Yuri Kosin
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Yuri Kosin is a Ukrainian photographer, lecturer, curator of exhibitions, and travel
er. Kosin is a member of the National Society of Photo Artists of Ukraine, tutor and curator at the Independent Academy of the Photographic Arts of Ukraine, organizer and curator of the “Eksar” photo gallery, Ukraine. He is also a member of the “Kulturforum” association and the artistic studio ”Kulturwerkstatt Trier”, Germany
. He is a permanent member of the TV Ukrainian program “Svoimi ochima” (eyewitness) dedicated to travel
and tourism
.
of the Soviet Union
(today in the Kirovohrad Oblast
of central Ukraine
). In 1974 he graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute
. In 1988 he graduated from Kiev Institute of Journalism.
, the United Arab Emirates
, Germany, Belarus
, Slovakia
, the United States, Poland
, the United Kingdom, Israel
, Lithuania
and France
. Many of his works are included in private collections in Switzerland
, the United States, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium
, the Netherlands
and Germany. There are also some of Kosin’s pictures placed in The Photography Fund in Moscow
, the Latvian Museum of Photography
in Riga
, Lancaster University
, the National Historical Museum of Ukraine
. For over 20 years Yuri Kosin has been engaged in organizing photo exhibitions of Ukrainian artists.
In the 1980s, Yuri Kosin created his own artistic method which was subsequently named the "transgression". From 1980-1990, “transgression” was achieved by a partial physical and chemical destruction of the emulsion.
Participated in over 40 joint exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belarus, Slovakia and France.
Private collections in Sweden, the Unisted States, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium, Holland, Poland and others
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
er. Kosin is a member of the National Society of Photo Artists of Ukraine, tutor and curator at the Independent Academy of the Photographic Arts of Ukraine, organizer and curator of the “Eksar” photo gallery, Ukraine. He is also a member of the “Kulturforum” association and the artistic studio ”Kulturwerkstatt Trier”, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He is a permanent member of the TV Ukrainian program “Svoimi ochima” (eyewitness) dedicated to travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
.
Biography
Kosin was born on September 26, 1948 in Kompaniivka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSRUkrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(today in the Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
of central Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
). In 1974 he graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute
Kiev Polytechnic Institute
The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is a major university in Kiev, Ukraine.-History:The institute was founded in 1898. At that time it had four departments: Mechanical, Chemical, Agricultural, and Civil Engineering. The first enrolment constituted 360 students...
. In 1988 he graduated from Kiev Institute of Journalism.
Achievements in photography
Since 1987 Yuri Kosin has participated in over 40 joint exhibitions in Ukraine, RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Germany, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, the United States, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, the United Kingdom, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Many of his works are included in private collections in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the United States, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Germany. There are also some of Kosin’s pictures placed in The Photography Fund in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, the Latvian Museum of Photography
Latvian Museum of Photography
The Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...
in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, the National Historical Museum of Ukraine
National Historical Museum of Ukraine
Ukrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....
. For over 20 years Yuri Kosin has been engaged in organizing photo exhibitions of Ukrainian artists.
In the 1980s, Yuri Kosin created his own artistic method which was subsequently named the "transgression". From 1980-1990, “transgression” was achieved by a partial physical and chemical destruction of the emulsion.
Personal exhibitions
- 1988 - “Interconnection”, exhibition hall of the association of artists of Ukraine, Kiev, Soviet Union
- 1990 - “Infected Zone”, Budinok Pismennika, Kiev, Soviet Union
- 1991 - “The world we lost”, “Kinocentr”, Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1992 - “ChernobylChernobylChernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....
”, International art gallery, Minneapolis, USA
- Action Tour “Chernobyl - meeting place”, Great Britain USA
- Performance “Meeting place”(“First Moment of Plague”), Andrievskiy uzviz, Kiev, Ukraine
- 1994 - Performance “Building model of contemporary mind” IrpinIrpinIrpin , or Irpen is a city located on the Irpin River in Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine. The city's population is 40,275 ....
, Ukraine
- 1994 - Performance “Building model of contemporary mind” Irpin
- “Live pictures”, museum “Kiev FortressKiev fortressKiev fortress , also known as the Pechersk Fortress, is a generic name for the 19th century fortification buildings situated in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to a system of western Russian fortresses. These structures were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army...
”, Kiev, Ukraine- 1995 - “Transgression”, Creative academy “Bezalel”, Jerusalem, Israel
- “Chernobyl 1986-1995”, House of three languages, Lumen, Belgium
- “Silver Light”, “Garage” gallery, Riga, Latvia
- “Personification”, Latvian Museum of PhotographyLatvian Museum of PhotographyThe Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...
