video stillsBabylon Club Archive works like a peephole, an archive of a new generation inhabiting Babylon, a cult nightclub from the 1990s that has now been transformed into a space for skaters and for punk and techno parties in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine. Using an ecstatic camera, I capture the moments before, during, and after participants pose for a photo, which they call a “punk passport” ID. The work is part of my "post-migratory" practice: an ongoing exercise in reconnecting with roots, exploring a sense of belonging, and creating “quasi-passport” records - a practice I had to carry out for almost 20 years while renewing my residence permits in Europe.
The photo and video register was possibe with the support of Potuzhnyak, in memory of Yura Stetsyk