Alexander Sedelnikov was born in 1986 in Kasli (Russia). He studied at the Pratt Institute (New York, 2019), the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Amsterdam, 2015), was a member of the educational program of the "PhotoDepartament” Foundation (St. Petersburg, 2012). He took part in personal and group exhibitions in Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Poland, USA.
Works by Alexander Sedelnikov have been published in such publications as Extra Extra, De Gids, Calvert journal, Stedelijk Studies, De Groene Amsterdammer, Metropolis M, Martinez Gallery books.
Alexander is focusing on the notion of a transformative ideology of freedom that could be researched through the act of producing and assimilating a subject matter. Besides, he deals with the issues of his identity, which is associated with his environment, aesthetic choices as well as the modern political agenda. In this case, the materiality and transformation of the body become necessary aspects of Alexander's research. The studio and installation practices have come to reflect the complexity of the works themselves.
Personal exhibitions:
2021 Artist-tranSpace (together with Genda Fluid), MYTH Gallery, St. Petersburg
2020 ACCELERATE, Viewing room, MYTH gallery, St. Petersburg
2018 Scotty is not at home, FTN gallery, St. Petersburg
2017 Bardo Touch, 2.04 gallery, St. Petersburg
2011 See You Later, FotoDepartament Gallery, St. Petersburg
2008 Exit to the City, OKNO Gallery, Chelyabinsk
Group exhibitions:
2024 Focus: Collector, MYTH Gallery, House of Kochneva, St. Petersburg
2020 Hope, Pfizer building, New-York, USA
2019 Look above, the sky is falling, MYTH Gallery, St. Petersburg
2019 Mostly Fine Adults, Pfizer building, New-York, USA
2019 Queer Art, Pfizer building, New-York, USA
2018 I hope no one heard us, FFTN gallery, St. Petersburg
2018 Flowering, Dunes on Ligovsky, St. Petersburg
2017 My friend Caren, Museum of Non-Conformist Art, St. Petersburg
2016 Аmong friends! Art-space Taiga, St. Petersburg
2016 Hi, buddy, how are you? Aff Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2016 See you soon! Metenkov House Museum of Photography, Yekaterinburg
2015 Alexander, Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow
2015 This could be us, De Punt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Awards:
2015 Finalist at Unseen Dummy Award, Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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