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Ilyas Hajji (b.1984) Photographer, visual artist.
Lives and works in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia email / whatsapp / facebook / instagram EDUCATION 2021 – Interactive storytelling online master-class ‘Nakolenke’ by Dekabristen e.V. (Berlin, Germany) 2021 – Nikon-Noor Academy online master-class; tutors: Pep Bonet, Jon Lowenstein, Sanne de Wilde 2017 – Educational program ‘Overcoming photography’, Fotodepartament Institute (Saint-Petersburg, Russia); tutors: Nadya Sheremetova, Yury Gudkov 2015-2016 – Academy of documentary photography and photojournalism ‘Fotografika’ (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) 2014 – Workshop ‘Redeeming the Everyday’, Yarat! contemporary art space (Baku, Azerbaijan); tutors: Rossella Emanuele, Mervyn Arthur 2014 – Summer photography school held by Yarat! contemporary art space (Baku, Azerbaijan); tutors: David Montgomery, Chien-Chi Chang, Thomas Dworzak 2013-2014 – Educational program ‘Documentary photography. Community’, Fotodepartament Institute (Saint-Petersburg, Russia); tutor: Mikhail Domozhilov GRANTS 2022-2023 – V-A-C Foundation grant for artists and researchers (Russia) (link) AWARDS 2017 – LUMA Rencontres d’Arles Dummy Book Award, Shortlisted (link) 2017 – Kassel Dummy Award, Shortlisted (link) 2016 – Selfpublish Riga Dummy Award, Top-10 entries (link) RESIDENCIES 2023 – Masaha art residency by Misk Art Institute (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) 2015 – Alanica international art residency. Curated by Nav Haq (Vladikavkaz, Russia) GROUP EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS 2021 – ‘Eastern Block Stories’, Haus der Statistik (Berlin, Germany) 2020 – ‘Taus Makhacheva — Hold Your Horses’, The Tetley (Leeds, UK) 2018 – ‘Caucasus. Reflection’, Metenkov house of photography (Yekaterinburg, Russia) 2017 – ‘Art for Peace’, National Art Gallery (Islamabad, Pakistan) 2017 – Le Rencontres d’Arles (Arles, France) 2017 – Photobookfest 2017 (Moscow, Russia) 2017 – Istanbul Photobook Festival (Istanbul, Turkey) 2017 – Fotobookfestival (Kassel, Germany) 2016 – Photoparade International Festival of Photography (Uglich, Russia) 2016 – ‘Okolofutbola’, Metenkov house of photography (Yekaterinburg, Russia) 2016 – Riga Photomonth Festival (Riga, Latvia) 2015 – 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Moscow, Russia) 2015 – Alanica 2015 final exhibition (Vladikavkaz, Russia) 2014 – ‘Redeeming the Everyday’, Yarat ! Studios (Baku, Azerbaijan) 2014 – Summer school final exhibition, Yay Gallery (Baku, Azerbaijan) 2014 – ‘Positive/Negative’, Centre of contemporary art (Makhachkala, Dagestan) 2013 – ‘Dialogues with the City’, Museum of history of Makhachkala (Makhachkala, Russia) 2012 – ‘Minorities’, Documentary photography center FOTODOC (Moscow, Russia) BOOKS 2022 – Chechnya and the North Caucasus. From the Black Sea to the Caspian Shores. Architectural Guide. DOM Publishers. Contribution. (buy) 2021 – Eastern Block Stories: visualizing large housing estates from post-socialist cities. DOM Publishers. Contribution. (buy) 2021 – Russian Torture Tools. Selfpublished 2017 – Anti/terror. Selfpublished PRESS International artists explore Saudi landscape in new exhibition. ArabNews (link) Хаос как искусство: махачкалинские пристройки попали на выставку в Берлине. ЭтоКавказ (link) Fotos aus Machatschkala auf einer Ausstellung in Berlin gezeigt! Gesellschaft Deutschland – Russland/Dagestan (link) "Я за всю жизнь не снял ни одной свадьбы". Новое Дело (link) Городские сакли Махачкалы. Кавказ.Реалии (link) "За этим кадром я охотился две недели". Кавказ.Реалии (link) |