CURRENT MISSION

I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

ABOUT ME

My real name is Alexandr or Sandro.
I'm an art historican, archeologist and photorgrapher, in the past -- IT manager and system administrator.

I graduated from Saint Petersburg State Academy of Fine Arts. Also I studied photojournalism for two years. I'm interested in history of photography, soviet avant-garde, architecture, art and cinema.

I'm a hardcore film worker with hand printing skills. Recently I had a personal exhibition in the Art Information Centre in St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. Now I'm now preparing for a new exhibition and repairing my personal loft.
I took part in the "No?Future!" project in contemporary art biennalle "Manifesta 10".

Night-owl, academia person, necrourbanist, adventurer.

PHILOSOPHY

Searching for new knowledge, fun and experience
I'm not a religious. I believe in kindness and friendship around the world. I respect other people's freedom and value my.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This is my third couchsurfing experience.

Interests

offroad, graphics, photography, punk-culture, war history, history of arts, rock music, folk music, architecture.

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• architecture
• contemporary art
• photography
• beauty
• movies
• music
• folk music
• rock music
• adventure races
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

books:
Fransua Vion, Nicollo Machiavelli, Aby Warburg, Walter Benjamin, Erwin Panoffsky, Michael Baxandall, Theodor Mommsen, Henry Miller and more...

music:
Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, The Dresden Dolls, System of a Down, R.E.M., RotFront, Yat-Kha, Aquarium, N.O.M, Auction and more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

New morning in in the misty valley.

Teach, Learn, Share

history of arts, visual studies, history, photography,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Any interesting information about Russian culture, cinema, avantgrade art, architecture and more.
Take your portrait with my film and digital camera.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, Ukraine