Vic Bakin (1984) lives and works in Kyiv, after spending his childhood in the West of Ukraine. Bakin’s artistic focus has always been on documenting Ukraine’s youth, but most recently it has also shifted to the themes of war. Vic enjoys making objects and creating small prints, reminiscent of the vernaculars his father would print at home in small sizes to save on materials. Bakin turned the bathroom of his Kyiv flat into a DIY darkroom, comparing the laboratory processes to a kind of meditation or mental therapy.