DARIA GNATCHENKO
Daria Gnatchenko (2003) works in Paris. Her major is
Contemporary Art (Université Paris 8). Daria works most of all with digital media (photography, video
and 3D-graphics). In her works she is interested in themes of ecology, connecting
with nature and “hacking” the habitual determination of man in the world. In
recent works, this is expressed in the cross-cutting theme of “uniting” any two
phenomena: people, nature, animals, etc.
Daria’s practice employs themes of harmonious coexistence of different things in a person (for example, issues of genderfluidity or the search for one’s identity). Daria unites all these aspects with the theme of loneliness, which is not only seen as something painful, but as a natural state of human beings in which they need to learn to exist. Daria’s method of working is to dive deeply into the theme and conduct a research, on which she later strings the visual component of the works. The aim of Daria’s projects is to rework ideas and current trends in philosophy and culture and to implant her personal experience into them.
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ART WORKS
PHOGRAPHY / VIDEO Somer
2022
A short movie about the birth, life and oblivion of Androgynus, as well as about the invisible hand of power that decides his fate.
The gods create an ideal man, an androgyne, but because of his desire for freedom they tear him in half, thus destroying harmony and balance in the world.
Drawing on literary and philosophical experiences from the past, Somer's film explores issues of self-determination and neurodiversity today. The work is inspired by Plato's dialog "The Feast" and Benedict Livshitz's poem "Androgyne."
History of the project:
– March-May 14, 2023 – participation in the "New Monochrome" exhibition (IGUMO, Moscow, Russia)
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April 2023 – participation in Art Moscow at Gostinnom Dvor (Moscow, Russia)
– July 5, 2023 – participation in the HSE Creative Open competition (3rd place)
– July 16, 2023 – participation in the "Zh I V I N K A" exhibi- tion at Peredelkino (Moscow, Russia)
– September 2023 – participation in the "Repeating the Past" ex
hibition (HSE Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia)
– April-May 2024 – participation in the "Mertsaniye" exhibition (ART & BRUT Gallery, Moscow, Russia)
– May 2024 – participation in the YouthCore Festival (Belgrad, Serbia)