anyuta wiazemsky snauwaert

Anyuta Wiazemsky Snauwaert is a multidisciplinary artist working in the visual arts, theater, and participatory art sphere. Their works revolve around the theme of intimacy, exploring it from various angles by delving deep into their own psyche, sharing personal experiences until they no longer feel intimate, or creating a sense of intimacy within the works themselves.

They draw inspiration from artists like Cindy Sherman, Tracey Emin, Sophie Calle, and Martha Rosier.

Collaboration is a vital part of their practice, and they work alongside their life partner, Kim Snauwaert, under the name BETWEEN US, emphasising generosity, social involvement, and empathy in their artistic endeavours.

Their work has been presented by organisations such as Kaaitheater, KAAP, and the Red Star Line Museum, encompassing installations, performances, participatory projects, and lectures.

Anyuta Wiazemsky Snauwaert is een multidisciplinaire kunstenaar die werkzaam is op het gebied van beeldende kunst, walks, theater en participatieve kunst. Hun werken draaien om het thema intimiteit, waarbij ze het vanuit verschillende invalshoeken verkennen door diep in hun eigen psyche te duiken, persoonlijke ervaringen te delen totdat ze niet langer intiem aanvoelen, of een gevoel van intimiteit binnen de werken zelf te creëren.

Ze halen inspiratie uit kunstenaars zoals Cindy Sherman, Tracey Emin, Sophie Calle en Martha Rosier.

Samenwerking is een essentieel onderdeel van hun praktijk, en ze werken samen met hun levenspartner, Kim Snauwaert, onder de naam BETWEEN US, waarbij ze generositeit, sociale betrokkenheid en empathie benadrukken in hun artistieke inspanningen.

Hun werk is gepresenteerd door organisaties zoals Kaaitheater, KAAP en het Red Star Line Museum, en omvat installaties, performances, participatieve projecten en lezingen.

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Education

2024 - MSc Sociology (University of Ghent)
2017 - MFA (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent)
2011 - LLM (Moscow State Law Academy, Moscow)

Exhibitions & Festivals

2023 - Group exhibition Input/Output, in CC Brugge
2023 - a walk during which the participants will tread their own route and take a few stops designed in such a way that the artist can share her fascination with art history, history of walking, city development, psychology, and other fields presented in nadine, Brussels

2022 - a walk during which the participants will tread their own route and take a few stops designed in such a way that the artist can share her fascination with art history, history of walking, city development, psychology, and other fields presented in Denderland Geraardsbergen, Kunsthal Gent

2021 - Installation & Theatre Performance, A Number of Contradictions, Ignorances and Oddities, De Grote Post, Oostende, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, Kaaistudio’s, Brussel, Leieatheater, Deinze (NL, BE)
2021 - Participatory project, Wijktotem Bloemekenswijk (BE)

2020 - Installation, I think it's beautiful when people dare to question their own premises and empty their hearts for the new, KAAP & Mu.Zee, Oostende (BE)
2020 - Installation, Between Us, Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp (BE)
2020 - Lecture-performance, A Number of Contradictions, Ignorances and Oddities, Kaaitheater, Brussels (BE)
2020 - Performance, Female Russian immigrant I married for papiers and turned into my muse in order to make a career as a woman, Kaaitheater, Brussels (BE)

2019 - Installation, Between Us: police file, workspacebrussels, Brussels (BE)
2019 - Performative walk Walking in Flora as if it was a medieval city that has been the capital of the County of Flanders from early 1089 on till when Ghent took over, during Spelen met Flora. Curated by Nicolas Leus, Post X, Ghent (BE)

2018 - Installation, Between us. SAKER festival. Ghent (BE)
2018 - Installation & conversation, Between us: wedding dance. Kunstenfestival Plan B. Bekegem (BE)
2018 - Ritual, Between us: the wedding. Theater Aan Zee festival. Ostend (BE)
2018 - Presentation, Between us: the conversation. Theater Aan Zee festival. Ostend (BE) 2017 - Presentation, The Marriage. Sacrifice festival. NEXT festival. BUDA, Kortrijk (BE) 2017 - Participatory activity, (on)gelukkig symbool. De Koer, Ghent (BE)

2017 - Walk, The Little Stones. Bij De Vieze Gasten, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Participatory activity, Kijk in de wijk, festival Drawing Days, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Group exhibition, Sorry, Not Sorry, participatory sculpture, Symbolen: Schipperskaai, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Performance, The Not-Objects Auction. Croxhapox, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Performance, The Marriage: Marriage contract. HOOGTIJ/laagtij. Gouvernement / Vooruit, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Expo, We Are Happy When We Make This. Museum Dr. Guislain, Creabar, Bij De Vieze Gasten, Treck, Ghent (BE)
2017 - Performance, The Marriage: Proposal. Croxhapox, Ghent (BE)

2016 - Performance, Why did I move to Belgium. STUK, Leuven (BE)
2016 - Screening, Bifurcation point. Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad (IN)
2016 - Performance, Bifurcation point. Heart Shaped Opinions Exhibition KASK. Arne&Vinie Galerie, Ghent (BE)

2015 - Performance, Glitter Bending Octopus. Marcos Simoes & Sara Manente, Ghent (BE) 2014 - Group exhibition, Orange Kingdom, State Art Exhibition Space 'Na Kashirke', Moscow (RU)

2013 - Poetry reading, Rotterdam Theater, Rotterdam (NL)

Work

Nominations / Prizes

2021 - Research grant by Flemish Government
2018 - Research grant by Flemish Government
2017 - Arts in Society Award
2014 - 1st prize in photography context "Orange Kingdom", Moscow (RU)
2014 - Editors Pick, LensCulture Portrait Photography Award

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