Russian Museum
Augmented Reality

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Graduate of the Department of Set Design at the St. Petersburg State Theater Arts Academy. Teaches at the Smolny Institute of the Russian Academy of Education. Since 2011, she has worked as a costume designer on various theatrical projects. Is actively engaged in the study of historical costumes. Her many works can be found in private collections, and are on display at the St. Petersburg Doll Museum.

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In 2008, graduated from the Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry (SPBGHPA) (Department of Monumental Art) on a presidential scholarship. Member of the Union of Russian Artists since 2009 (pictorial arts). Has been actively engaged in exhibition work since 2006. Laureate of numerous municipal and international competitions. Since 2008, he has taught painting and composition at the Stieglitz SPBGHPA and the Smolny Institute of the Russian Academy of Education.

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member of the Union of Russian Artists, associate member of the Derzhavin Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts, associate member of the Petrovskaya Academy of Arts and Sciences, European Academy of Natural Sciences.

Since 2008 – instructor of ceramics at the Department of Decorative and Applied Arts, Smolny Institute of the Russian Academy of Education; since 2010 – head of the department.

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Distinguished Artist of Russia, member in good standing of the Petrovskaya Academy of Arts and Sciences, European Academy of Natural Sciences, laureate of numerou From 1981 to 1988 – Solodkov taught at the Department of Ceramics at the St. Petersburg Art and Industry Academy (Mukhina Higher School of Art and Design). Since 2006, he has been a professor at the Department of Ceramics at the Smolny Institute of the Russian Academy of Education.

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In recent times, an increasing amount of attention has been paid to the ecology of our surrounding environment and, in that context, the topic of waste recycling and repurposing has found dramatic expression in our project.
The “Plantophrenia” project is actually a runway show of live model-installations wearing costumes fabricated using 90% recycled materials – yet, the models look so striking that the spectator remains unaware of this fact. All of the materials used undergo artistic processing whereby their “garbage” origin is masked.
The main element of the costumes is their voluminous millinery imitating various plants: fiddleheads, cacti, ceriman, and agave – as well as eco-constructions resembling solar batteries. The exquisite hats are paired with laconic sheath-dresses made of natural organic fabrics emblazoned with generic ethnic and floral print motifs. The models’ overall look is topped off with body- and face-art executed free-form, without excessive attention to precision detail, in full view of the gathered audience.
Project authors:
Natalia Ovsyannikova
Ilya Ovsyannikov

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DOMESTIC WASTE MECHANISED RECYCLING PLANT (SPb SUE «Plant MPBO-2»)

SMOLNY INSTITUTE AT THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF EDUCATION