Young Russian Artists: The Rite of Spring

“All shades of red – this is how I remember Istanbul in 2019. I stayed in Kadikoy city in the tallest house by the pier. Every evening I watched the ferries from the window getting painted in a bloody colour. It was like a sea battle. Once I sacrificed half a watermelon and spread the rinds on a table in the shape of a Turkish squadron. I wanted to remember our honeymoon in Istanbul, particularly the dining table in our rented apartment where the sun would dazzle us while we ate each day – it was annoying. We didn't have any curtains and we were happy.” - Arseniy Neskhodimov, 2021.

Arseny Neskhodimov was born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in 1981. He now lives and works in Moscow. In 2003 he graduated from the Kemerovo Institute of Culture with a BA in Photography and Cinema. Since 2008, he's worked as a freelance portrait photographer.

He’s won several awards for his work, including the Welcome Photography Prize, Aesthetica Art Prize, Silver Camera Award, International Photography Award, and Annual Photography Award, among others. He focuses on issues including disillusionment and a sense of alienation among the generation born in the early 80s – often referred to as “Xennials” – who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood. 

Accolades
Education: BA in Photography and Cinema, Kemerovo Institute of Culture, Kemerovo, Russia, 2003.
Awards: Welcome Photography Prize, Aesthetica Art Prize, Silver Camera Award, International Photography Award, and Annual Photography Award.

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