The pressure intensified once Moscow and Beijing split, bringing Soviet troops, airfields, and supply networks deeper into Mongolian territory and effectively turning the country into a defensive front line. By photographing the surviving pieces of Soviet-era architecture and military landscapes, Red Hero Relics treats these places as material clues to a past shaped by ideology and dependence. The project explores how these remnants still color Ulaanbaatar’s identity today, sitting quietly in the city’s fabric as reminders of the region’s shifting power dynamics. This body of work has been created in collaboration with Ben Weston and Rich Beal.