, Riga, Latvia- 1996 - “Transgression”, French cultural center, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Passage lesson”, Dе Markten Gemeenschapscentrum, Brussels, Belgium
- “Anabiosis”, National Historical Museum of UkraineNational Historical Museum of UkraineUkrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....
, Kiev, Ukraine - “Emanation”, Eastern-Westerneuropean cultural center «Palais Jalta», Frankfurt, Germany
- 1997 - Performance “Creative advertisement”, Irpin, Ukraine
- Transgression, Cultural Center “Tuchfabrik”, TrierTrierTrier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, Germany- 1998 - “Chernobyl”, Ministry of Environment, MainzMainzMainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, Germany
- 1998 - “Chernobyl”, Ministry of Environment, Mainz
- “Transgression”, Mill Gallery, Kalai, Britain
- “Transgression”, Folli gallery, LancasterLancaster, LancashireLancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, Britain- 2000 - “Endless photography”, gallery “RA”, Kiev, Ukraine
- Action “Art as a celebration”, Irpin, Ukraine
- 2001 - “Contemporary art”, “Art Club 44”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2002 - Gallery “Dim Mikoli”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Autobiography from the third person”, gallery “Dim Mikoli”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2003 - Action “Cry in the Water”, Irpin, Ukraine
- “Pisannitsy”, gallery Art Center on Kostelnaja, “Fotobienale” month of photography in Kiev, Ukraine
- “Pisannitsy”, Sovereign Duma in Moscow, Russia
- 2004 - Action “Cry in the Sky”, Irpin, Ukraine
- 2005 - “Ukraine through the eyes of Ukraine”, gallery “RA-photo”, “Fotobienale” month of photography in Kiev, Ukraine
- “Ukraine through the eyes of Ukraine”, Ministry cabinet, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2006 - “Chernobyl–20”, Harvard University, Washington, New-York, USA
- “Borderland”, Ukrainian Institute USA, New York, USA
- “The Human Experience Twenty Years Later”, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, USA
- “It was always this way”, Center of Contemporary Art “Solvay”, KrakowKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland - “Color of Hope”, Cabinet of Ministers, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2010 - “Reality of the “phenomenon””, gallery of the Lithuanian Photographers’ Union, Vilnius, Lithuania
Participated in over 40 joint exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belarus, Slovakia and France.
Group exhibitions
- 1988 - “The Hot Trace”. The Palace of Youth. Moscow, Soviet Union.
- “The Hot Trace”. “Metropol” gallery. Minsk, Soviet Union.
- 1991 - Exhibition of the Ukrainian Artists' Union. Culture Centre. Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1994 - “Three Perspectives”. Town Hall. Menden, Germany.
- “The Ukrainian Photography Today”. Catholic Academy. SchwerteSchwerteSchwerte is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Schwerte is situated in the Ruhr valley, at the south-east border of the Ruhr Area...
, Germany. - “Photoartists of Kiev”. Museum “Kiev FortressKiev fortressKiev fortress , also known as the Pechersk Fortress, is a generic name for the 19th century fortification buildings situated in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, that once belonged to a system of western Russian fortresses. These structures were built in the Pechersk and neighbourhoods by the Russian army...
”. Kiev, Ukraine. - “Ukrpressphoto-95”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1995 - “Cherkassy-95”. Exhibition Hall of Ukrainian Artists' Union. CherkasyCherkasyCherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast...
, Ukraine.
- 1995 - “Cherkassy-95”. Exhibition Hall of Ukrainian Artists' Union. Cherkasy
- “Ukrpressphoto-95”. “Gart” gallery. YuzhnoukrainskYuzhnoukrainskYuzhnoukrainsk is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 38,206 .Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP is located near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, approximately 350 kilometers south of the capital Kiev. This nuclear power station has three VVER-1000 reactors and a net achievement of 2,850 megawatts...
, Ukraine. - “7 x 7”. Photogallery “Na uzvozi”. Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1996 - “Ukrpressphoto-96”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
- “Vision Art”. National Art Museum of UkraineNational Art Museum of UkraineThe National Art Museum of Ukraine is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kiev, Ukraine.-Architecture:Constructed in 1898, by architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, the building was originally designed as the museum for the local society of patrons of arts and antique lovers...
. Kiev, Ukraine. - “All Ukrainian Exhibition”. Ukrainian State Museum of Great Patriotic War HistoryMuseum of the Great Patriotic War, KievThe National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the Dnieper River.The museum has moved...
