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Urban Images by Erik Khrapchynskyi

Erik Khrapchynskyi is a photographer. He graduated from the "Bingo" courses of photography (2019) and V. Ogloblin's photography school (2020). He has been participating in exhibitions and competitions. He works on reportage photography and street photography.

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Photo Series "URBAN 500" by Bella Logachova

Bella Logachova is an artist, photographer. She works on videos and media art. Bella was born in Mariupol in 1973. Now she living and working in Kharkiv. She graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, underwent a training at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg, participated in the workshops of Borys Mykhailov and Serhii Bratkov. In 1997-2000, she was a participant of art projects in the underground gallery "Opposite" (Kharkiv). In 2005, she has authored of the name and co-founder of the group "SOSka". In 2005-2007, she participated in the exhibition activities within the gallery-laboratory of contemporary art "SOSka". She was a co-founder of the film group "EXcess" (in 2009) and member of the movement “Exhibitions in the Apartment” (in 2010-2014). Bella was a participant of residencies and exhibition projects at the YermilovCenter (Kharkiv), Modern Art Research Institute (Kyiv), Dymchuk Gallery (Kyiv) Pinchuk Art Center (Kyiv), MSUMK (Lutsk), Artsvit Gallery (Dnipro). Her works of art were exhibited in Germany, Austria and the USA. In 2016-2017, she taught the course in media art at the Modern Art Research Institute. Since 2017, she has been a lecture of photography and video art course at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Bella Logachova's works of art are stored in museums and private collections in Ukraine, the USA, Japan, France, Germany, and Austria.

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City Stories by Anastasia Khudyakova

Anastasia Khudyakov was born in 1996 in Kharkiv. During 2005-2010 she studied at the I. Yu. Repin Kharkiv Children's Art School № 1. She received the degree in monumental painting from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Since 2017 she has been a member of National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She has been an actively participates in competitions and festivals, in particular the international open air in Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, and Israel. She has authored wall paintings and murals, in particular the murals “Kharkiv Coat of Arms” (Kharkiv, Novgorodska Str., 2016), “Old Town” (Kharkiv, Kovalska Str., 2017), “In the Future” (Klochkivska Str., 2019), “Time of Truth” (Moscow Avenue, 2019), “Cat” (Ludwig Svobody Str., 2019), and Font (Kupel) in Sarzhyn Yar (Kharkiv). Her pictures have been kept in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, and Germany. Her main exhibitions: All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Art of the Historical Genre “Ukraine from Trypillia Culture to the Present in Images of Contemporary Artists” (dedicate to the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity and Patriotic War 2014-2016) (Kyiv); “Holy Land” Exhibition (Haifa, 2018); solo exhibition "Monologues of Anastasia Khudyakova" at the O.Bilyi Black Sea Museum of Fine Arts; winner of the “Non Stop Media 2018” Festival; participant of the N. Altman Contemporary Art Contests (2018, 2019); all-Ukrainian exhibition of contemporary women's art "WINDOWS" (Kyiv History Museum, 2019); exhibition “Art. History. Tradition” as part of the “Metal East. New Circle” (Kharkiv, 2019). Contacts: khudyakovaart@gmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009122391098; https://www.instagram.com/khudiakova_art/

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Svitlana Iziumska’s “Photographic Images of the City”

Svitlana Iziumska is a photographer at the Advertising and Branding Department of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. She works with student interns majoring in photography and with children in the project “Media School for Schoolchildren” and runs several private photography classes for kids. Svitlana has two degrees in pedagogy – an M.A. in philology and B.A. in typhlopedagogy. For approximately 7 years, she worked with blind children at high-school level, and for 6 years in a row participated in her capacity as a typhlopedagogue in the international project “Mom’s School” for children with special needs and their families. She is an organizer of social photo projects. Her first project “Beauty without Limits” aimed to show that a person’s beauty cannot be limited by anything and that our sense of our own beauty hinges on our inner outlook. This photo project was started in 2013, and a scheduled exhibition was held at Kharkiv Palace Hotel in 2017. In 2014, Svitlana co-ran the master classes “An Amulet for a Protector,” dedicated to servicemen fighting in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas. The classes attracted the participation of many Kharkovites; in the spring, all the crafted amulets (about 150) were sent to the zone of the ATO. During the same period, a photo project “To the Daughter in the Palm of Your Hand” was launched, devoted to women in wartime, who live in pain and fear for their families and loved ones. Among Svitlana’s photo projects realized while working at the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, it is worth mentioning “Varvara. Arabesque.... Freedom of the Classics. The Classics of Freedom,” dedicated to the memory of Barbara Karinska, auditor of Kharkiv University, winner of an Academy Award, and renowned designer. Another of Svitlana’s photo projects is “Parents. Children. The University,” the main participants in which are parents and their children who work or study at Karazin University.

