ELENA CHERNYSHOVARussian documentary

photographer

Photos: Lens culture

Music: Dmitri Hvorostovski(Dark Night)

Author: Beatrice V

Elena Chernyshova« Days of Night – Nights of Day » is about the daily life of the

inhabitants of Norilsk, a mining city northernmost of the polar circle with a population of more than 170 000. The city, its mines and metallurgical factories were constructed by prisoners of the

Gulag. With 60% of the present population involved in the industrial process, this documentary aims to investigate human

adaptation to extreme climate, ecological disaster and isolation. Norilsk is the 7th most polluted city in the world. The average temperature is -10C, reaching lows of -55C in winter, when for

two months the city is plunged into polar night.