The disappearance of humanity — it’s not surprising. New scientific theories and artistic
fantasy of the end of the world appears at least once a year. But not “of the world”
actually, only of the human race. What will happen? Day, a week, a year — step by step the
planet will restore its rights. End of humanity — is an adaptation of wild beasts and
savagery of pets... But what will happen with animals in the zoos? Instead of endless
talks about politics, economy, ecology and demography — just don't forget to open up the
door of each cage. And then — do what you want.
All pictures are «direct» double exposure film photography with the following scanning.
Dmitry Khovanskiy
literary manager and photographer
Born in 1984 in Moscow.
Education:
2001–2006—Moscow Aviation Institute, mathematician-engineer.
2009–2012—Institute of Russian Theater, actor of drama and cinema.
2016–2017—Moscow Institute of Professional and Amateur Photography (at RUSS PRESS PHOTO agency), photojournalist.
2012–present—the literary manager and photographer in the Moscow Hermitage Theater.
Currently live and work in Moscow, Russia.
Awards 2018
• TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (TIFA), Tokyo, Japan. Silver in Book-Fine Art with the project “The Words I Don’t Relate to Anymore”.
• 10th Award for the Best Photography Book in Central and Eastern Europe 2017-2018 (an accompanying event of Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia). The 3rd place with the book “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave".
• X International Festival of Photography “Photovisa”, Krasnodar, Russia. The book “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave" is presented within the First International Photobook Festival "Supercover".
• 5th Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography in Barcelona. One photo from the series “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave" was presented within the framework of the Biennial exhibition.
• 6th Singapore International Photography Festival. The book “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave" has been selected as part of SIPF Open Call Photo Book Showcase 2018.
• MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS (MIFA), Moscow, Russia. Silver in Book-Fine Art with the project “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave”.
• Indian Photography Festival—HYDERABAD. Some of the photos from project “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave” were selected for the Digital Exhibition.
• Kolga Photo Award, Tbilisi, Georgia. The project "Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave" have been shortlisted.
2017
• Photo festival “International Meetings of Photography”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Project “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave”—personal exhibition.
• II International Photo Festival PhotoKrok, Vitebsk, Belarus. Project “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave”—first place (category “series”) in the contest “Science and Ecology”. Project was also exhibited in festival program.
2016
• VIII International Festival of Photography “Photovisa”, Krasnodar, Russia. Photographic film with some of the photos from project “Keep the Cages Open Before You Leave” was showing in Multimedia program, selection of Irina Chmyreva, Art-Director of the Festival.
