Alexandra Dementieva

Alexandra Dementieva (b.1960 in Moscow, RU)  is a Russian artist living and working in Belgium. She primarily specializes in interactive installation and video art. 

As a rule, at the core of Dementieva’s video and interactive installations lies the artist’s cultural experience — not in terms of pure emotion but rather in a way that is connected with a certain cultural phenomenon, be it a book, a film or a philosophical concept — usually of an iconic author. Dementieva is both a cinephile and a voracious reader, with her interests ranging from classical prose to philosophical literature, from films by Alfred Hitchock, David Lynch, Roman Polansky, Andrei Tarkovsky to audacious psychological thrillers and unabashed horror films. 

After having extracted the visual experience of her interest from a particular author or work, Alexandra Dementieva presents it, as mentioned above, recast in purely western humanistic terms. 

The idea of interaction between the viewer and an artwork, mediated by technologically progressive visualization methods, lies at the core of Alexandra Dementieva’s work. In her installations the artist uses various art forms on an equal basis: dance, music, cinema and performance. Akin to an explorer she raises questions related to social psychology and theories of perception suggesting solutions to them by contemporary artistic means, that is by taking a subjective stance behind a camera. Her technically-complicated installations focus on the role of the viewer and his or her interaction with an artwork and bring forth ways of provoking the viewer’s involvement thus allowing hidden mechanisms of human behaviour to be revealed. By changing the viewer’s perception, provoking a willingness to enter into communication, ingraining information into his or her both explicit and sensuous memory, the artist exposes viewers to certain elements of an “exercise machine” by means of which she offers them the opportunity to upgrade their reality. 

 

'Zombiebox', n0dine, Brussels (BE), 2022; 'The white is not what it seems', n0dine, Brussels (BE), 2019;'Twin Depths', Aleksander Gallery, Rose (ME), 2018; '10 Installations', MMOMA, Moscow (RU), 2017; 'Play', Seminaria, Maranola (IT), 2013; 'Parallel Dimensions', Marion De Cannière gallery, Antwerp (BE), 2013; 'Universal Recording', EI, Ghent (BE), 2012; 'Drama house', XL gallery, Moscow (RU), 2009; Interactive Video Installation, CCNOA, Brussels (BE), 2009;Interactive Video Installation, XL gallery, Moscow (RU), 2008;
Non Unexpected Encounters' RSUH Museum Center, Moscow (RU) – 2008; 'Psyche and the Digital', Neutral Ground gallery, Regina (CA), 2007; Video Installation, XL gallery, Moscow (RU), 2006;Interactive Installations, Kunstencentrum Netwerk, Aalst (BE), 2006;
Installations-Performances, NADINE (Transdisciplinary laboratory), Brussels (BE), 2006;
Interactive Video Installation, Centro De La Imagen Museum, Mexico city (MX), 2005-2006;
Interactive Video Installation, XL gallery, Moscow (RU), 2005; Video Installation, CCNOA, Brussels (BE), 2005.

 

'Inner Space. Chroniques Digitales et Temporelles galerie Rature au kultura, Liege (BE), 2024; ‘Sculptura2’ Brussels (BE), 2024;‘Keeping Earth, Symbiotic Gangwon’, Gangneung Gyeongpo Beach (KR), 2024; 'Synthetic Zero’ BronxArtSpace (USA), 2024; Jerusalem Biennale, Harmony Cultural Center (IL), 2024; Exhibition 'The Sea - What we see - What we show' YIAF (Yeosu International Art Festival) (KR), 2023;
Exhibition /kom.pozi.ci.o:/ WATOU Art Festival (BE), 2023;'Ferment: Metamorphoses and Reflections' National Arts Club, New York (USA), 2022; 'Art Bridge, Related to Earth environment' Miro Center, Gallery Saeng-gak Sang-ja, Chonnam National
University Museum, LEELEENAM Studio, Gwandju (KR), 2022; 'National identity and Contemporary Art' ArtPlantformOn Gwangju (KR) – 2021; 'Source of energy' Ferment, Cyfest 14, Dartington Trust, Devon (UK), 2021; 'Chaos & Cosmos Bxl' iMal, Brussels (BE), 2021; Online '100 Ways to Live the New Year' Pushkin Museum, Moscow (RU), 2021; 'Chlorophilia’ APT Gallery, London (UK), 2020; Online exhibition, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art (RU), 2020; 16th edition Screen Compositions, Experimental Intermedia, New York (USA), 2020;  ‘Digital Icons’ Lanchelevici Museum/MILL, La Louvière (BE), 2020; 'ID. ART:TECH' National Arts Club, New York (USA), 2020; Exhibition of Miro Center, Gwangju (KR), 2019; 'Power of Intention’ Rubin museum, New York (USA), 2019; ‘Memoire et reincarnation : Retour de Chine’ Centre wallon d'Art contemporain "La Châtaigneraie", Flémalle (BE), 2019.