The exhibition brings together portraits of 20 Ukrainian women refugees who, by taking part in the project, decided to share their stories of pain, suffering and uncertainty.
According to the notes accompanying the exhibition, none of the women had any experience in studio photography or modelling, but they all wished to communicate to the world their presence, identity and pride, as well as their concern for their loved ones and their homeland.
The project allowed the Ukrainian women to rebuild their sense of dignity and femininity, of which they were, in a sense, deprived when fleeing their country.
The portraits are made in cyanotype, a traditional technique that gives the photographs a specific cyan colour.
Kastner, 49, lives and works in Grudziądz. A member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers, he is an expert in and promoter of traditional photography techniques and methods.
The Stop War - Take a Photo exhibition at the Town Museum in Grudziądz runs until May 5.
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