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CV Ivan Turukhano

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Self-portrait with works

Ivan Turukhano
Photographic Artist, Director of Photography (Cinematographer)
St. Petersburg, Russia

Bio

Ivan Turukhano (b. 1997, St. Petersburg) is a photographic artist and cinematographer. He has been practicing photography since 2011. In 2020 he graduated from the St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television (SPbGIKiT), Department of Cinematography. Since 2021, he has been teaching at SPbGIKiT while developing his own photographic projects and working in the film industry. He lives and works in St. Petersburg.

Education

  • 2016–2020 — St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television (SPbGIKiT), Department of Cinematography, B.A. in Cinematography.
    (Mentors/teachers: Nikolai Volkov, Sergey Lando.)

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2025–2026 — “Somnus Vector”, FL Gallery (Photolab Gallery), Moscow. Curator: Ariadna Krylova.
  • 2024 — “SPECTARIUM”, Arts Square Gallery, St. Petersburg. Curator: Sergey Vatrushin.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2024 — GAMMA Festival, Visual Arts Program, St. Petersburg.
  • 2024 — “Third Place” Art Fair, St. Petersburg.
  • 2022 — “Architecture of the Uncertain”, DK Gromov Art Space, St. Petersburg.
  • 2022 — “Relieve Tension”, Sova-Art Gallery, St. Petersburg.
  • 2021 — Art Russia Fair, Gostiny Dvor, Moscow.
  • 2020 — “Photographic View of St. Petersburg”, Stroganov Palace (State Russian Museum), St. Petersburg.
  • 2017 — New Vision, General Staff Building (Hermitage), St. Petersburg.
  • 2016 — “Moscow from Above”, Dom na Brestskoy, Moscow.
  • 2015 — World Photo Awards 2015 (Winners Exhibition), Somerset House, London.
  • 2015 — “Visible Features of an Era V”, Karl Bulla Foundation, St. Petersburg.
  • 2014 — “Architectural Axis of Time”, “Alexandria” Complex, St. Petersburg.
  • 2014 — Best of Russia, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow.

Awards, Grants, Residencies

  • 2025 — Artist residency: first resident of FL Gallery (Moscow), project “Somnus Vector”.
  • 2020 — “Photographic View of St. Petersburg” — Grand Prix (1st Prize).
  • 2017 — New Vision — 1st & 3rd Prize, “Urban Environment” category.
  • 2017 — 35Awards — 1st Prize, “Nude” category.
  • 2016 — Sony World Photography Awards (National Award, Russia) — 3rd Prize.
  • 2016 — Epson International Pano Awards — 2nd Prize (Amateur, Built Environment).
  • 2016 — AdMe Awards — 1st Prize, “Everyday Life” category.
  • 2016 — 35Awards — 2nd Prize, Urban Landscape.
  • 2015 — 35Awards — 2nd Prize, “Inanimate” category.
  • 2015 — Sony World Photography Awards — finalist/shortlist (Youth).
  • 2015 — “Visible Features of an Era V” — 1st Prize, “Everyday Life” category.
  • 2014 — Best of Russia — laureate (Architecture category).
  • 2012 — “Show Yourself” Contest — 1st Prize, “Soul of Russia” category.

Collections

Works are held in private collections in Russia and abroad. Selected series are included in the collection of Elena and Sergey Vatrushin (St. Petersburg). Some works have been presented in museum contexts (including venues affiliated with the State Russian Museum).

Curators (exhibition projects)

  • Ariadna Krylova — curator of “Somnus Vector” (2025–2026).
  • Sergey Vatrushin — curator of “SPECTARIUM” (2024).

Artist Statement

Ivan Turukhano focuses on the city as an autonomous protagonist: its architectural memory, traces of time, peripheral spaces, and transitional states. His practice operates between documentary observation and directorial staging—reality provides texture and narrative potential, while the artist shapes the viewpoint, rhythm, and “light score.” A substantial part of his oeuvre is produced as large-scale panoramas and composite images assembled from multiple frames to achieve maximal detail and nuanced light structure. His visual language merges restraint with atmosphere; his cinematography background intensifies the cinematic quality of the image and introduces a sense of duration and narrative within a still photograph.

Teaching

  • since 2021 — Lecturer, SPbGIKiT (photography/visual practices).

Publications & Press

  • 2025 — interview/feature on Photographer.ru.
  • 2017 — interview/feature on Photar.ru (35AWARDS-related publication).
  • 2016 — interview/feature in Above Art.