Playing with Time

• Prize
• Photographer
  Andrey Gordasevich, Russian Federation

Playing with Time is a photobook about people who re-enact the
Napoleonic Wars, who attempt to reconstruct the past as closely as
possible, trying to conceal all traces of modern times. I was
fascinated by the idea that it was impossible to describe the Battle
of Borodino (1812) through photography. So I created a story
about a reconstruction of the battle. I was very much assisted in
my task by the drawings of a witness to the events of 1812,
Noirot, a horse grenadier from Napoleon’s army. His sketches
glued into the book in the beginning of each scene seem to make
these scenes come to life.

• Awards
  MIFA 2015 - Winner, 1st Place, "QUICKGOLD", Moving Images / Nature / Documentary; MIFA 2015 - Honorable Mention, "QUICKGOLD", Environment; IPA 2015 - Honorable Mention, "QUICKGOLD", People / Lifestyle / Deeper Perspective; FAPA 2015 - Nominee, "CROSSINGS", People; IPA 2014 - Honorable Mention, "CROSSINGS", Book / People, Book / Other; One Eyeland Photography Awards 2014 - Finalist, "CROSSINGS", Book / Documentary / People / Other; MIFA 2014 - Winner, "CROSSINGS", Book