| Alexander Chekmenev (Oleksandr Chekmenov) | |
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| Олександр Володимирович Чекменьов | |
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| Born | (1969-04-01) April 1, 1969 (age 55) Luhansk, Ukraine |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary photographer and photojournalist |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | www |
Alexander Chekmenev (Oleksandr Chekmenov) (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Чекменьов, Russian: Александр Владимирович Чекменёв, born April 1, 1969) is a Ukrainian documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Kyiv.
Career
Chekmenev made his first photo while in school, attended a photoclub and later got a professional certificate from a licensed photo studio in Luhansk in 1988.
He worked for a studio in Luhansk and did small time jobs taking pictures of weddings, birthdays and other occasions. He also occasionally volunteered as a forensic photographer for an ambulance brigade in the city.
In 1997 he was invited to a Kiyv-based daily newspaper as a photojournalist and moved to Kyiv. In 1998 the newspaper ceased operation, Chekmenev became a freelancer and has been working as an independent photojournalist ever since. Today he works as a photojournalist
His first book was called simply Black and White Photographs and was published in 2008 in Kyiv as a part of series on Ukrainian photography. In 2011 Alexander made a private print of his book Donbass in Germany. Chekmenev created a series of portraits of protestors, called Warriors, as they emerged from the street battles of Euromaidan. His next book Passport was based on his work of 1994/95 and was published in the UK in 2017.
Publications
Publications by Chekmenev
- Black and White Photographs. Kyiv: Artbook, 2008. ISBN 978-966-96916-4-4. Ukrainian/English. Edition of 1000 copies.
- Donbass. Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2011. Edited by Andrej Krementschouk. ISBN 978-3-86828-185-9. German/English/Russian.
- Passport. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2017. ISBN 978-1-911306-06-1. Edition of 1000 copies.
- Lilies. Museum of Kharkiv School of Photography, 2020. Photography and text by Chekmenev. Edited by Sergiy Lebedynskyy. ISBN 978-3-947922-04-8. Ukrainian/English. Edition of 550 copies.
- Pharmakon: Ambulance in Luhansk 1994–1995. Palermo: 89books, 2021. ISBN 978-88-944092-8-4. With an essay by Donald Weber.
Publications with others
- Insight. Ukrainian black and white photography in the XXI century. 2008.
Collections
- Museum of Kharkiv School of Photography, Kharkiv, Ukraine (245 prints from various series)
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (15 prints from the Passport series)
- Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine (prints from the Passport series)
- Märkisches Museum, Witten, Germany (2 prints from the Donbass series)
Solo exhibitions
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- Ukrainian Passport, Lilac series, City art gallery in Poprad, Slovakia, 2000
- Ukrainian Passport, Lilac, The Blind, Easter, Portraits, The Miners, City art gallery in Olsztyn, Poland, 2001
- Donbass, Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, Perm, Russia, 2010
- Donbass, Märkisches Museum (Witten) [de], Witten, Germany, 2013
- Donbass, Pálffy Palace, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2015
- Donbass, Passport, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR, 2016
- Donbass, Märkisches Museum, Witten, Germany, 2018
See also
References
- "The other side of Europe". The other side of Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- Шумейко 2011.
- ^ Сафонов 2015.
- Segodnya.UA 2011.
- Macdonald, Fiona. "Art in Ukraine: Bullets and barricades". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "Passport to eternity: photographing the forgotten elderly of Ukraine". The Guardian. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "Strong Arm of the State: Alexander Chekmenev's Post-Independence Ukraine Passport Photos". Time. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "Anstalt der Lilien". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
Works cited
- Шумейко, Валентина (2011-10-05). "Фотомастер Александр Чекменев: "Я пишу историю человеческими портретами"" (in Russian). ArgumentUA.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- "Украина в 1998 году: убийство Гетьмана и наводнение в Закарпатье" (in Russian). Segodnya.UA. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- Сафонов, Евгений (2015-09-09). "Александр Чекменёв: "Мне интересно собирать осколки прошлого"" (in Russian). Bird In Flight. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
External links
- Official website
- "Ukrainian Servicemen", The New Yorker, 2014