. Kiev, Ukraine. - “Ukrpressphoto-96”. Photogallery “Na uzvozi”. Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1997 - “Blitz Exhibition”. The Artsyz Gallery”. Kiev, Ukraine.
- “Imprese”. Ivano-FrankivskIvano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
, Ukraine. - “The UFO”. The Ukrainian House. Kiev, Ukraine.
- “Artist League”. Photogallery “Eksar”. Kiev, Ukraine.
- “Without words”. Photogallery “Eksar. Kiev, Ukraine.
- “Mesiac Photografie”. BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia.- 2003 - “Defining Dictionary”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Photo session”, Soviart gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Position”, Lavra gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Ukraine in focus”, “Gorod N” gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2006 - “Once upon a time Chernobyl”, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de BarcelonaCentre de Cultura Contemporània de BarcelonaThe Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona is one of the most visited exhibition and arts centres in the city of Barcelona.Situated in the Raval district, the Centre’s core theme is the city and urban culture...
(CCCB), Barcelona, Spain
- 2006 - “Once upon a time Chernobyl”, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
- “Chernobyl–20”, New-York, USA
- “Chernobyl–20”, Washington, USA
- “Orange moment”, Ukrainian House, Kiev, Strasburg
Curator work
- 1997 - “Lege Artist”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 1998 - “Paradzhanov”, photography by A. Vladimirov, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Children of revolution”, photographed by A. Chekmenev, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Pornography”, photography by E. Pavlov, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Incarnation”, photography by E. Martinyuk, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Poetical landscape”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Skill of image conservation”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Body, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “No comment” photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- “Presence effect”, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 1999 - “Deliberate reality”, photography by O. Polisyuk, photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2002 - “Through this air the God is looking at me”, photography by Ivan Zhdanov (Russia), photo gallery “Eksar”, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2003 - “Position”, gallery “Lavra”, Fotobienale – 2003 “Month of photography in Kiev”, KIev, Ukraine
Competitions
- First all-union slide-festival “KharkivKharkivKharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
-90” – First prize - National contest of documentary pictures “Ukrpressphoto-94” – First prize
- National contest of documentary pictures “Ukrpressphoto-94” – First, third and special prizes
- “Photographer of the year”, annals “Academia” – first prize
- Blitz-contest photo festival “ArtsyzArtsyzArtsyz is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 16,370 ....
-97”
Collections
- Photography fund, Moscow, Russia
- Kunstmuseum BonnKunstmuseum BonnThe Kunstmuseum Bonn or Bonn Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Bonn, Germany, founded in 1947. The Kunstmuseum exhibits both temporary exhibitions and its collection. Its collection is focused on Rhenish Expressionism and post-war German art...
(or Bonn Museum of Modern Art), Bonn, Germany - Latvian Museum of PhotographyLatvian Museum of PhotographyThe Latvian Museum of Photography is a photography museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum examines the evolution of photography in the world with a permanent exposition and exhibition and library and archive facilities which cover a floor space of 363 square meters...
, Riga, Latvia - National Historical Museum of UkraineNational Historical Museum of UkraineUkrainian Museum of National History was built in 1937-1939 by architect Joseph Karakis in Kiev.-Description:Originally the building was made for the School of Music. Since 1944 it started to function as a National Historical Museum....
- History museum in Kiev
- Lancaster UniversityLancaster UniversityLancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, Great Britain
Private collections in Sweden, the Unisted States, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Belgium, Holland, Poland and others
External links
- CHERNOBYL::20
- CHERNOBYL
- Chernobyl Tourism
- Crossroads - Ukraine and the Triumph of Democracy
- Jurijaus Kosino (Ukraina) fotografijų paroda „Reiškinio „tikrovė“
- Jurij Kosin "Tak jest od zawsze"
- "Amber Breeze" Workshop (Latvia)
- Reality of "Phenomenon"
- Black and white Niagara
- Vertical of the time
- Transgression of personality
- Maximalist
- Photo album: Ukraine eyes Ukraine
- Yuri Cosin "Yes, always"
- Photo exhibition "Reality of "Phenomenon””
- «ORANGE MOMENT OF LIFE» IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
- Yuri Cosin, photographer, Kiev (Irpen)
- Ivan Zhdanov, Of Hermeticism and burning problem of freedom
- Ploughman of the heaven and mirrors
- Personality in the Expert Journal
- Lovely Dnieper in calm weather
- Yuri Cosin on Art Welle
- Chernobyl album
- Travel to Kamchatka