Irek Shamanaev (b. 1973)
Visual artist exploring and documenting life in the Russian provinces. He uses photography, sound, video and archive in his work. Irek also works with the topic of collective memory in the North-West of the Leningrad Region. Lives in the city of Lodeinoye Pole, Leningrad Region.
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/3324964.html
Republic.ru — republic.ru/posts/101140
Education:
Workshop “more than a project” 2022.
Rodchenko Art school 2019-2022
Irek Shamanaev ©
