2024
SVALBARD: Silent Games
“SVALBARD: Silent Game” tells the story of nearly a century of coexistence among Norwegians, Russians, and Ukrainians on the Svalbard archipelago, the northernmost inhabited land on Earth. Since 1936, settlements have competed in friendly sports competitions, uninterrupted by the Cold War or the collapse of the USSR. Today, for the first time, the tournaments have been cancelled: Russian and Ukrainian families have left the archipelago, fleeing Moscow’s tightening control, while the Norwegian government has restricted voting rights for over 40% of residents. The coexistence that defined the island for decades is now faltering. The photographic project, created in parallel with the documentary of the same name by Red Sheep Studio (presented at the Trento Film Festival 2025), documents this historic moment through images, environmental sounds, and interviews. Developed in collaboration with Europe Creative Media and the North Pole Expedition Museum, it was conceived for a multisensory exhibition in Longyearbyen, offering an authentic narrative of Svalbard and its inhabitants in an era of change.
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