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A series of photos Gera Artemova. Volunteers of the first hundred of Maidan Self-Defense

Year: 2014

Place: Kyiv

The series includes photos of volunteers of the 1st Hundred of Maidan Self-Defense, who, among other hundreds of Self-Defense, remained on the Maidan in the spring of 2014 after the victory of the Revolution of Dignity. The Self-Defense Forces later began to form the first volunteer battalions to the front to defend against Russian aggression. Gera Artemova was born and based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Member of UPHA (Ukrainian Photographic Alternative) since 2013. Exhibitions and multimedia projections: 2020 “Artificial pain” group exhibition, Center of Modern Art “Signs of Time “, Torun, Poland 2020 “Wonderland” group exhibition, Modern Art Research Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine 2019 “UPHA in da office“ group exhibition, StarLightMedia, Kyiv, Ukraine 2019 “Between Fire and Fire: Ukrainian Art Now” group exhibition, Semperdepot, Atelierhaus at the Academy of FineArts, Vienna, Austria 2019 “UPHA. Made in Ukraine “ group exhibition, Akt gallery, Platforma ART-Factory, Kyiv, Ukraine 2018 “I am a Synoptic” group exhibition, Akt gallery, Platforma ART-Factory, Kyiv, Ukraine 2018 “27/7” group exhibition, Akt gallery, Platforma ART-Factory, Kyiv, Ukraine 2016 UPHA group books exhibition, Paris Photo, Polycopies, Paris, France 2016 “Around the axis” group exhibition, Platforma ART-Factory, Kyiv, Ukraine 2016 Porto Franko Gogol Fest, “Litoralis” group exhibition curated by Darya Koltsova, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine 2016 The main group exhibition of the festival “Odesa//Batumi Photo Days” – Territory // Space, Odesa, Ukraine 2015 Gogolfest, “Simulation” group exhibition curated by Roman Pyatkovka, The National Complex “Expocenter ofUkraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine 2015 Personal exhibition “If I will not be here...”, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine 2015 UPHA group exhibition “When photography became a book”, V International Arsenal Book Festival, MystetskyiArsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine 2014 INFOCUS Juried Exhibition of Self-Published Photobooks, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, USA 2014 Gogolfest, art books group exhibition, Kyiv, Ukraine 2014 Group exhibition of finalists of National Award “Photographer of the Year 2013”, Centre of Contemporary Art“M17”, Kyiv, Ukraine 2013 Group exhibition of Kyiv Portfolio Review 2012 finalists, “Kyiv Fortress” museum, Kyiv, Ukraine 2013 Photomatic projection, Brussels, Belgium 2012 Рersonal exhibition “New Year and Christmas holidays in Hutsulshchyna”, “Honchar Museum”, Kyiv, Ukraine 2012 “Kosmach” projection, BursaPhotofest, Bursa, Turkey 2012 “Eyes of Houses” exhibition, Colorida gallery, Lisbon, Portugal 2010 Collective exhibition “Monologues” in “Mykola House” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine 2009 Projection at Centre of Modern Art (CCCB), Barcelona, Spain Awards: 2015 Kolga Award (Georgia), shortlist 2013 2-nd place in nomination “Animals”, National Award “Photographer of the Year 2013” 2013 Critical Mass, shortlist 2010 Best Photographer 2010, shortlist 2010 Sony World Photography Awards, commended 2008 IPA (International Photo Award), Honorable Mentions 2008 Travel Photographer of the Year competition, shortlist Selected publications: GUP, National Geographic, Geo Lino, Bird in Flight, UPHA catalogue Book: “Botanic Garden”, 2014

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