My work explores the emotional aftermath of war-related trauma, revealing the complex connections between the past and my own life. By sharing my family's stories, I engage in critical discussions about generational trauma and the enduring impact of war on families and intimate relationships. Through sensitive, immersive installations and multimedia presentations, I create spaces that invite audiences to reflect on their own personal histories. I encourage viewers to speak out and share their stories, fostering connection and understanding in a world often marked by silence.
As a German-Russian visual artist based in Amsterdam, I am passionate about archives and the healing power of sharing vulnerable narratives. I believe that this act not only fosters personal healing but also contributes to the healing journeys of others, breaking cycles of pain and violence.
I graduated with distinction from Fotoacademie Amsterdam in 2021 and participated in FOTODOK's Talent Development Program, "Lighthouse 2021/2022," and "Talent Embassy 2023." I was also selected for The Photography Networks Graduate Mentoring Scheme in 2021. As an active member of the online educational community "Work Show Grow" and part of "The Visual Art Collective" in Paris, I have engaged in several summer schools and artist residencies, including ISSP in Latvia, PRAKSIS Oslo and AIR at Halsnoy Kloster in Norway.
My work has been exhibited internationally in both group and solo shows. My book, "My Grandfathers, the War and I," won the EI Photobook Award in 2020, while "Into the Blue" was shortlisted for the EI Photobook Award in 2021 and exhibited at the Athens Photo Festival in 2022. Additionally, I have contributed to publications such as "Mini Albums East Central" (2021), "United" (Work Show Grow Publication, 2021), and "Home Is..." by Julia Borissova (2020).
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Solo Exhibitions
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2025
Why being quiet is so loud, Belgrade Photo Month—Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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2025
Where it will lead me, Galerie Le Lac Gelée, Arles, France
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2024
It was snowing in Berlin a month ago, Stichting la Jetee, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2022
Why being quiet is so loud, The Garden Room, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibitions
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2025
FOTOGRAF Galerie, Salzburg, Austria
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2025
Discovery Award exhibition, Encontros da Imagem, International Photography and visual Arts Festival, Braga, Portugal
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2025
Women and the Photobook, pop up reading room, FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby, England
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2025
In The Space Between Words, Copeland Gallery, London, England
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2024
Rethinking Eastern Europe, Brighton Photo Fringe, Phoenix Art Space, England
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2024
NDSM Fuse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2024
Sunnhordland Museum's, Halsnøy, Norway
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2024
Trial and Error, Work Show Grow Show, London, England
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2024
Rethinking Eastern Europe, pop up bike exhibition, alongside Les Rencontres d'Arles, France
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2024
All Of The Things, None Of The Time, Couriously Gallery, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England
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2024
Rethinking Eastern Europe, Photobookcafe, London, England
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2023
Peacebuilding conference at Het Nutshuis, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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2023
The power of play, Work Show Grow exhibition, London, England
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2022
Lighthouse Open Studio On Process and Practice, FOTODOK, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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2021
Here we are, Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2021
Photobook Exhibition, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
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2021
Talents at Fotofestival Naarden, The Netherlands
Grants, Awards, Nominations, Residencies
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2025
Discovery Award, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
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2025
Star Photobook Dummy Award, nominated by Isabel Lazaro
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2025
MadLab Artresidency, Laboratoire d'Art et Déchets, Marseillan, France
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2024
Voucher Development, Mondriaan Fonds, Netherlands
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2023
Sunnhordland Museum's Artist-in-Residence program, Halsnøy Kloster, Norway
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2023
FOTODOK, Talent Embassy, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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2022
PRAKSIS residency: Repression—Expression // Violence—Creative Resistance. Oslo, Norway
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2022
Star Photobook Dummy Award, nominated by Erik de Kruijf
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2022
FOTODOK Talent Development Program Lighthouse, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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2022
Redeye The Photography Network, Graduate Mentoring Scheme, England (online)
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2022
Steunfonds startende makers, Pictoright, The Netherlands
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2021
Dispatch Residency, Work Show Grow, Lyndhurst, England
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2021
Photobook Award Encontros da Imagem, Finalist
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2021
Fotofestival Naarden Talent Prijs, nominated
In Books, Publications
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2025
Alex Blanco, Artist Residencies: Are They Worth It for Photographers? 1605 Collective, 2025
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2022
Elisabeth Militz, "I am resolving the pain"- rechte Raumnahme (über)erleben, Geographische Zeitschrift 110(3), 2022, p. 196
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2021
Nastassja Nefjodov, Reflections on Neighbourhood, Mini Album Neighborhood Album East Central, 2021
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2020
Work Show Grow, United, 2020
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2020
Julia Borissova Home is..., 2020
In Collections
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ISSP Library, Riga, Latvia
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The PhotobookMuseum, Cologne, Germany
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Library of Galeria da Estação—Encontros da Imagem, Portugal
Memberships
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Work Show Grow
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Rethinking Eastern Europe Collective
Artist talks/Teaching
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2024
Art for Grief and Loss, Work Show Grow
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2023
Zine Workshop, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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2023
Artist Talk, Sunnhordland Museum, Halsnøy, Norway
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2022
Artist talk, FOTODOK, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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2021
Artist Salon, Work Show Grow
Education
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Fotoacademie Amsterdam (with distinction)