Alexander Chernogorivov is a prominent representative of photographers at the turn of the 20th-21st centuries. The central theme of his work is the human body and the nude. 

The presented visual image is a generalized portrait of humanity as a species. The images printed on photographic paper by the body are devoid of racial, national, and even individual identity. The body is coated with a fixer or developer and then printed onto paper. Since the body is not flat, has a complex relief, while the paper is flat, some parts of the body come into contact with the paper, while others do not, some more tightly, others less. As a result, certain fragments of the body emerge from the darkness on the paper. 

The works in the series are associated with mummification, existence after death, and the reliquary of humanity. On the other hand, a sacred discourse is also evident - some works from the series resemble sacred images of gods from primitive cultures.
 

Valery Valran, artist, author of the exhibition text:

His creative approach is characterized by spontaneous, improvisational methods. Jackson Pollock would pour paint from a bucket onto his canvas, while Chernogrirov immerses the human body in fixative and uses it as a brush to create his artwork. In both cases, the outcome is unpredictable, and in both instances, it represents an existential drama.