“Motherhood Among the Trees” (Svema KN-5D)
Bronze beneath the trees -
the deer listen to the quiet,
wind holding the light.
The sculpture Deer with Fawn stands quietly among the old trees - gentle, tender, almost alive.
Through the grain of the film it feels less like bronze and more like a breath the park has held for a moment too long.
Sometimes you only need to pause to see how the past and the present brush against each other.
Informational note:
“Deer with Fawn” is a bronze sculpture by Alexander Belashov, installed in 1976 in the Memorial Park of the Heroes of World War I (Sokol district, Moscow).
It stands on a granite pedestal that once held another work by the same sculptor — Boy with a Doe.
The park occupies the former site of the Moscow Brothers’ Cemetery (approx. 17,500 burials), destroyed in the 1930s; the graves were never relocated and remain beneath today’s paths and lawns.
The sculpture is known to have several copies, including one in Kamianske (Ukraine) and porcelain miniature versions.
Technical Credits:
Series: LomoPunk Documentary Line
Subject: Deer with Fawn sculpture (A. Belashov, 1976)
Location: Moscow, Memorial Park of the Heroes of World War I
Date: August 8, 2020
Camera: FED‑4
Lens: Industar‑26m
Film: Svema KN‑5D (release date: Jan 1991), cinema B/W negative
Develop & Scan: @luch.lab
“Memory Hidden in the Leaves” (Svema KN-5D)
Shadows in the trees,
a doe looking through the years -
the park keeps its secret.
The sculpture Deer with Fawn stands quietly among the old trees — gentle, tender, almost alive.
Through the grain of the film it feels less like bronze and more like a breath the park has held for a moment too long.
Sometimes you only need to pause to see how the past and the present brush against each other.
Informational note:
“Deer with Fawn” is a bronze sculpture by Alexander Belashov, installed in 1976 in the Memorial Park of the Heroes of World War I (Sokol district, Moscow).
It stands on a granite pedestal that once held another work by the same sculptor — Boy with a Doe.
The park occupies the former site of the Moscow Brothers’ Cemetery (approx. 17,500 burials), destroyed in the 1930s; the graves were never relocated and remain beneath today’s paths and lawns.
The sculpture is known to have several copies, including one in Kamianske (Ukraine) and porcelain miniature versions.
Technical Credits:
Series: LomoPunk Documentary Line
Location: Moscow, Memorial Park of the Heroes of World War I
Date: August 8, 2020
Camera: FED‑4
Lens: Industar‑26m
Film: Svema KN‑5D (release date: Jan 1991), cinema B/W negative
Develop & Scan: @luch.lab
“Silent Bronze in the Old Park” (Svema KN-5D)
Bronze beneath the trees -
the deer listen to the quiet,
wind holding the light.
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![Cathedral, factory, tsar
Sky sets the spotlight on stage
Moscow plays its part
Sometimes the sky decides to become a director. On February 6, 2016, walking from Muzeon to Krymskaya Embankment, I witnessed a theatrical performance where clouds were the set designers and a rare beam of winter sun was the lighting technician.
On this stage, three main actors: on the left, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, a silent witness to history; in the center, "Red October," snatched from the gloom by a ray of light like the protagonist of a drama; on the right, Tsereteli's 98-meter Peter the Great, frozen in anticipation of applause.
Between them flows the Moskva River, the connecting thread of time. Above them, gloomy clouds create the perfect contrasting backdrop. And one ray of light that turns an ordinary cityscape into a theatrical stage.
The black-and-white Adox Silvermax 100 film enhances the drama, removing unnecessary colors and leaving only the play of light and shadow. The Olympus μ[mju:]-II captured the moment when the sky decided to put on a show.
Moscow is always a multi-layered performance. You just need to find the right angle and wait for the spotlight to turn on.
📍 Location: Bolotny Island Spit, view from Krymskaya Embankment, Moscow
📅 Date: 06.02.2016
📷 Camera: Olympus μ[mju:]-II
️ Film: Adox Silvermax 100
️ Scan: Epson Stylus Photo RX500 (as-is, no corrections)
Objects in frame:
Left: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (restored in 2000)
Center: "Red October" art cluster (former chocolate factory, founded 1851)
Right: Peter the Great Monument by Zurab Tsereteli (1997, height 98 m)
The director of this shot is the sky itself, choosing the perfect moment for theatrical lighting of the main "actor"—"Red October."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twfoosjibsbs4ivgvckiitol/bafkreiabwxwpyiypv7hhdsw2giylyeadu3zunhljrcbrcr22ekylzbp3gm)
![“Silence Carrying Itself”
Stone exhales its dusk,
the cross grinds against the sky —
wind speaks by staying still.
Sculpture: “The Way of the Cross” (2000)
Artist: Alexey S. Grigoriev (1949–2002)
Material: limestone; carving and polishing
Dimensions: 255 × 174 × 110 cm
Location: Muzeon Art Park, Moscow
Collection: Gorky Park Museum Collection
The work is part of the “White Stone Sculpture Hall” and symbolizes the path of trials, spiritual endurance, and the inner movement of a human being.
📷 Technical Credits
Camera: Olympus μ[mju:]-II
Film: Adox Silvermax 100
Date: February 6, 2016
Location: Muzeon Art Park, Moscow
Scan: Epson Stylus Photo RX500, “as is” mode](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twfoosjibsbs4ivgvckiitol/bafkreibdnybyoj4tczo36ymlarugjlws6xzffgaxlycyum3znri4jt7yaq)
