Elina Gusarova (born in 1998) is a cross-media artist and researcher from Siberia with a background in architecture and curating. In her practice, she explores the interactions between humans communities with landscape. Her artist research delves into the liminal phenomena, the connections that arise at the intersection of nature and culture, personal and collective memory, logical and magical perceptions of reality. She utilizes various mediums, including photography, artistbook, graphics, video, textile, creates objects and installations
Currently, Elina is examining the theme of identity within the context of personal and collective memory collision, particularly focusing on the internal migration history of her family from Magadan in her project “City of Sun”
She was born and raised in Krasnoyarsk. In 2020, she founded the independent contemporary art-center “YADRO” and played an important role in the growth of the local art scene, working as a curator at the Industriya Gallery
Since 2023, Elina has been living and working in Moscow, studying contemporary art at the Rodchenko Art School under the guidance of Elena Anosova.
Group exhibitions
2024 Love from and to / Curator: Anna Malai / Typography I.D. Sytin, Moscow, Russia
2024 The Village That Never Sleeps / curator: Nicolas Oduro / CI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia
2023 The Other Side of the Pillow, The Samoobman art-space/ Moscow, Russia
2022 Taigart. Flickering on the Border, Museum Center Ploshad’ Mira / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2022 Srez 2.0 (The Cut 2.0), Youth Artists Union / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2021 I, SPACE, Kvadrat loft-space / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Curatorial practice (selected)
2023
Exhibitions in The Industry gallery / Krasnoyarsk, Russia:
Following, Daniil Shkaruba personal exhibition, photography
Spring on Mira Street, Alexandr Romanov personal exhibition
Oort Cloud, Anna Reinhardt personal exhibition, ceramics
City O, group exhibition of architectural research
2022
point.origins, Kvadrat loft-space / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Taigart. flickering on the border, Museum Center Ploshad’ Mira / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Education
2023-pres. Rodchenko Art School (mentor: Elena Anosova) 2016-2021 Siberian Federal University, Institute of Architecture and Design (Architecture)
Awards
2024
Winner of IV Grant for Artists and Researchers from The GES-2 House of Culture / Moscow, Russia
Other activities
2023
Participant of the WIN-WIN fair, СCA Winzavod/ Moscow, Russia
Speaker of the lecture “Community management in the Art Community”, Museum Center Ploshad’ Mira / Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2019-pres.
Founder of YADRO Center of Contemporary Arts/ Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Member of the community of artists Pushka/ Krasnoyarsk, Russia