Danila Tkachenko

Summary

Danila Tkachenko (born 1989) is a Russian visual artist working in the field of documentary photography.[1]

Danila Tkachenko
Born1989 (age 34–35)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
EducationRodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia
Known forPhotography,
MovementVisual Art, Documentary Photography

Tkachenko won a World Press Photo first prize for his series Escape. Another series, Restricted areas, won the European Publishers Award for Photography. His work has been exhibited in Russia, Europe and North America.

Biography edit

Tkachenko was born in Moscow in 1989 in small family with his brother from other father. Tkachenko was very lazy and didn’t want to study. In 2014 he gained a degree in documentary photography from Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia.

In 2014 Tkachenko won a World Press Photo first prize in the Staged portraits stories category for his series called Escape, about people who have withdrawn from society to live as hermits in nature.[2]

His series Restricted areas, documenting Russia’s abandoned secret military cities, won the European Publishers Award for Photography in 2015.

Tkachenko's works are included in Salsali Private Museum permanent collection.[3]

Exhibitions edit

Solo edit

  • 2014 Danila Tkachenko. Escape, in the framework of 6th European Month of Photography. 25books, Berlin, Germany.[4]
  • 2015 Restricted Areas, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece.[5]

Group edit

  • 2016 On behalf of baboushka at Russiantearoom gallery
  • 2015 IX Krasnoyarsk Book Culture Fair. Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[6]
  • 2015 Gimme Shelter - forts and fictions in the Lowlands. Fort Nieuwersluis, Netherlands.[7]
  • 2015 The Curve, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, USA.[8]
  • 2015 The Powers That Be, Station Independent Projects, New York City, USA.[9]

Awards edit

Publications edit

  • Escape. Berlin: Peperoni, 2014. ISBN 9783941825635.[21]
  • Restricted areas
    • Restricted Areas. Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-86828-653-3.
    • Restricted areas. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2015. ISBN 978-1-907893-82-7.
    • Zona restringida. Barcelona: Blume, 2015. ISBN 978-84-9801-908-7.
    • Restricted areas. Arles: Actes Sud, 2015. ISBN 978-2-330-05698-8.
    • Restricted areas. Rome: Peliti, 2015. ISBN 978-88-89412-70-1.

References edit

  1. ^ "Danila Tkachenko". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Ones to Watch: Danila Tkachenko". British Journal of Photography. Apptitude Media. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Airplane - amphibia with vertical take-off VVA14". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ausstellung: "Escape" bei 25books - Ausstellungen". 25books.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Danila Tkachenko". Athens Photo Festival. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Красноярская ярмарка книжной культуры". prokhorovfund.ru. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Gimme Shelter - English". gimme-shelter.nl. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Center The Curve Exhibits - Center". Center. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "The Powers That Be". Finnish Cultural Institute in New York. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Серебряная камера 2012". silvercamera.ru. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ^ "III international youth photography competition 2011 - Kadras.lt". kadras.lt. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Danila Tkachenko". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ^ "LensCulture Exposure Awards 2014". LensCulture. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  14. ^ Super Utilisateur. "2015 lacritique.org Award". voies-off.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  15. ^ "emerging photographer fund". burn magazine. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Foam Talent Call". Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Center Awards - Director's Choice". visitcenter.org. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  18. ^ "2015 Winner". europhotobookaward.eu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  19. ^ Fiona Macdonald. "BBC - Culture - Restricted Areas: Eerie relics of a forgotten Russia". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Announcing the Winners and Finalists". LensCulture. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  21. ^ Hannes Wanderer. "Peperoni Books : Escape". Peperoni Books. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website