balcony chic

balcony chic tells the story of illegally installed balconies and shows the various ways people repurpose them in their lives.

What was originally conceived as a recreational space for fresh air and sunbathing, and later turned into a multifunctional survival space, we showed in the first edition.

Now, amid the full-scale invasion, shelling and power outages, for many Ukrainians balconies remain a not-very-safe but useful necessity. People are again rethinking their balcony spaces — installing, for example, solar panels for backup power or Starlink for a stable internet connection.

The updated edition includes photographs from the first edition and adds examples of balconies destroyed by shelling in Kyiv.