Visual artist

b. 1988, Russia, 
currently based in Düsseldorf, Germany.


My artistic practice explores loneliness, separation, and the transformation of identity within specific social conditions, frequently shaped by immigration: both voluntary and forced. The projects originate from personal experience and develop through sustained research into the realities I encounter daily. By focusing on what is immediately present around me, I investigate how individuals adapt, endure, and redefine themselves within changing environments.

Education:
2025 — Photojournalism, Spéos x Polka, Paris, France
2019 — Digital Media, Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Germany (M.A)
2012 — Design, Ural State University of Architecture and Art, Russia (M.A)

Workshops:
2026 — Speculative documentary photography with Max Pinkers.
2026 — Workshop The Gaze with Marisol Mendez.
2026 — Finding a form of a story - editing, sequencing and photo zine by Simon Chang and AA (Design Duo, Anja Delbello & Aljaž Vesel).

Group Exhibitions:
2026  — Platform Project, Athens, Greece;
2026  — Finalists and Winners Exhibition, Sarajevo Photography Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
2025 — Women by Women, 60th International Photo Fair, Bièvres, France;
2025 — Women by Women, La Javelle (Bercy), Paris, France;
2025 — Common Ground, SPOT 5 | 11, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Publications:
2026 - Fotoslovo 2026, honorable mention “Fine Art” category;
2025 — “Retour sur l’édition 2025 de la formation Spéos x Polka”, Polka Magazine.

Portfolio review:
Rencontres d'Arles
Visa Pour L’Image
MYOP
Polka Magazine