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Portrait of Kirill Savchenkov

Kirill Savchenkov

Born in
1987
From
Moscow, Russian Federation
Lives and works
Paris, France
Represented by
Osnova Gallery
Website
https://www.kirillsavchenkov.com/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirill_Savchenkov

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As we exploit and map the [contemporary] issues, this becomes important: how can we live together in a state of global volatility? Within my experience and available tools, I try to find routes to these questions. My task is not to tell about [the issues], but rather to indicate them.

Biography

Kirill Savchenkov’s creations mediate through the consequences of the development of technology, he investigates the violence inflicted on communities caused by the weaponization of the media as well as scrutinizes the introduction of new traumas and hidden power systems in political regimes. 


As he grew up in a Post-Soviet society, memory and transition are two ideas he elicits through his practice. Like Gordon Matta-Clark, Savchenkov evaluates urban communities, often using architecture as a means of expression. While Matta-Clark is directly engaged with architecture and Savchenkov relies a lot on photography, both artists go beyond the visible to focus on the interior workings of structures and societies.


Savchenkov’s process evokes the metabolism of the digitized world and the anxiety present in society today. The social commentary present in his works can be compared to works created during the Impressionist period, particularly "The Coal Workers" (1875) by Claude Monet, as they bring forth a new reality due to transformations in their environments.  

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