Opening Reception: Ukraine - Voices from the Gray Zone

Opening Reception Saturday, September 19, 12-4 pm. Ukraine: Voices From the Gray Zone. Documentation Photography by Eric Bladholm. Curated by Adrienne Kochman and Elena Smolynets.

Compiled over nine extensive humanitarian aid trips to Ukraine between 2022 and 2026, Voices From the Gray Zone documents daily life under russian aggression in some of the regions most affected by occupation and war. Presented as a timeline of photographs and video, the exhibition traces the struggles, resilience, and increasingly dangerous conditions faced by Ukrainian civilians and communities on the ground.

Bladholm's work bears witness to the people of Ukraine, giving voice to those russia has sought to silence through violence and oppression. The exhibition offers Chicago audiences a rare, firsthand visual record from an artist who has repeatedly traveled into the country during wartime, building direct relationships with the communities he photographs.

Слава Україні! Glory to Ukraine!