WAR REPORTS: Piotr Szyhalski / Labor Camp

 Responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Szyhalski began drawing Labor Camp Reports once again. Much like the COVID-19: Labor Camp Report series from 2020, this new and ongoing body of work serves as a way of witnessing and recording the experience of “extreme historical phenomenon” unfolding in real time. Although addressing specific conflicts, many of the War Reports operate on a more universal level condemning war and militarism while drawing our attention to the plight of civilians and refugees. 

Image: Piotr Szyhalski / Labor Camp | Poland, b. 1967; lives and works in Minneapolis | War Reports 2022–ongoing | ink on paper | 14½ x 21 in. (36.8 x 53.3 cm)