Christian Revelation in the Photographic Arts
Urban Warfare, Light as a Borrowed Metaphor, and Roman Bordun's The Apartment After the Artillery Bombardment in Ukraine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3334906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Phillips (0000-0002-8095-3535, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 236 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16020236 |
| OpenAlex | W4407578139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Roman Bordun's twenty-first century photograph The Apartment After the Artillery Bombardment. Heat resistant Ceramic Vase. Irpin [Ukraine]. June 2022 uses light to express the Christian paradox of suffering that leads to redemption and eternal life for the just. In order to imbue spiritual meaning into a photographic work, Bordun draws from Renaissance artists in his use of technique (chiaroscuro), topic (warfare), and geography (the city) that all reference Christ's Resurrection. Comparing and contrasting Bordun's Apartment with Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino's [Raphael] paint on wood Saint Michael Overwhelming the Demon (c. 1505) demonstrates how Bordun's photograph can transcend its discrete historical context, merging the factual and the mythic as described by C. S. Lewis. Through his references to Raphael and the masters, Bordun lays claim to a Christian iconography and challenges the political use of religion in waging human warfare. His works all demonstrate contemporary or even quotidian plays on Renaissance works in order to address current political issues. The art of photography and stylistic references to churches' involvement in politics, as opposed to Christian teachings, critiques Moscow's "post-truth" justifications of the Ukrainian invasion and war
Apartment · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Artillery · Literature · Metaphor · Political science · Revelation · Theology · Visual arts · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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Art History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |