Irek Shamanaev (1973)
Artist, photographer documenting life in the Russian region. Works with photos, videos and archives. Explores themes of collective memory and national identity. Lives and works in the city of Lodeynoye Pole.
Solo show:
“Sense of time” — 2022/ Lodeynoe Pole. Museum of History and Local Lore
“The garage as the secret of self-realization” — 2021. Lodeynoe Pole.
“Sense of time” — 2021. DNT. Lodeynoe Pole
Exhibitions:
“Sandarmoch — where trees have faces”
Czechia
2022. Prague. National gallery.
2022. Brno.
2023. Opava.
“17” — 2022. Moscow. Pennlab galery.
Press:
RegNum — regnum.ru/news/society/3 324 964.html
Republic.ru — republic.ru/posts/101 140
Education:
“Photography in the code zone” Medium (mediumeducation.ru/) Dmitry Ivanov. 2025
“Poetics of Image” Medium (mediumeducation.ru/) Dmitry Ivanov. 2024
Workshop “Video Praxis” by Dmitry Lookianov and Andrei Kachalian. 2023
Workshop “more than a project” 2022.
Rodchenko Art school 2019-2022
Irek Shamanaev ©
