Vitaly Severov (1996, Russia) reality-based-artist, born in Severodvinsk, lives in Saint Petersburg. He works with documentary photography, touches the relationship between human, memory and the environment, rethinks the heritage of the USSR. In artistic practice works with found materials and experimental digital printing techniques. In September 2020 hand-made book Summer Shore was published by Fotografika in a limited edition of 125 copies. The book is in the collection of Yumi Goto, Regina Anzenberger, GARAGE (Moscow) and others libraries in Europe. Published in Phases Magazine, C4 Journal, Republic, V-A-C Sreda. In 2023-2024 he supported by grant program of V-A-C Foundation. Since 2024 represented by FotoDepartament.Gallery
EXHIBITIONS
2024, April — May — Personal exhibition «Memories of The Future», Pennlab Gallery, Winzavod, curator Nadya Sheremetova;
2023, April — Group exhibition of Pomorian Community, St. Petersburg, Eastkabel;
2022, March — Foto Wien Festival, Vienna, Austria;
2022, January — Group exhibition of Nordic Photo Books, NW Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2021, January — Group exhibition of the best photo books of 2020, Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria;
2019, November — OFF Bratislava Festival, group exhibition «Between», Bratislava, Slovenia;
2019, October- Photobookzineprintpress fest, Bertholz Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Curators: Lena Andreyeva, Asya Marchenko, Evgenia Yefremova, Vladimir Tereshkov;
2018, May — Exhibition of finalists MOSCOW PHOTOBOOKFEST 2018, Brothers Lumière Gallery, Moscow;
BOOKS
«Summer Shore» — Author’s photobook, edition of 125 copies, Fotografika Publishing, Russia, 2020;
«One to one, — Charity photoalmanac, collective book, edition of 1000 copies, Treemedia Publishing, Russia, 2019;
EDUCATION
2019, April-May — «Next To You: workshop for young Nordic and Russian photographers». Organised by the Danish School of Media and Journalism with the Nordic Journalist Center. Kaliningrad, Russia / Reykjavik, Iceland. Tutors: Jana Romanova, Mads Greve;
2018, March — Workshop with Elena Anosova. Academy Photography, Saint Petersburg;
2015 — 2017 — Academy of documentary photography and journalism Fotografika, Saint Petersburg;
2017, February — Workshop with Stanley Green. Fotografika Academy, Saint Petersburg;
2015, October — Workshop with Andrei Polikanov. Academy Photography, Saint Petersburg;
2014-2017 — State Institute of Cinema and Television, St. Petersburg.
GRANTS
2023-2024 — grant program ГЭС-2 (V-A-C Foundation) for artists.
FAIRS
Offprint — with Podklet Publishing Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris, France, November 2023;
PAF — with Fotodepartament Galley, Sevkabel Port, Saint Petersburg in May 2023 and April 2024;
Nizina Fest — with Podklet Publishing, Prografika, Saint Petersburg, June 2022;