Ksenia Pecherina is a photographer and artist exploring perception and the formation of meaning. Her work focuses on the space between what is seen and what is assumed, where images begin to suggest connections and narratives.

She is drawn to transitional states — between order and chaos, presence and absence — approaching photography as a way to observe how forms emerge rather than to define them. Her practice reflects a quiet attention to context, material, and the instability of interpretation.

Education

2024 — Medium, Poetics of the Image course
2024 — Individual studies in contemporary art (Valeria Novitskaya)
2019 — Siberian School of Documentary and Art Photography (SDAPS)

Kemerovo State University (KemSU):
 — BA in Foreign Philology
 — MA in International Law

Exhibitions & Projects

2025 — Kostyor Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kemerovo
You Are Here — audio-visual installation (ZETA factory & theatre)

2025 — Kuzbass Center for Contemporary Art / Kostyor Gallery, Kemerovo
Where the Eyes Lead
Participation with the project No Edge

2024 — Perspektiva Contemporary Art Festival, Kemerovo

2024 — ZETA Exhibition, Kemerovo
Curator and artist

2024 — Inside Out Escape Festival, Moscow
Participation with the camp House of the Artist

Projects & Achievements

No Edge
 — Longlist, The Great Disorder open call (HSE University)
 — Finalist, DAFES (2025)
 — Published on Mediiia platform

Publications & Mentions

2026 — Interview, Masters of Siberia

2024 — Mention in photobook
Self-Archiving Instead of Self-Censorship (Lolita Moistrapishvili)

Collective project House of the Artist in the Forest (bordom community)

Media

— Video documentation of the ZETA project (Elizaveta Zgirskaya)
 — Photo report from the ZETA exhibition at a former factory site