Born in Moscow, 1958. Lives in Moscow.
Member of the Union of the Photographers of Russia, 1991.
In 1978 entered at a studio of a photographer as an apprentice. A photographer at the Central Studio of Documentary Films, Moscow, 1980-1981. Since 1982 worked as a free-lance in various spheres: advertising, photography for staging, slide-films, press-photo.
In 1989 the peculiar artistic language was found in the sphere of toned photo-portrait; the work in this field took the form of a single program - «MNOGOPORTRET»
Personal exhibitions:
1990,Moscow, «Portrait», «Znaniye - Sila» (monthly) editorial office.
1990,Moscow, «Portrait», «Kovcheg» theatre.
1992,Paris,Centre National de la Photography, Slide-projection «Tremplin pour des Image».
1992,Moscow, Institute of Philosophy, «Body being taught».
1993,Moscow, 6 expositions in the Contemporary Art Center.
1995,Moscow, Aidan Gallery, «Magnification into Miniature»
1996,Moscow, Design Club, Author's evening of Victor Brel.
1997,Moscow, Central House of Artist, «Art - Moscow»
1998,Moscow, The Second International Month of Photography in Moscow - «Photobiennale-98», «Velta», «Fashionable shop, or Lists of Romer»
1998,Moscow,Maliy Manez, «Interfoto98»
1999,Moscow,The Russian State Humanitarian University,two one-day exhibitions and the report at a seminar devoted to problems of contemporary art.
Since 1998 there is a permanently updated exposition of the project "Mnogoportret" in the WWW (http://attend.to/mnogoportret)
Participated in exhibitions:
1991, All-Russian photo-exhibition.
1991,Kaunas,Shyaulay(Lithuania), «Act. Form and Image».
1992,Paris, «Mois de la Photo», L'Atrium de Grand Ecran (Place d'Italie), «Experiences Photographiques Russes».
1992-93,Moscow,Central House of Artists, An Exposition of the UnionS of the Photographers of Russia.
1993,Moscow, «TA-IS» Gallery, presentation of «DIVO» Agency.
1993,Paris, L'Espace Photographique, «A la recherche du pere».
1996,Moscow, Photo Biennial, Aidan Gallery, Group Exhibition.
1997,Moscow, «Photo - Relay-race from Rodchenco to Our Days», The Museum of Photographic Collections.
1997,Budapest, Russian Culture Center, «The Biography in Letters».
1998,Moscow, «Photo - Relay-race-2 from Rodchenco to Our Days», The Museum of Photographic Collections.
1998,Moscow,"A3" Gallery,"Poetry and Photography".
1999,Moscow,Zverev Center of Ñontemporary Art,"About an Artist".
Publications:
1991, «Sputnik» (Digest of the Soviet Press),no.1, Yecaterina Prigorina, «Two Questions for Spectators».
1991, «Soviet Photo», no.11, Valeriy Stignehev, «The Other Photography».
1993 «A la recherche du pere», Paris, «Paris - Audiovisuel».
1993, «Kommersant-DAILY», no.103, Yecaterina Prigorina, «Mnogoportret of His Own Circle».
1994, «Ad Marginem - 93» (Year-book of the Laboratory of Postclassical Research of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences), Moscow, Ad Marginem:
1). «Body Being Taught», Round-table discussion.
2).Valeriy Podoroga «Face of Others».
1994, «Photographiya» (former «Soviet Photo»), no4, Valeriy Stignehev, «Summed Image».
1995, «Kommersant - Daily», no.222, Mikhail Bode, «A Master-key is Fitted to the Conclave of Moscow Art Critics».
1996, «Segodnya» (Daily), no.65, E.Plavinskaya, «Format A».
1997, «Kommersant - Daily», no.28, A.Hippolitov, «The Uncommercial Fair and the Interior Spirituality».
1997, «Iskusstvo» (Art) [1996/1997], M.Mikhaltchuk, «Mnogoportret».
1998, «Itogi» (Weekly) #16, page59.
1998, «Russkiy Telegraf»(Daily) #97, A.Timofehevskiy,«Between the Board of Honor and the "Athenian school"»
1999,"Ex Libris NG"(application to "Nezavisimaya Gazeta") #7(79)-25.02,"Faces and Flares, or About a Portrait in the Internet",Felix Shtirner.