Kowitsch – Lonely Are All The Bridges by German photographer Robin Hinsch is the fourth chapter of the Homecomingexhibition series, conceived by Irene Alison and curated with Paolo Cagnacci, in collaboration with Forma Edizioni and Infoto Firenze. The project explores how war can still be represented through photography in a world oversaturated with images, where traditional photojournalism struggles to convey the complexity of modern conflict. Hinsch, who has been documenting the war in Ukraine since 2010, presents powerful, quiet, and haunting images of devastation. Snow-covered landscapes, destroyed homes, bombed cathedrals, and exhausted soldiers—each photo captures fragments of a shattered… reality. Yet his photography doesn’t aim to shock. It takes a stance alongside the defeated, listening rather than declaring. The houses portrayed are no longer shelters but ghostly remnants of what once was. The concept of “homecoming” turns into a bitter reflection on the impossibility of returning. Still, Hinsch’s aesthetic sensitivity offers a sense of beauty that invites contemplation rather than despair. Unlike sensationalist war imagery, these photographs do not overwhelm but open a space for reflection. They depict war not just as an event but as a universal condition, revealing how awareness grows slowly—through distance, through silence, through perspective. Even in ruins, they suggest, the seeds of understanding and fragile hope remain.