Vita
Paper and Light. Alexej Tchernyi's artistic media are paper and light. The starting point of the work could be described as the fascination with a torn piece of paper: the artist held the torn sheet up to the light and discovered the complex textural play of the silhouette in contre-jour. Alexej Tchernyi sees great potential in the everyday material of paper, whose inherent nature is rarely questioned. This leads to a decades-long examination of the material and the formulation of a very unique artistic language: the sculptural treatment of sheets of paper and the visualization of this artistic intervention through the use of backlighting.
- 1976 - born in Ukraine
- 1991-1994 - studied stage design in Charkiw, Ukraine
- 1996-2000 - studied free art in Kassel university, Germany
- 2000-2006 - studied animation in HFF Potsdam, Germany
- since 2007 - live and work in Berlin
2023
- „Horror Vahui“ Solo show, Vinogradov Galerie, Berlin
- „De Libertate“ Group Exhibition, Landeshaus LVR in Cologne
- „Viyna. Kharkiv.Berlin-Wedding“ Group exhebition, Blahblah Projektraum in Berlin
- 4 x Paper Dioramas, permanent collection in Navareum, Straubing
- Aambulanz-Kollektiv, „Back to the Future II“, Haus am Lützowplatz Berlin
- Aambulanz-Kollektiv, „Back to the Future“, Kunstverein Markdorf
2022
- Aambulanz-Kollektiv, „Future Flowers“ Kostbar Galery, Berlin
- Plastic Diorama „ Kunft“ permanent collection in Futureum , Berlin
2021
- Aambulanz-Kollektiv, Art Vilnius, Lituania
- Aambulanz-Kollektiv, „Somnaambulanz“ Atelierhof – Berlin/ Kreuzberg
- Aambulanz-Kollekti „Karma Laundry – Secret Lockdown Show“ Berlin
- Aambulanz-Kollekti „Prelude“ - Secret Lockdown Show“ Berlin
2019
- Solo Exhebition, Minibar Galery, Berlin
2018
- animation machine for theater project, „Teufel mit drei goldene Haare“ by SBLM
2017
- Solo exhibition, `Bildnisse im Papier II` Ventilator 24 in Berlin
- Goup exhibition, ‘Artgeschoss 2017’ in Salzgitter Bad, Germany
- Solo exhebition in Galerie Buchhandlung Braun&Hasenplug, Berlin
- Lighting theater Performance in Berlin in PAF Festival, Berlin
- Group exhibition, Kunstschorle, Projektraum Ventilator 24, Berlin
- Group exhibition, ‘The next step - Der nächste Schritt', Gallery Flox, Dresden
2016
- Solo exhibition ‘Bildnisse im Papier I’’, Ventilator 24 in Berlin
- Theater stage design & live performance animation machine, `Enter the hydra` in Hebel am Uffer, Berlin
- exhibition with Wu Zhi, 'Politic Prisoners', SOMA Galerie, Berlin
- Group exhibition, „Reinhard“, Framstasse 7, Berlin
2015
- