here are some projects i’ve taken part in

feel free to click around and contact to ask questions (if you happen to have any),
or try working with me on something fun,
or check out my artist/curatorial statements.







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projects
labs, curatorial and artistic work. please, see project pages for a more detailed description

manual (2019 - suspended in february, 2022 - ...) -- semiotechnitian (i.e. artist & curator (1/3))

based in st. petersburg, russia. did what was to become my formative works here. two manual projects documentend in detail for your viewing pleasure, with extra materials coming soon.



you’re not welcome to the club (2019) -- curator

fomo on a budget in fftn gallery, saint petersburg. with alexandra gart fedor hiroshige, assisted by vladimir abikh



wöd (autumn 2020-summer 2021) -- assistant curator

external site in russian. grafikkabinett in st. petersburg

as part of our work in wöd, andrei shabanov and intc co-curated

a bunch of catalogues


+3 exhibitions:

every artist is someone’s child (2020)

big retrsospective of artists represented by wöd.

booklet
poster
commented list of works
curatorial introduction
exhibition trailer

c̶o̶o̶l̶h̶u̶n̶t̶e̶r̶s̶/̶r̶u (2021)
let’s pretend this one happened in a bad dream. if you need to see more, feel free to reach out for details.


timur and ivan (2021)

archival exhibition. co-curated with andrey shabanov and anastasia kotyleva.

exhibition banners
leaflet
poster
exhibition trailer

we also published two books:

Every Artist is Someone’s Child -- the final wöd catalogue
and
Timur and Ivan -- a research reader prepared for the exhibiton



honorable mention -- i’ve also composed original peices of music for each of these exhibitions.


the testimony of a canary (december 2021) -- artist & editor

participated in organizing, discussing, editing and co-curating a collective exhibition and related print
materials. developed in colswanswanlaboration with l’Ecole supérieure d’art et design de Saint-Etienne, supervised
by Chto Delat’ collective and Ernesto Oroza


☞the website for this exhibition has been taken down for the safety of those involved. please, contact me for all details.


pop-aganda: revolution and iconography  (april 2022-2023) -- translator & assistant

exhibition at the mattress factory. worked with russian & american artists, helped organize travel in russia. translated texts for the exhibition. interpreted russian-english during discussions. participated in performance with one of the artists.



publication with chto delat’ school of engaged art (august-september 2022) -- translator and contributor translated, contributed to and assisted in publishing zine, documenting the 2022 anti-war movements in
2022 Russia and life in an artist-run commune formed as part of such movements.

☞due to the sensitive nature of the material, as well as for safety of all involved, files only available upon request.


in the house and near the house (march 2023) -- artist/performer


wash with warm water -- parts 1&2//стирать в тёплой воде -- часть 1&2

-washed photos of home from personal archive as a meditation on how new places erase and change memories, hung paper to dry in a manner similar to the way georgians hang washed clothes
-placed the resulting liquid (water, washing powder, printer ink, paper) in a bottle, once containing georgian saperavi wine

forest university (march 2023) -- artist, co-curator, and educator

organized participatory public art workshop, allowing attendants to exhibit a collectively constructed public art object as part of the exhibition. co-curated the discussions and the exhibition, maintained its horisontal structure. with participants from russia, belarus and ukraine funded by the european union.



matters of concern, vol.1 & vol.2 (november 2023-ongoing) -- curator, artist

this project consists of two parts for practical reasons. each part may be exhibitied separately, however, it is best viewed as a whole.
introduced collaborative format. invitied participants to print linocut works based on their personal and political concerns. project based on the works of bruno latour. created at björkö konstnod with financial support by swan.



intc would like to thank

  1. anna viola hallberg for her patience, assistance, human connection, as well as maintaining an environment of understanding and care against all odds,
  2. björkö konstnod for the provided space, a general feeling of belonging, and access to snow, water and the forest,
  3. session 1 participants for their vulnerability and openness,
  4. swan for the material funding and their active support throughout the residency.



transit zone (fall 2023-ongoing) -- curator
a public space in a (historic) bus stop near st. petersburg, russia, which i am remotely curating. focused on combatting gentrification and holding free exhibitions and workshops for locals. transit zone is organised with art-molodost’, an independent ngo. my responsibilities included finding an approach to the space, curatorial work with the artists and public, overall design guidelines, exhibition and poster design. for the story behind the space, as well as its first exhibition, click here (under construction -- ongoing)


as part of my work in transit zone, i curated and oversaw multiple exhibitions, labs, and workshops. details on each project may be found by clicking their respective links.


1. anna martynenko - flora - 2024.09.08-2024.09.29 (under construction -- ongoing)

2. olga dyakina & nikolay shuvalov - photo laboratory - 2024.06.08-tba



now festival tbilisi (summer 2024) - curatorial consultant

acted as a curatorial consultant for international contemporary art festival. put together a comprehensive two-month workshop on curating for festival founders. pursued alternative directions for festival and its programme. established a more institution-focused approach within festival team.



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ventures
gotta make that $

bakalavriat bar (2017-2018) 

art-director and liquid provider
(business card listed position as “show-and-tell”. lecture platform in st. petersburg)

  • article on the village with format description (russian)

  • article on sobaka.ru about lecture programme (russian)



tee coffee (2021)
graphic design (logo, signage, navigation, menu, basic concept)


used to work for some it companies as well (2019-2020), but left in shock and horror



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music
i’m dj stupid dumb-dumb (that’s not my actual dj name) 

i play sets sometimes, but i don’t do soundcloud just yet -- see you when i have a couple of hours to upload, organize and embed

UPD -- i found a couple of hours to upload, organize and embed. see intc.x

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oh, yeah
almost forgot some important info

incomplete bachelor of philology and linguistics, hse spb (2016)

some official proof

school of engaged art -- artist & curatorial courses (2021-2022) 



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nb! these are not entirely in chronological order 
come to think of it, they’re just thrown on here in no particular order whatsoever

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