A Model for a City, Post-Soviet Landscape, by Petr Antonov

In "A Model for a City" photographer Petr Antonov explores the aesthetics of contemporary Russian cityscape, taking Moscow as the perfect example of any post-Soviet urban environment.

Historically, the archetype city and the model for any other city within Russian cultural space, Moscow also acts as the place where changes in the cultural landscape become most pronounced and are visible with special acuteness. Photographs are accompanied with textual descriptions questioning whether the image might be equal to the sum of its elements, as well as our readiness to filter out when looking whatever is perceived as familiar. In 2014 Petr Antonov published his book titled “Trees, cars, figures of people, assorted barriers” which includes 63 photographs from the series.

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PETR ANTONOV

Petr Antonov nació en 1977 en Moscú, Rusia. Después de recibir su título universitario en lenguas extranjeras en 1999, continuó una carrera en otras áreas, lo que lleva a centrarse en la fotografía a tiempo completo desde 2008. Actualmente trabaja freelance para la prensa rusa e internacional y desarrolla proyectos fotográficos personales. El trabajo de encargado de Petr Antonov se ha publicado en Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Mare, Report on Business, Financial Times Magazine, Courrier International, D - la Repubblica, Forbes Russia, Bolshoi Gorod, Russian Reporter Magazine, Ogoniok, Expert. Los proyectos personales de Petr Antonov han participado en exposiciones y proyecciones en Rusia, Canadá, Italia, EE.UU., Siria, Azerbaiyán, Lituania, Letonia, y recibió nominaciones para el Prix Pictet, Paul Huf y los premios PDN30.

Published on: October 17, 2014

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