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Elena Rabkina

1989

Photo documentary and interactive artist, who combines her artistic, journalistic, and psychological background to create interactive pieces in the field of artistic research, social illustration and public art. Elena explores and documents the immaterial story of people, things and places, and contemplates on the topic of the current events and the role of communities in them. Her artworks have social commentary and reflect on mental health, migration and community building.

Elena’s works were exhibited at National Center for Contemporary Arts of Belarus, SÜDBAHNHOF fotografische Werke, Mark Rothko Art Center in Latvia, Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture, Ars Electronica in Austria, Pakhuis de Zwijger in Netherlands. Being a forced migrant due to political repressions in Belarus and later war in Ukraine, Elena is currently based in Europe and continues to use her art as a means of social commentary and activism.

Apart from being an artist, Elena is a social activist, co-organizer of Urban and Art Festival Vulica Brasil and collaborator with NPO “Journalists for Tolerance”, “ABF”, “New Regions”, “New Faces” (Belarus), Red Cross (Ukraine), Fundacja Innowacyjnej Edukacji, Solidarity FemCenter (Poland), European Humanitarian University (Lithuania), Austrian League of Human Rights (Austria).

Personal site https://rabkina.org/

Selected artworks

Associated institutions

2003–2005

Studying at the Vitebsk Art School.

2007–2012

Studying at the Minsk State Linguistic University (Bachelor’s degree).

2011–2012

Studying at Program on Contemporary Photo Art by Alexander Velidimovich.

2013

Exhibition «The Cube», interactive photo project, public art. Exhibited in the public space at «Photo Intercultural Marathon», Turkey.

2016

Exhibition «The Bag of Memories», documentary photography. Exhibited at Photozone, Belarus.

2016–2017

Exhibition «Moreless», photography, sound, installation. Exhibited at National Center for Contemporary Arts, Belarus; SÜDBAHNHOF fotografische Werke, Germany; Mark Rothko Art Center, Latvia.

2017

Exhibition «I see you, I miss you», photography. Exhibited at Week of Sweden (2nd prize), Belarus.

2017

Exhibition «Black stories». Exhibited at Photozone, Belarus.

2017

Solo exhibition «The Critics», interactive performance and play. Shown at the Center of Belarusian Dramaturgy, Belarus.

2017–2020

Organizer of the Urban and Art Festival «Vulica Brasil».

2019

Exhibition «Youth», photography. Exhibited at Background, Belarus.

2021

Artivism & Solidarity Art Residence, Mixed format.

2021

Media Lab Fem Art Residence, Ukraine.

2021

Solo exhibition «I am Okay», social Illustration and public art project. Exhibited online and in public spaces, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus.

2021–2022

Studying at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University (Master‘s degree in Psychology).

2021–2022

Exhibition «Her deed», documentary photography, interview. Exhibited at the main square of Lviv, Lviv Municipal Art Center, Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture, Ukraine.

2022

Question Me & Answer Art Residence, Austria.

2022

Solo exhibition «Invisible People», interactive photography. Exhibited at Transponder, Austria.

2022

Solo exhibition «Falling», installation. Exhibited in the public space in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.

2022

Exhibition «Sea Heals», photography. Exhibited at Brunnenpassage, Austria.

2022–2023

Solo exhibition «14 Confessions to the City», interactive and public art. Exhibited at Superbude, Austria; Platform, Finland.

2022–2023

Exhibition «Still Standing», photography, performance. Exhibited at Vasenthien Art Gallery, Germany; Toruń Centre of Contemporary Art, Poland.

2022–2023

Future Laboratory Art Residence, Portugal, France, Poland.

2023

Graduated from Art Theraphy Aspects of Work with Refugees and Migrants Program at Ukrainian National Dragomanov University.

2023

Graduated from Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts.

2023

Platform Art Association's Artist-in-Residency Programme, Finland.

2023

Exhibition «Queerdom into the Other Worlds», digital art, installation. Exhibited at Festung Hohensalzburg.

2023

Exhibition «FACE», digital art and interactive installation. Exhibited at Augmentica Hallucinations Exhibition, Poland.

2023

Solo exhibition «14 Confessions of an Artist», interactive and public art, photography. Exhibited at Platform, Finland.

2023

Exhibition «The Moment of Truth», interactive installation. Exhibited at Ars Electronica, Austria; Sziget Festival, Hungary.

2023

Solo exhibition «Between Private and Public», photography, interactive art, artistic research. Exhibited at Nowy Teatr, Poland.

2023

Exhibition «Belarusian Dream», acrylic on porcelain. Exhibited at Pakhuis de Zwijger Cultural Center, Netherlands.