Alena Zhandarova was born in 1988, Russia. She holds MFA in Photography (European Institute of Design, IED Madrid, Spain). Using photography as the main instrument of interaction with the space, she creates a special atmosphere of magic, which builds on experimentation and the fresh air of ordinary things in unusual situations. She investigate the border between habitual and unfamiliar, using the visual storytelling as a tool of implementation of her inner philosophy. She is working basically through portraits, where the person or herself perform as a ground for sculptures, which she can mold and create something new, find the answers and set the new ones.
The illusory nature of the external world, the study of human beliefs and social boundaries, the uniqueness of each person, the continuity and the relationship of internal space with external conditioning are the main areas of research of the author.
Her works were exhibited in various galleries, museums and art centers all around the world: Aarhus Center for Contemporary Art (Denmark), Lumiere Brothers Gallery, (Russia), Tampere Art Museum (Finland), European Center of Arts (Germany), Centre of Photography (France), Getty Images Gallery (UK) etc. Her works were also presented during numerous photo-festivals like Cortona on The Move (Italy), Encontros da Imagem (Portugal), PHeST (Italy), Copenhagen PhotoFestival (Denmark), Singapore International Photography Festival (Singapore), Pingyao Festival (China), FOCUS PhotoFestival (India), Kolga Tbilisi PhotoFestival (Georgia), Month of Photography Los Angeles (USA) etc.
Alena is Zeiss Fotography Awards and Lucie Foundation Scholarship Finalist.
Her works can be found in the collection of Meyrin Cultural Center (Geneva, Switzerland), Kyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Kyosato, Japan) and in many private collections.
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