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Series of the Pictures "I see signs" by Anastasia Khudyakova

Anastasia Khudyakov was born in 1996 in Kharkiv. During 2005-2010 she studied at the I. Yu. Repin Kharkiv Children's Art School № 1. She received the degree in monumental painting from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Since 2017 she has been a member of National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She has been an actively participates in competitions and festivals, in particular the international open air in Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, and Israel. She has authored wall paintings and murals, in particular the murals “Kharkiv Coat of Arms” (Kharkiv, Novgorodska Str., 2016), “Old Town” (Kharkiv, Kovalska Str., 2017), “In the Future” (Klochkivska Str., 2019), “Time of Truth” (Moscow Avenue, 2019), “Cat” (Ludwig Svobody Str., 2019), and Font (Kupel) in Sarzhyn Yar (Kharkiv). Her pictures have been kept in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, and Germany. Her main exhibitions: All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Art of the Historical Genre “Ukraine from Trypillia Culture to the Present in Images of Contemporary Artists” (dedicate to the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity and Patriotic War 2014-2016) (Kyiv); “Holy Land” Exhibition (Haifa, 2018); solo exhibition "Monologues of Anastasia Khudyakova" at the O.Bilyi Black Sea Museum of Fine Arts; winner of the “Non Stop Media 2018” Festival; participant of the N. Altman Contemporary Art Contests (2018, 2019); all-Ukrainian exhibition of contemporary women's art "WINDOWS" (Kyiv History Museum, 2019); exhibition “Art. History. Tradition” as part of the “Metal East. New Circle” (Kharkiv, 2019). Contacts: khudyakovaart@gmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009122391098; https://www.instagram.com/khudiakova_art/

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"The View of the City" by Serhii Solonskyi

Serhii Solonskyi was born in 1957 in the village Osipenko, Berdiansk district of the Zaporizhia region. Member of the Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine. Major projects: "Expressive Photography" (1995), "Photosynthesis" (1997), "Modular Photo Collage" (1998), "Bestiary" (1998), "Objects and Natural Structures" (2006). Exhibitions: All-Union Exhibition (VDNH USSR, 1987), "F-87" (Kharkiv), "Kharkiv Photography" (Museum of Industrial Culture, Nuremberg, 1993), Gelman Gallery (Moscow, 1995), Broadfabrik Gallery (Berlin, 1995), "Art of Photography from Ukraine" (School of Visual Arts, Mason Gross, Rutgers University, USA, 1995), "Photosynthesis" (Central House of Artists, Kyiv, 1997), "Taste of a Stranger" (Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Kyiv, 1999), "New Directions" (Central House of Artists, Kyiv, 2000), "Love, Sounds Like" (RA Gallery, Kyiv, 2002), "The First Collection" (Central House of Artists, Kiev, 2003), "Farewell, the Weapon" ("Arsenal", Kyiv, 2004), "The Fifth Element" ("Soviart", Kyiv, 2004), "Let's Drink" (Guelman Gallery, Kyiv, 2004), The Myth "Ukrainian Baroque" (National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2012). The works were purchased by the Zimmerli Art Museum (New York), galleries of Ukraine, Germany, France, and USA. He was awarded medals of VDNH, International Exhibition "VENUS" (Krakow), Kharkiv Municipal Award for 1998. He has worked at the V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University.

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