Donbass Chocolate 1997

Arsen Savadov's "Donbass Chocolate" is a stark black and white photograph from 1997, depicting miners in a dark, underground setting. The miners, covered in coal dust, wear hard hats and headlamps, highlighting the harsh and dangerous conditions they work in. The image's stark contrast and sense of isolation underscores the theme of labor and its impact on the human body, creating a haunting and thought-provoking commentary on the cost of industrial progress.