between-2003-and-2010-frederic-chaubin-photographed-the-most-spectacular-examples-of-late-soviet-modernism-revealing-a-previously-neglected-architecture-far-removed-from-the-stereotypes-of-conformism-and-monotony-that-the-west-associated-with-the-architecture-of-the-ussr-the-linnahall-or-lenin-palace-of-culture-and-sports-tallinn-was-built-for-the-1980-moscow-summer-olympics-for-this-highly-symbolic-event-the-architects-were-instructed-to-assert-the-boldness-of-soviet-construction-the-building-housed-an-amphitheater-and-a-huge-ice-rink-the-sprawling-volumes-and-low-rise-are-reminiscent-of-frank-lloyd-wrights-organic-architecture-of-which-raine-karp-the-projects-chief-architect-was-certainly-aware-of-frank-lloyd-wright-was-also-inspired-by-mesoamerican-architecture-and-the-mayan-pyramids-echoes-of-which-can-be-seen-here-designed-as-a-transition-between-the-city-and-the-sea-facing-the-baltic-this-masterpiece-is-an-oversized-ufo-in-the-heart-of-the-soviet-landscape-the-building-is-now-abandoned-frederic-chaubin-is-above-all-interested-in-the-visual-impact-of-his-images-concentrating-on-the-architecture-as-an-object-and-leaving-aside-any-context-that-does-not-serve-his-purpose-the-framing-and-choice-of-lighting-emphasize-the-strangeness-of-the-encountered-architecture-creating-a-feeling-of-disorientation-the-never-before-seen-shapes-of-these-unidentified-constructed-objects-their-outsized-scale-had-caught-his-eye-and-started-a-passionate-obsessive-quest-a-fascinating-photographic-testimony-totaling-over-a-hundred-images