŭski, Retro Petrikov project, PastVu project, Rostislav, Ruslan Kulievič, Siarhiej Plytkievič, Stanislava Najdovič, Tacciana Falievič, Uladzimir Hramovič, Uladzimir Sadoŭski, Vadzim Citoŭ, Viera Aniščanka, Wikimedia Commons, Yury Pankoŭ, Zmicier Afanasenka
Special thanks: Monika Szewczyk, director of the Arsenal Gallery in Białystok. Stowarzyszenie Mova – język bez barier. Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Gaude Polonia program. Alex Fisher, Anton Rudak, Dzijana Pinčuk, Maryia Bulavinskaya and Jaŭhien Mšar
This book tells the story of the fate of Belarusian ruins, most of which at one time were under threat of destruction due to wars, neglect, and state violence: castles and churches, town halls and churches, synagogues and houses were destroyed. Many disappeared without a trace, but remained in photographs. Some were saved, yet most continue to decay and may vanish completely without care and attention. In the photographs we also see people against the background of these buildings, and this is an important focus for us to show our history from the point of view of a person who lives in this space. The texts recount the history of the construction of these buildings and the process of their destruction. This book is a journey with maps through a world that no longer exists, yet it gives us the possibility to return, in memory, to the walls of our homeland.
Гэта кніга пра лёс беларускіх камяніц, якія ў свой час амаль усе былі пад пагрозай знішчэння праз войны, нядбайнасць і дзяржаўны гвалт: руйнаваліся замкі і касцёлы, ратушы і цэрквы, сінагогі і хаты. Мноства знікла без следу, але засталося на фотаздымках. Ёсць і выратаваныя, але большасць з іх працягвае разбурацца і без увагі можа знікнуць канчаткова. На фотаздымках мы бачым і людзей на фоне камяніц, і гэта важны для нас фокус, паказваць сваю гісторыю з пункту гледжання чалавека, які жыве ў гэтай прасторы. У тэкстах расказваецца гісторыя пабудовы будынкаў і працэс іх руйнавання. Гэта кніга-падарожнік з мапамі па свеце, якога ўжо не існуе, але дае магчымасць вяртацца да муроў сваёй радзімы ў памяці.
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