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"Urban Images" by Erik Khrapchynskyi

Erik Khrapchynskyi is a photographer. He graduated from the "Bingo" photography courses (2019) and V.Ogloblin's photography school (2020). He is a participant in art exhibitions and competitions. Erik specializes in reportage and street photography, capturing the essence of human emotions and fleeting moments within the urban landscape.

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"URBAN 500" by Bella Logachova

Bella Logachova is an artist and photographer who delves into the realms of videos and media art. She was born in Mariupol and currently lives and works in Kharkiv. She graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts and interned at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg. She participated in art projects at the underground gallery "Navproty" (1997-2000, Kharkiv). She is a co-founder of the contemporary art group "SOSka" (2005) and the film group "EXcess" (2009). She was involved in the "Apartment Exhibitions" movement (2010-2014) and has participated in residencies and exhibition projects at YermilovCentre (Kharkiv), the Modern Art Research Institute (Kyiv), Dymchuk Gallery (Kyiv), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kyiv), MSUMK (Lutsk), and Artsvit Gallery (Dnipro). Her works have been exhibited in Ukraine, Germany, Austria, and the USA. She taught a course on media art at the Modern Art Research Institute (2016-2017) and currently lectures on photography and video art at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (since 2017). Her works are held in museums and private collections in Ukraine, the USA, Japan, France, Germany, and Austria.

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"City Stories" by Anastasia Khudyakova

Anastasia Khudyakova is an artist and a lecturer at the Department of Monumental Painting at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. She was born in Kharkiv and graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts with a degree in Monumental Painting. Since 2017, she has been a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She actively participates in art exhibitions, competitions, and festivals, including international plein air events in Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and Israel. Anastasia is renowned for her captivating wall paintings and murals, including works such as "Coat of Arms of Kharkiv" (2016), "Old Town" (2017), "To the Future" (2019), "Time of Truth" (2019), "Whale" (2019), and "The Baths (Kupel) in Stryzhyn Yar" (2018) in Kharkiv. Her artistic brilliance has garnered the attention of private collectors in Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Germany.

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"Photographic Urban Images" by Svitlana Iziumska

Svitlana Iziumska is a photographer with two higher education degrees in pedagogy – philology and typhlopedagogy. She worked for about 7 years in a gymnasium for visually impaired children and participated for 6 consecutive years in the international project "Mama’s School" for children with special needs and their families. Svitlana is a lecturer of several photography courses for children, including as part of the "Media School for Schoolchildren" project. She has co-organized social photography projects, such as: "Beauty Without Limits" (2013–2017, exhibition at Kharkiv Palace Hotel), which emphasized that the sense of beauty depends on one's worldview; "Daughters in the Palm" (2014), dedicated to women enduring pain and fear for their loved ones during wartime; "Amulet for the Defender" (2014), focused on creating protective charms for soldiers of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). As a photographer at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svitlana implemented several photography projects, including: "Varvara. Arabesque... The Freedom of Classics. The Classics of Freedom", commemorating Varvara Karinska, an Oscar-winning designer and former free listener at Kharkiv University; "Parents. Children. University.", celebrating parents and their children who work or study at Karazin University.

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"I See Signs" by Anastasia Khudyakova

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"A View of the City" by Serhii Solonskyi

Serhii Solonskyi is a photographer working at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University. He is a member of the Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine. Key projects: "Expressive Photography" (1995), "Photosynthesis" (1997), "Modular Photo Collage" (1998), "Bestiary" (1998), and "Objects and Natural Structures" (2006). Exhibitions: All-Union Exhibition (VDNKh USSR, 1987); "F-87" (Kharkiv); "Kharkiv Photography" (Museum of Industrial Culture, Nuremberg, 1993); Gallery Brotfabrik (Berlin, 1995); "The Art of Photography from Ukraine" (Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, USA, 1995); "Photosynthesis" (Central House of Artists, Kyiv, 1997); "The Taste of the Exotic" (Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Kyiv, 1999); "New Directions" (Central House of Artists, Kyiv, 2000); "Love, Like a Song" (Ra Gallery, Kyiv, 2002); "First Collection" (Central House of Artists, Kyiv, 2003); "Farewell to Arms" ("Arsenal", Kyiv, 2004); "The Fifth Element" ("Soviart", Kyiv, 2004); "Let’s Have a Drink" (Gelman Gallery, Kyiv, 2004); "The Myth of Ukrainian Baroque" (National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, 2012). His works are part of the Zimmerli Art Museum (New Brunswick, USA) and various galleries in Ukraine, Germany, France, and the USA.

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