What remains in the rubble: The story of apartment block 2b

Storytelling concept and story lead for a multimedia article

The article «What remains in the rubble: The story of apartment block 2b» is an immersive experience that brings the plight of the war in Ukraine closer to news readers. The story is centred around an apartment block in Zaporzhzhia, Ukraine that was hit by a Russian missile on March 22, 2023. The reader navigates the article by scrolling and is led along the building’s facade into the apartments of three different families that live there. Photogrammetry scans of the apartment show the damage that the rocket incurred and in photographs and text, the resident recount how they experienced and survived the attack.

Storytelling Concept: Scrolling along the facade and «flying» into the apartments
Elements: Video, Photogrammetry, Photography, Text
Publication: Online

Context

Visual Journalist at Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Time Frame

Mai 2023 – September 2023

Publication Date

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Collaborators

  • Jonas Roth – Reporting, Text
  • Dominic Nahr – Photo reporting, photography, photogrammetry
  • Alex Kräuchi – Web development
  • Franco Gervasi – Web development
  • Kaspar Manz – photogrammetry processing

Responsibilities

  • Storytelling concept
  • Art direction
  • Project lead