Ksenia Ivanova, Between the Trees of the South Caucasus

Born in Russia in 1990 and currently living in Berlin, the photographer’s project was produced from 2019 to 2023, and offers insight into the as-yet-unresolved conflict in South Caucasus. In August 2008, Russia stationed troops in neighbouring Georgia, and declared the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Considering the war in Ukraine, the series asks fundamental questions about the future of this region and the consequences for the people living there.

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Shamil Kurt-Ogly, 16, near his semi-abandoned house in the former mining village of Akarmara, Abkhazia, September 22, 2020
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Children play football near an abandoned train and coal sorting station in the former mining village of Akarmara, Abkhazia, April 21, 2019
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Shamil Kurt-Ogly, 16, and his cousin harvest grapes, which their grandfather has grown, Akarmara, Abkhazia, September 21, 2020
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Georgian Orthodox chapel on Lake Saghamo, Georgia, August 3, 2022
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Vitaly Bikeev, former commander of a rescue team at the local mines, swims in the mountain river, Ghalidzga, Abkhazia, September 21, 2020
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Russian tourists climbing a mountain waterfall near Akarmara, Abkhazia, September 20, 2020
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Russian sailors at the military parade in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, dedicated to the victory of Abkhazia over Georgia, September 30, 2023
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A family warms themselves next to the stove in a dilapidated house, Dzhantuha, Abkhazia, February 14, 2022
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A builder is sitting on the roof of a sanatorium in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, which is being rebuilt into a hotel for Russian tourists, June 14, 2023
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A displaced Georgian woman from Abkhazia leaving the old Soviet sanatorium Metallurg, Tskaltubo, Georgia, April 29, 2022
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Neighbours gathered for the funeral of one of the displaced Georgian women from Abkhazia, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 1, 2022
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Relatives carry the body of Izolda Metreveli, 82, displaced Georgian from Abkhazia, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 1, 2022
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A wire border built by Russian soldiers on the border between South Ossetia and Kirbali village, Georgia, April 6, 2023
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Tamaz Kurt-Ogly, 17, poses for a portrait with a marten he shot, Akarmara, Abkhazia, May 30, 2022
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New homes for displaced Georgians from Abkhazia provided by the Georgian government only to around 25 per cent of internally displaced persons, Tskaltubo, Georgia, April 30, 2022
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A Georgian participant in the guerrilla war against Abkhazia, poses for a portrait at his home, Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2, 2022
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Children during a drill competition in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, in honour of the anniversary of the victory of Abkhazia, September 27, 2023
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Yana Sagutdinova, 15, poses for a portrait at her home, Dzhantuha, Abkhazia, November 21, 2021
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Funeral of Tamaz Ginturi, killed by Russian guards on the border with South Ossetia, in the village of Kirbali, Georgia, November 11, 2023
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Mateo, 7, plays in Akarmara, Abkhazia, where he lives with his family in a semi-abandoned home, April 21, 2019
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