About

Pavel Seldemirov

Born in 1988 in Volgograd. Received a technical education. Studied photography and semiotics of the image. Studied “Philosophy of Art” at the Jewish Museum and “Anthropology of the Image” at the Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Arts. Graduate of the Rodchenko School, workshop “Communicative, Interactive and New Media 2015-2018”. Creator, teacher and presenter of the course “Digital Media” at the online school “Concept”. Lives and works in Thailand.

An art theorist and artist active
in digital media

Paul explores the philosophical lineage from the Stoics to Spinoza, through Deleuze to Brian Massumi's philosophy of speculative pragmatism and Levi Bryant's object-oriented philosophy. His interests include determinism and predestination in action, ethics as a science of relations between objects, aesthetics as a practice of access, the logic of sensation and affect, theories of dialog and the study of discommunication.

To learn more, about the artist's practice and interests, see the artist-statement.

Exhibitions

2023 | Shelter in the Forest II, Yatoo, Gongju, KR
2023 | Together, House of Assembly, Almaty, KZ
2021 | Melancholium, VNDH, Kiev, UA
2021 | Arhstoyanie, Art Park Hikola-Lenivec, Kalug, RU
2021 | Melancholium, Morze, Saint Petersburg, RU
2021 | Melancholium, Izvestia Hall, Moscow, RU
2021 | «Sinister Dreams» Ars Electronica, Electromeuseum, Moscow, RU
2021 | «Game Junction», Hodinka, Moscow, RU
2020 | Seldemirov Pavel. The Becoming, Audi-Born Digital, Moscow, RU
2020 | Future Lab. Kinetic Art in Russia, Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Saint Petersburg, RU
2019 | Russian season. World Art Fest, London, UK
2019 | Pavel Dodonov. Album Presentation. ATMASFERA360, Moscow, RU
2019 | Blind Spot. Ekaterina Gallery, Moscow, RU
2018 | The Blues (Khandra). GRIFON Gallery, Izhevsk, RU
2018 | Parallels. Planetarium No. 1, Saint Petersburg, RU
2018 | Parallels. Concert Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, RU
2018 | Emergency. QuartaRiata Residency of Arts & Technology, Saint Petersburg, RU
2017 | Non-Fictional Sculpture. Electromuseum, Moscow, RU
2017 | Reporting Exhibition by Grants from ZIL Culture House, Moscow, RU
2017 | Synthposyum. Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, RU
2017 | Space Opening. ARXIV Space, Moscow, RU
2017 | Post-Reality Show. Center for Creative Industries FABRIKA, Moscow, RU
2017 | AP14. Coordination. Berthold Centre, Saint Petersburg, RU
2016 | The Guys Have Made 3D Works Rodchenko Art School, Moscow, RU
2015 | The Guys Have Made Their Works M’ARS Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, RU
2015 | What’s Growing Down There Elektrozavod Gallery, Moscow, RU
2015 | Made in Moscow Rodchenko’s Apartment Gallery, Moscow, RU