My name is Vanya. I am a multidisciplinary artist working with topics of locality, queerness and ecology. Below you will find out more about my creative practice.
Short passport:
Name:
Vanya Mishin / Van'ka–Lenki–Vit'ki–Shun'ki–Mishki–Dunina (Perchugov Ivan Leonidovich)
Date of birth:
11.11.1998
Place of birth/residence:
Arkhangelsk, Russia
Name:
Vanya Mishin / Van'ka–Lenki–Vit'ki–Shun'ki–Mishki–Dunina (Perchugov Ivan Leonidovich)
Date of birth:
11.11.1998
Place of birth/residence:
Arkhangelsk, Russia
Statement:
I work at the intersection of three topics:
1. Locality and decolonization practices
2. Ecology, herb gathering, and crisis adaptation
3. Queer history and autoethnography.
My interest in these areas stems from my personal background. As a Pomor with family roots in villages along the Mezen River, and as an eco-activist and a raspetukh (a local gender identity in Pomorland), these issues are intrinsically linked to my life.
In every project I undertake, I adhere to non-hierarchical, anarchist work formats. I am consistently committed to in-depth research of historical issues and contemporary conflicts.
My primary mediums for artistic expression are image and text.
I work at the intersection of three topics:
1. Locality and decolonization practices
2. Ecology, herb gathering, and crisis adaptation
3. Queer history and autoethnography.
My interest in these areas stems from my personal background. As a Pomor with family roots in villages along the Mezen River, and as an eco-activist and a raspetukh (a local gender identity in Pomorland), these issues are intrinsically linked to my life.
In every project I undertake, I adhere to non-hierarchical, anarchist work formats. I am consistently committed to in-depth research of historical issues and contemporary conflicts.
My primary mediums for artistic expression are image and text.
Research and art projects:
Research-based photo project
Kuim / Famine and pestilence of the countryside
This is a story about foraging as a direct action through which we can cope with the traumas inflicted by history and reconnect with the place in which we live.
Developed independently
Art-zine
Blind zone
Series of publications on invisible environmental problems in Pomorland.
Developed in cooperation with Pesochnitsa collective
Research-based photo project
To be a cry at 5:00 AM at local time
Research on a unique gender phenomenon of «raspetukh/raspetuschye» in Pomorland.
Developed independently
Research-based online publication
Zhonki
Longread on gender imbalance in Pomorland and its colonial basis. It includes a study of the feminist basis in Pomor culture and interviews with modern women identifying as Zhonki.
Developed for Ispovol
Artistic field research and exhibition
Ray–center
A field research on artistic and cultural initiatives in the Arkhangelsk region.
Comissioned by ARKA
Research-based photo project
Kuim / Famine and pestilence of the countryside
This is a story about foraging as a direct action through which we can cope with the traumas inflicted by history and reconnect with the place in which we live.
Developed independently
Art-zine
Blind zone
Series of publications on invisible environmental problems in Pomorland.
Developed in cooperation with Pesochnitsa collective
Research-based photo project
To be a cry at 5:00 AM at local time
Research on a unique gender phenomenon of «raspetukh/raspetuschye» in Pomorland.
Developed independently
Research-based online publication
Zhonki
Longread on gender imbalance in Pomorland and its colonial basis. It includes a study of the feminist basis in Pomor culture and interviews with modern women identifying as Zhonki.
Developed for Ispovol
Artistic field research and exhibition
Ray–center
A field research on artistic and cultural initiatives in the Arkhangelsk region.
Comissioned by ARKA
Blind Zone, 2024
Kuim / Famine and pestilence of the countryside, 2023 – until now
To be a cry at 5:00 AM at local time, 2023
CV:
2024 – until now
Founder, resident
Vetkha (pom. decrepitude / full moon), residence for eco-oriented persons
Luysky Dok
2021 – 2024
Coordinator of the «Crisis Adaptation» department
Pesochnitsa (rus. sandbox), a horizontal union that highlights problems of ecology, local identity and creativity
Arkhangelsk
2022 – 2023
Founder, editor, researcher, designer
Media «Ispovol» (pom. free)
2021 – 2022
Researcher, curator, artist
ARKA, Center of Contemporary Art
Arkhangelsk
2020 – 2021
Curator
Berthold Centre Gallery
Saint-Petersburg
2018 – 2020
Independent artist
Freelancer at «Arctic Art Institute», «CSI Arkhangelsk», «ZKU Berlin», «Arctic Art Forum» and other cultural institutions.
2024 – until now
Founder, resident
Vetkha (pom. decrepitude / full moon), residence for eco-oriented persons
Luysky Dok
2021 – 2024
Coordinator of the «Crisis Adaptation» department
Pesochnitsa (rus. sandbox), a horizontal union that highlights problems of ecology, local identity and creativity
Arkhangelsk
2022 – 2023
Founder, editor, researcher, designer
Media «Ispovol» (pom. free)
2021 – 2022
Researcher, curator, artist
ARKA, Center of Contemporary Art
Arkhangelsk
2020 – 2021
Curator
Berthold Centre Gallery
Saint-Petersburg
2018 – 2020
Independent artist
Freelancer at «Arctic Art Institute», «CSI Arkhangelsk», «ZKU Berlin», «Arctic Art Forum» and other cultural institutions.
Education:
Course on Work with audio-archive
SEC_school, 2024, Erevan (Armenia)
Decolonial course
Stas Shärifullá, 2024, online
Climate Summer School
Ecological movement 42, 2024, 2023, 2022, Arkhangelsk region
Cooperative Lessons on Learning Pomor Language
Horizontal union Pesochnitsa, 2023, Arkhangelsk
Couerse on Photobooks
Maria Ermolenko, 2023, online
Course on Work with audio-archive
SEC_school, 2024, Erevan (Armenia)
Decolonial course
Stas Shärifullá, 2024, online
Climate Summer School
Ecological movement 42, 2024, 2023, 2022, Arkhangelsk region
Cooperative Lessons on Learning Pomor Language
Horizontal union Pesochnitsa, 2023, Arkhangelsk
Couerse on Photobooks
Maria Ermolenko, 2023, online
Publication:
Gasp Magazine Issue II, 2023
The man hurts me from the outside
Norsk Kunstårbok, 2023
Imperiet og kunsten
Syg.ma, 2023
Распетух: быть криком в 5:00 утра по местному времени
Grandmama's print, 2023
TO BE THE CRY AT 5:00 AM LOCAL TIME
Arctic Art Newspaper, 2022
Digital version
Gasp Magazine Issue II, 2023
The man hurts me from the outside
Norsk Kunstårbok, 2023
Imperiet og kunsten
Syg.ma, 2023
Распетух: быть криком в 5:00 утра по местному времени
Grandmama's print, 2023
TO BE THE CRY AT 5:00 AM LOCAL TIME
Arctic Art Newspaper, 2022
Digital version
Residence:
Apartment in Yerevan, October – January 2024
Apartment in Yerevan, October – January 2024