Serhii Melnychenko
Serhii Melnychenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Мельниченко, born 26 October 1991, Mykolaiv, Ukraine[1][2]) is a Ukrainian photographer, dancer, master of sports of the international class in ballroom dances (2005).[3] Founder of the school of conceptual and art photography MYPH (2018).[4][2] Member of the creative association Ukrainian Photographic Alternative (2012).[2]
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Born | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | 26 October 1991
Alma mater | Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding |
Website | melnitchenko |
In 2017, he became the first Ukrainian to receive the German Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer.[5][6][7]
Biography
Since his teenage years, he has been dancing, performing abroad, in particular in China.[2]
In 2014, graduated from the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding with a specialization — computer systems engineer.[3]
With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he began volunteering.[8][9]
Creativity
Started photography in 2009.[10][2][3]
In 2012, he rethought his own approach to artistic practice after communicating with Roman Piatkovka, a representative of the Kharkiv School of Photography.[5][10][11]
Author of the series Schwarzenegger is my idol (2012, 2020; book of the same name published),[12][2][13][4] Polaroids from China (2015),[14] From Dusk till Dawn (2015—2017, 2018; a book of the same name was published),[15] Passengers (2017),[16] Young and Free (2017—2021),[17][18] Fundamental Space Explorations of Naked Singularity (2019—2021)[19] and others.
Photos are published in The Independent Photographer,[20] Fisheye Magazine.[21][22]
Works are presented in private and public collections in the US, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland etc.[3]
Awards
- 2023 – Nomination on Foam Paul Huf Award – Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
- 2022 – “FUTURES” talent, nominated by ISSP (Riga, Latvia) – Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
- 2022 – Becoming a part of “Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung” foundation collection – Münich, Germany[3]
- 2020 – Nomination on Foam Paul Huf Award – Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
- 2017 – Winner Of “Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award 2017” – Berlin, Germany[23][4][6]
- 2017 – 1st Place In The National Awards “Photographer Of The Year 2016”, Street Professional Category – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2015 – Short-List Of Pinchuk Art Centre Prize – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2013 – Shortlist Of Krakow Photomonth Festival – Krakow, Poland[3]
- 2013 – International Contest “Golden Camera 2012” – 1st Place In Nomination “Conceptual Photography”, Amateur – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2013 – Winner Of Contest “Photographer Of The Year 2012” In Nomination “Series Of The Year (Fine Art)” – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
Exhibitions
Personal exhibitions
- 2022 – “Fundamental Space Explorations of Naked Singularity”, The Great Finding. Step One – Subject. With Mitya Fenechkin – “Asortymentna kimnata” gallery, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine[3]
- 2022 – “Young and free? / Metaheroes” – Esther Okada Gallery, Tokyo, Japan[3]
- 2021 – “Fundamental Space Explorations of Naked Singularity” – Vasli Souza Gallery, Oslo, Norway[3]
- 2020 – “Young and free”, Leica 6×7 Gallery, curator Adam Mazur – Warsaw, Poland[3]
- 2019 – “From Dusk Till Dawn”, f22 foto space – Hong Kong[3]
- 2019 – “Schwarzenegger is my idol”, Museum of Kharkiv School of Photography – Kharkiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2019 – Leica Gallery London – London, UK[3]
- 2018 – “Behind the scenes”, European Month of Photography, Galéria Michalský dvor – Bratislava, Slovakia[3]
- 2018 – “Only Now Only Never”, FACE Foundation – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2018 – “Loneliness online”, SomoS Art Gallery – Berlin, Germany[3]
- 2018 – Sztuka w dialogu, “Loneliness online and Polaroids from China”, Piekno Panie Gallery – Lublin, Poland[3]
- 2018 – “Behind The Scenes”, Claude Samuel Gallery – Paris, France[3]
- 2017 – “PLAYDAY”, Face Foundation/Mironova Gallery – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2017 – “Paris Photo 2017″, ”Behind The Scenes”/Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017 – Paris, France[3]
- 2017 – ”Behind The Scenes” – Mykolaiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2017 – ”Behind The Scenes”, Trzecie Oko Gallery – Krakow, Poland[3]
- 2015 – “Les Amours Imaginaries” In Frames Of Landskrona Fotofestival – Landskrona, Sweden[3]
- 2014 – “Military Commissariat”, Estudio Ñ – Valdivia, Chile[3]
- 2014 – “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” In Frames Of “Off_Festival Bratislava 2014” – Bratislava, Slovakia[3]
- 2014 – Art-Book Presentation In Frames Of Private Residency Program “The Muzychi Expanded History Project” – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2014 – “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol”, Fiebre Galería – Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
- 2014 – “Les Amours Imaginaries” Odesa Museum Of Modern Art “Arteria”– Odesa, Ukraine[3]
- 2014 – “Les Amours Imaginaries”, Closer – Kyiv, Ukraine[3]
- 2013 – “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” – Showoff Section Of Krakow Photomonth Festival – Krakow, Poland[3]
- 2013 – “Schwarzenegger Is My Idol” – Lviv, Ukraine[3]
- 2012 – “Nails” – Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine[3]
References
- Сергій Мельниченко // Миколаївська обласна бібліотека для юнацтва.
- "Сергій Мельниченко". Moksop (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "About". Sergey Melnichenko. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- Мельниченко — мій кумир. Про фотовиставку школи MYPH у світлі смартфонів і ліхтариків, УП Життя, 30.10.2022.
- Євген Цимбалюк (2018-12-11). "Переможець фотоконкурсу Leica Сергій Мельниченко: "Офігенна картинка та, про яку говориш: чому я до цього не додумався?"". УП. Життя (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- Sergey Melnitchenko — winner Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer 2017, Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
- Український фотограф-любитель виграв одну з найпрестижніших фотопремій світу on YouTube, ТСН, 2.2.2018.
- Олександр Лютий (2022-06-12). "Мистецтво в дії: як український фотограф наближає перемогу України". Ukraїner (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- Анастасія Яворська (2022-10-25). "Мистецтво під час війни: чому варто відвідати виставку "Молода Миколаївська Фотографія"". Vogue (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- Сергій Мельниченко: "Для мене фотографія — це не миттєвість. Це цілий процес", Postimpreza.
- "Нічна вахта". www.nrcu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "Мельниченко Сергій". Мітєц (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Шварценеггер — мій кумир". ART Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- Палінчак, Михайло (2021-12-02). "247 поляроїдів Сергія Мельниченка". Untitled (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "Від заходу до світанку Сергія Мельниченка". Untitled (in Ukrainian). 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Passengers". Sergey Melnitchenko. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- Foster, Alasdair (2021-12-03). "Sergey Melnitchenko: Young and Free?". ~ Talking Pictures ~. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- BISHKO, PAVLO (2020-12-18). "Молоді, але чи вільні? Проєкт Сергія Мельниченка — у "Рівні цензури"". Заборона (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- Палінчак, Михайло (2020-11-04). "Фундаментальні космічні дослідження голої сингулярності Сергія Мельниченка". Untitled (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "Behind the scenes". The Independent Photographer. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Ukraine, l'année où tout a basculé vue par les photographes d'Alarming Beauty". Fisheye Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- "Incantations ukrainiennes". Fisheye Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- "Українець показав, що відбувається за лаштунками китайських нічних клубів". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
External links
- Official website
- Works by Serhii Melnychenko on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Український фотограф-любитель виграв одну з найпрестижніших фотопремій світу on YouTube, ТСН, 2.2.2018.
- photo basel/berlin in conversation with artist Sergey Melnitchenko on YouTube, photo basel, 29.9.2020.