Validity period - photo project - first chatity edition #5 (2024) Fotoğraf Roman Butym tarafından

Validity Period is a photo project implemented by Roman Butym and Pavlo Kyryk in June-August 2021 in the city of Krakow, Poland.
Over three months, the authors visited local municipal waste points. This project addresses current issues of ecology, overproduction, and materialism. Items that were once valued and served generations have been replaced by the era of "disposable consumption".
Using discarded objects, the authors created installations intended
to evoke the atmosphere of home life. Since garbage is often associated with something dirty and repulsive, the emergence of
such mock comfort immediately attracted the attention of random passersby. Each shoot turned into a performance: some watched with interest and took photos, while others laughed, and a few threatened to call the police. However, the majority pretended not to notice anything.
Materialism serves as a filler for existential voids. Acquiring more and more new things momentarily gives the illusion of improvement and becomes the norm. Often, these items have a short validity period, both literally and metaphorically. Large corporations and mass culture only exacerbate this issue. Advertisements and social pressure encourage people to constantly buy new things, creating the illusion that it is the only way to achieve happiness.
The project was nominated in the 8th edition
Fine Art Photography Awards,
published in The Eye of Photography Magazine
and on Instagram World Press Photo
as part of the Lagos Photo Festival

All proceeds from the first charity edition, will be donated to the Come Back Alive Foundation - the Ukrainian Fund of Competent Assistance to the Army.

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