Chernogryov Alexander

Petersburg photographer.
 


Born in Leningrad. After finishing school, he enrolled in the evening faculty of the Leningrad State Marine Technical University and got a job at the shipbuilding plant "Almaz".


In 1994, he entered the N.K. Krupskaya Academy of Culture on preparatory courses in Russian language and literature, and at the same time attended the photography studio of the Petrograd district, which was led by Igor Lebedev. While preparing to enter the film directing program, the artist took his first photographs.

In 1995, he enrolls in the Academy of Culture and holds his first solo exhibition there. After half a year, he drops out of his studies. From 1996 to 2002, he works as a laboratory assistant in a photo lab at the University of Technology and Design. The abundance of paper, equipment, enlargers, and photochemistry gives the young artist the opportunity to move from straightforward photography to experimenting with various image-making techniques. It is there that Alexander begins work on his signature series "Toy Soldiers," "Fairy Tales," "Cavalry," "Secret Writing," and "Human Trace," which he continues to work on to this day.

The first works from the "Human Trace" cycle were exhibited at solo exhibitions at Marina Gisich Gallery in 2001 and 2003, and in 2004 in Moscow and Florence.

Since 1995, participant in more than 50 group projects.