I believe that what we do, as well as the form of this doing, correlates with the internal state, personal goals and the degree of awareness, if, of course, you are doing what you love. And we are always inextricably linked with our social circle. I am the director of a contemporary art gallery in St. Petersburg.
LUDA (gallery name) is artists, groups, archives — everything that reflects the high-strung and sensitive flesh of art. The strategic idea of the former LUDA (2009 – 10) has been preserved — we show that which it is not possible to see. A widening of reach, more international content — American, Belorussian, Azerbaijani, Norwegian artists, just like us, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, French — all living a parallel life in their own oecumene. The rhythm of events is defined often not by a planned timetable, but by living necessity — this is how it was in the past and how it will be in the future LUDA.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe in the value of intangible, in connections that arise outside of your professional environment. Often these connections are most valuable, as they lie in a new unexplored field.

Interests

Modern and ancient philosophy, cinematography (especially documentary, arthouse), modern poetry, architecture, sculpture, painting, modern art of different mediums, biographical and research literature, biking, freediving, car travel

Music, Movies, and Books

I am constantly rethinking music, my playlist has a huge number of single compositions of different artists, but here are the ones that I return to: Tangerine Dream, Tim Hecker, Supermax, Chris Rea, Dire Straits…

Some of my favorite film directors:
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Aki Kaurismäki, Akira Kurosawa, Billy Wilder, Federico Fellini, Francois Truffaut, Jim Jarmush, Kenji Mizogichi, Luchino Visconti, Masaki Kobayashi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Leone, Stanley Kubrick, Werner Herzog, Woody Allen..

I prefer biographical and research genre of literature, here are some of the latest I enjoyed: Sjeng Scheijen “Diaghilev a life”, Richard Branson “Finding my Virginity”, Giacomo Casanova “History of my life”, Anna Arutyunova “Art Market in the 21st century”…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Starting from 2016 I got interested in uncommercial, charity projects. I organized a non-profit foundation, with the help of which we realized many amazing projects in film production and Modern art industry. Here are some of them: “Manikarnika” by Sergey Urivaev, India; opening Modern Art gallery “Dom molodezhi” in Russia; organization of an international research seminar “100 years of UNOVIS: history and modernity”; dozens of exhibitions, performances, contemporary poetry events and so on..

Teach, Learn, Share

Modern art, film production, fundraising

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many stories from life, the world of cinema, literature and art. I can share my contacts with artists and institutions, working in modern art industry, if host will be interested in it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Indonesia