Self-portrait close to the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius [Sergiyev Posad, region of Moscow] © Petr Lovigin
« In "Planet Lovigin" the artist takes the reader along in a fairy-tale road trip through his Russian homeland and the Caucasus region.
The pictures frequently sport the artist’s handwritten commentaries, or he furnishes them with ornaments.
Lovigin travels the planet, casting his ironic gaze on things and people, overdrawing a cliché here and there, and yet always displaying evident affection for his subjects.
The artist likes to call his work the « Soul Kitchen » of photography. » Kehrer Verlag
Tanya walks towards the most beautiful church in the world [Bogolyubovo, region of Vladimir ] © Petr Lovigin
Lovigin (born 1981) studied architecture before taking up photography. His internet blog (http://lovigin.livejournal.com) has thousands of young Russian followers.
The hair salon and the best possible advertising [Tbilisi] © Petr Lovigin
A donkey taking a lonely walk close to the local stadium of Yaroslavl © Petr Lovigin
Since 2006 his photograph series have been shown in numerous exhibitions, most recently at the Museum of Photography Thessaloniki, the Photobiennale in Moscow and the Istanbul Modern Art Museum.
Babouchka Valentina takes a walk in the full sun [Kolomenskoye, Moscow] © Petr Lovigin
The exhibition comes along with the publication Planet Lovigin at KEHRER Verlag.
Hardcover, 112 pages.
Photographies : Petr Lovigin.
Texts : Petr Lovigin and Anna-Patricia Kahn.
Languages : english/french
Vignette : Self-portrait close to the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius [Sergiyev Posad, region of Moscow] © Petr Lovigin