1 — 15 October, 2013
Noga Creative Union, Department of Culture, Nationalities, Religions and the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Odessa Museum Western & Eastern Art present a photo exhibition by Misha Maslennikov “Ordinary Photos” — a special project of Odessa companies: “Darkroom” and “PhotoSyndicate”, consisting of black and white photographs made in the classic technique of hand, gelatin-silver printing. The exposition includes photographs taken by the author in the period from 2005 to 2011, from expeditions to the Middle Belt, the Far East, the Southern and Northern, remote regions of Russia.
9 Pushkinskaya Str., Odessa, Ukraine.
Curated by Sergey Chekh.


Ordinary Photos

Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union

The story is an ordinary one. An ordinary photographer loads a black-and-white film into his mechanical camera and goes far, far away, as far away as possible. There, an ordinary life awaits him, very simple in the passage of time and extremely ingenuous in the simplicity of its subjects. Ordinary people, ordinary entourage, ordinary relationships… Not surprising, we’ve seen it more than once, both in life and directly in photography. Then why? What’s the point? What’s the interest? The visual representation begs no less a series of questions. An abundance of central compositions, frontal angles, familiar plans. What is it: a manner, a style, a particular form of perception? There are many questions, just as there could be many answers. But he is one. Like a lonely choice, like a mined essence. In a simple decision, seemingly ordinary, perhaps, to the extent of strength and skill, graceful, to see depth. A depth accessible to everyone. All that remains is to dive in.



Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union
Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union
Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union
Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union
Misha Maslennikov / Ordinary Photos / Odessa 2013. Noga Creative Union

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