Sergey Chilikov
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Sergey Chilikov (b. 1953) is a Russia
n photographer.
Chilikov graduated from the philological
faculty with a Ph.D. Until 1991, he had been teaching in the universities of Yoshkar-Ola
. In 1993, he published his first book on analytical philosophy titled “Artseg. The Owner of a Thing or Ontology of Subjectiveness”.
Chilikov started as a photographer in 1976 in the creative group “The Fact” (Chilikov, Mikhailov, Evlampiev, Likhosherst, Voetskiy). From 1980 to 1989, he had been running “Analytical exhibitions of Photography” and the annual open-air photography festival on Kundysh river
. In 1988, Chilikov took part in the retrospective exhibitions of the “Fact” Group in Moscow titled “On the Kashirka”. Since 1989, he photographed the journey over Soviet Union
cities and towns.
Recently he has exhibited his photographic essays “Photo Provocations”, “The Countryside Glam”, “The Beach”, “The Gambling”, “The Philosophy of a Journey” and others at “Fashion and Style in Photography” and “Photobiennale” in Moscow, and "Les Rencontres d`Arles" in France (2002).
Chilikov lives in Yoshkar-Ola
and in Moscow
.
band Beirut
's 2006 album Gulag Orkestar
. According to Zach Condon, singer-songwriter of Beirut, the photographs were found in a book, torn out, in a library in Leipzig
, Germany
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n photographer.
Chilikov graduated from the philological
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
faculty with a Ph.D. Until 1991, he had been teaching in the universities of Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927...
. In 1993, he published his first book on analytical philosophy titled “Artseg. The Owner of a Thing or Ontology of Subjectiveness”.
Chilikov started as a photographer in 1976 in the creative group “The Fact” (Chilikov, Mikhailov, Evlampiev, Likhosherst, Voetskiy). From 1980 to 1989, he had been running “Analytical exhibitions of Photography” and the annual open-air photography festival on Kundysh river
Bolshoy Kundysh River
Bolshoy Kundysh is a river in Kirov Oblast and Mari El, Russia, a right tributary of the Bolshaya Kokshaga River. It is 173 km long, its drainage basin is 1720 km². Bolshoy Kundysh flows across the fen of the Mari depression. Kilemary settlement is placed on Bolshoy Kundysh. The river is...
. In 1988, Chilikov took part in the retrospective exhibitions of the “Fact” Group in Moscow titled “On the Kashirka”. Since 1989, he photographed the journey over Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cities and towns.
Recently he has exhibited his photographic essays “Photo Provocations”, “The Countryside Glam”, “The Beach”, “The Gambling”, “The Philosophy of a Journey” and others at “Fashion and Style in Photography” and “Photobiennale” in Moscow, and "Les Rencontres d`Arles" in France (2002).
Chilikov lives in Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population: Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927...
and in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Gulag Orkestar album art
Chilikov gained limited notability when his photographs were featured on the front and back of indie folkIndie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
band Beirut
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
's 2006 album Gulag Orkestar
Gulag Orkestar
Gulag Orkestar is the debut album of Beirut. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.It is written in the booklet that the front and back photos were found in a library in Leipzig, torn out of a book...
. According to Zach Condon, singer-songwriter of Beirut, the photographs were found in a book, torn out, in a library in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Exhibitions
- Gamble, XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2005
- Old Samara, Moscow House of PhotographyMoscow House of PhotographyMoscow House of Photography is a Russian museum, which maintains a large collection of old and contemporary Russian photographic masterpieces and also organizes festivals and large scale projects....
, Moscow, Russia 2004 - The Beach, Moscow House of PhotographyMoscow House of PhotographyMoscow House of Photography is a Russian museum, which maintains a large collection of old and contemporary Russian photographic masterpieces and also organizes festivals and large scale projects....
, Moscow, Russia, 2004 - La province russe dans les années 90, Galeries des magasins Fnac, Gent, Belgium, 2004
- Provincia russa, Musei CapitoliniCapitoline MuseumsThe Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The museums are contained in three palazzi surrounding a central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536 and executed over...
- Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy, 2003 - La province russe, Fnac Saint-Lazare, Paris, France, 2003
- Selected Works 1978-, Third Floor GalleryThird Floor GalleryThird Floor Gallery is an independent charitable photography gallery located in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK. It opened in 2010 and predominantly, though not exclusively, focuses on documentary photography. The gallery is run by photographers Maciej Dakowicz, Joni Karanka and Bartosz Nowicki.The...
, Cardiff, Wales, 2011