21 October, 5:00 p.m.
Gallery-PhotoClub “Ch/B.5×5” /White/Black 5 x5 (corner of street Brothers of Rogatinciv and areas of Koliivschini)
Art Project “Ch/B.5×5” proposes the exhibitions of known Ukrainian & foreign photo-artists, monochromatic format. Each exhibition consists of five large-format contemporary photo works exhibited on the facade of an ancient building ,located just in the heart of the medieval city and five conceptually related works are exposed in the interior of the PhotoClub “Ch/B.5×5”.
Gallery PhotClub “Ch/B.5×5″ is a new project of Art Association “Dzyga” and organization “Unia”. It presupposes the creation of some non formal photographic association ivolving as individual photographers regardless of skill level as already existing photo-groups.
The program of the mentioned association will include: a permanent art project “Ch/B.5×5” , solo & group exhibitions of the Photographic Association’s members, video presentations and discussions concerning the “portfolio” of young photographers, photography contests, master-classes of prominent photo-artist, lectures on actual topics of contemporary photo-art, nonstop slide-shows and just chats in an informal atmosphere.
Igor Gaidai was born in 1961.
1985 – graduated from the Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theatre Arts at Kyiv with a Specialist Degree of Cinema Operator
Thesis “DRAGON” awarded at the Festival “Youth,” “WORLD CINEMA SCHOOLS FESTIVAL,” etc.
1980 – 1984 – solo exhibitions in Kyiv
1985 – 1987 – professor at Film Directing Department, Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theatre Arts at Kyiv (photo lighting, composition)
1987 – 1991 – art photographer at Dovzhenko Film Studio
1990 – present – leads a private photo studio, Kyiv, Ukraine
1991 – exhibition at Hinesburg, Frankfurt, Germany
1993 – participation in the exhibition «IMAGES D’UKRAINE», Gallery “Chateau d`Eau”, Toulouse, France
1994 – solo exhition at the French Culture Center in Kyiv, Ukraine
1996 – Two solo exhibitions and publications in the photo magazine “Photo Magazine,” Leipzig, Germany
2001 – participation in the exhibition BRAND “UKRAINIAN”, Centre of Contemporary Art under National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Kyiv, Ukraine
2002 – exhibition “The Ukrainians. The Start of the Third Millenium”, Representative office of Kodak in Ukraine
2003 – exhibition “The Ukrainians. The Start of the Third Millenium”,“Art-East” Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2003 – project “The Ukrainians. The Start of the Third Millenium”,
Publication of the photo-book. Exhibition in the Centre of Contemporary Art, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Kyiv, Ukraine
2004 – exhibition “Ukrainians …”, Wroclaw, Poland
2005
exhibition «NU», “L-Art” Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition “Cosmos of Ukrainian Bread”, «CAMERA» Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», “Le Pont Neuf” Gallery, Paris, France
exhibition «Ukrainians …», «Ferme Sarasin» Gallery, Geneve, Switzerland
2006
exhibition «Home Alone», «??????» Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», Krakow, Poland
exhibition “Cosmos of Ukrainian Bread”, Gallery of Art Development Fund, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», “Porcia” Palace, Vienna, Austria
2007
exhibition «AQUA», «KAMERA» Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «RAZOM.UA» (TOGETHER), Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition « Along the way » joint with Jean Belondrad, Gallery of Art Development Fund, Kyiv, Ukraine
photos of a series «S???N», GOGOLFEST‘2007, part in the art-culture and museum complex
«ART ARSENAL», Kyiv, Ukraine
2008
exhibition « RAZOM.UA», Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Along the way» joint with Jean Belondrad, Donetsk, Ukaine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», «Mediateque», Toulouse, France
exhibition «Along the way» joint with Jean Belondrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukaine
exhibition “Space of Ukrainian Bread”, GOGOLFEST‘2008, part in the art-culture and museum complex «ART ARSENAL», Kyiv, Ukraine
exhibition «Ukrainians …», Hophburg, Innsbruck, Ausrtia
exhibition «9 months + 3 days», Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine
publication of photo-book «9 months + 3 days»
exhibition «9 months + 3 days», «BOTTEGA» Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
2009
exhibition «9 months + 3 days», gallery of «?», Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine
exibition «Family of Ukraine», «KAMERA» Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine
