‘Materia’
by Vic Bakin
22 × 28 cm
184 pages
Softcover with Cloth Dustjacket
Kyiv-based artist Vic Bakin presents ‘Materia’, a delicate exploration of photography as matter, the follow-up to his award-winning first monograph ‘Epitome’.
Following Epitome, which looked outward at the effects of war on people and landscape, ‘Materia’ turns inward, exploring instability within photography itself. Produced during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the project shifts its attention from what photography depicts to the material from which photographs are made.
Vic Bakin (Viktor Bakin, b. 1984) is a self-educated Ukrainian photographer and artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. His work focuses primarily on documenting Ukrainian youth and, more recently, on themes surrounding the war in Ukraine. His practice moves between portraiture, conceptual photography, and darkroom printing, exploring youth, subcultures, and material presence. He lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Available worldwide: mid-SEP ‘26
Available in the EU: late-OCT ‘26
22 × 28 cm
184 pages
Softcover with Cloth Dustjacket
ISBN 978-618-5479-51-0
!! For an EU order: other items purchased with this order will be shipped together when ‘Materia’ is ready to be fulfilled. !!
Available worldwide: late-SEP ‘26
Available in the EU: late-OCT ‘26
Limited edition of 10 copies
Two different darkroom prints (printed by the artist) available:
‘Torso’ in an edition of 5 + 2AP
‘Bed’ in an edition of 5 + 3AP
Handmade gelatin silver prints produced in the darkroom from the original negative.
Printed on locally sourced vintage fibre-based heavyweight photographic paper (circa 1975).
Numbered and Signed
Print Dimensions: 30 × 24 cm
+ Certificate of Authenticity
It accompanies a copy of the book ‘Materia’ with a special Riso-printed obi
! This Special Edition’s price will increase as the edition sells through !
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!! For an EU order: other items purchased with this order will be shipped together when ‘Materia’ is ready to be fulfilled. !!
Available worldwide: mid-SEP ‘26
Available in the EU: late-OCT ‘26