Surfaces and Strategies

ECOSYSTEMS @Amazon

This moment has arrived! You can now order our stunning limited edition photo album, ‘Ecosystems: Complexity, Diversity and Nature’s Contribution to Humanity’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999624106 The book will be presented at a major exhibition featuring 25+ large scale works by the photographer and ecological economist, Dr Stanislav Shmelev. The show will be hosted by the…

This new video describes the most recent photographic work that has just been done in Italy, presents the ‘Ecosystems’ book and announces the ‘Ecosystems’ exhibition to take place at the Oxford University Mathematical Institute in November 2018. . The following images give the first impressions of the new ‘Ecosystems’ book, its design and quality of…

ECOSYSTEMS @OxUniMaths

It gives me enormous pleasure to announce that the first copies of our new book, ‘Ecosystems’ are arriving this week. Beautifully designed and printed by the lead partners of Phaidon, Thames and Hudson, Assouline, Aperture and National Geographic, our book has become a very nice design object. All sleepless nights devoted to sequencing and editing,…

Robert Delpire @rencontresarles

Last year, the great French publisher, Robert Delpire (1926-2017), passed away at the age of 91. To celebrate the life and achievements of this extraordinary publisher the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival hosts a spectacular exhibition: https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/expositions/view/746/robert-delpire-photo-poche Famously known for inventing the ‘Photo Poche‘ book format, a small format photographic album, Delpire published many iconic photobooks…

Exhibiting @TheOtherArtFair

It is very nice when somebody comes to your exhibition. It is particularly nice when the interest is shown by the younger generation of viewers. They are not corrupted by the conventions of ‘good taste’ or art history and spontaneously express their excitement or curiosity when seeing a work of art. At the Other Art…

Henri Cariter-Bresson @aperturefnd

The new book of Interviews and Conversations made with Henri Cartier-Bresson between 1951 and 1998 has just been published by Aperture. A pure delight to read, full of exciting details and inspiring facts, this collection brings together twelve interviews with the master, most of which have not been reissued in English since their publication. From…

Magical Realism @TheOtherArtFair

Exciting news! I will be exhibiting my ‘Magical Realism’ series, the ‘Ecosystems’ series and possibly even several paintings at The Other Art Fair in Bristol (http://bristol.theotherartfair.com/), happening 26-29 July 2018. Designed to attract attention to the current biodiversity crisis and the urgent need to restore our ecosystems, the ‘Magical Realism’ series has recently been exhibited…

Birthday @The_Globe

First of all, thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes, it is all very much appreciated. It was equally a delight to watch the Shakespeare’s Globe perform under the stars in the Oxford Bodleian Library quad, in the same way it was done in 1600s. Simply fabulous. The best birthday present one could wish…

Street life @rencontresarles

What is peculiar about Arles is that you never know what you are going to see. A few meters off course and you are embraced by a lively celebration of an exhibition you have never heard anything about. You meet the artists, curators, the press and relive the experience through their perspectives and explanations. I…

Notes from @rencontresarles ‏

It has already become a tradition for me to make some images exploring the photographic life of Arles during the Rencontres photo festival. I will be returning to this idea in several future posts. Sincerely hoping that the images will speak louder than words. What attracts me in these scenes is the immediacy of life,…

Flânerie @rencontresarles

This year the world famous Rencontres d’Arles photo festival is full of surprises. First of all, the Magnum photograher, Raymond Depardon presented his exhibition ‘Depardon USA, 1968–1999’ at the iconic Espace Van Gogh, where the famous painter spent some time in Arles. Secondly, Todd Hido is showing his new series ‘La Lumière sombre’at Palais de…

Dr Stanislav Shmelev @TheOtherArtFair

It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce that Dr Stanislav Shmelev will be exhibiting at The Other Art Fair run by SaatchiArt at the Brunel’s historic train station in Bristol, 26-29 July 2018. There will be an opportunity to pre-order ‘ECOSYSTEMS’ photo album and see and acquire rarely seen museum quality…