Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego are two italian photographers that created together this fascinating series on the remants soviet architecture in Georgia. They realized this project between 2015 and 2016, when the two photographers travelled to Georgia looking for remnants of the soviet times. The choices include monuments and historical buildings transformed into museums, libraries or even banks.
Tbilisi. Archaeological Museum (1988). © Stefano Perego
The former Ministry of Highway Construction of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, by the architects George Chakhava and Zurab Jalaghania and the engineer Temur Tkhilava (1975), now Bank of Georgia Headquarters. Tbilisi. © Roberto Conte
Zestafoni. Art school. © Roberto Conte
Chiatura. Soviet war memorial and residential buildings. © Stefano Perego
Marneuli. “And They Shall Grow”, a sculpture by Merab Berdzenishvili (1975). © Stefano Perego
Gudauri. Russian Georgian Friendship Monument (1983). © Stefano Perego
Tbilisi. Former Auditorium of the Industrial Technical College (1976). © Roberto Conte
Tbilisi. Technical Library, by G. Bichiasshvili (1985). © Roberto Conte
Chiatura. Administrative office building. © Stefano Perego
Tbilisi. The Palace of Ceremonies/Rituals, by Victor Djorbenadze (1984-1985). © Roberto Conte
Zhinvali. Aragveli monument. © Stefano Perego
Tbilisi. Housing complex, by Otar Kalandarishvili and G. Potskhishvili (1976). © Roberto Conte