Ukraine, le mal qui reste - Guillaume Herbaut

This exhibition presents the results of the investigative and documentation project by French photographer Guillaume Herbaut, winner of the 2024 Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Photography Prize – Académie des beaux-arts.

The fruit of investigative and documentary work carried out since the start of the Russian invasion across various territories of Ukraine, this exhibition examines the profound consequences of the most devastating conflict Europe has seen since World War II. It documents the lives of Ukrainians, soldiers fighting on the front lines or wounded, and civilian populations facing exile or living under the constant threat of drones at the heart of the new technological war being invented daily on the ground.

Through his images, Guillaume Herbaut strives to reveal the visible and invisible scars of war on populations and on combat-scarred landscapes. Beyond physical destruction, the exhibition highlights the lasting human trauma left by the conflict: grief, loss, displacement, and the deep toll on the mental health of a society tested by war.

Through the documentary and sensitive power of his work, Guillaume Herbaut offers a reflection on what remains once the fighting recedes: intimate wounds, fragmented memories, and lasting scars etched into bodies, minds, and territories.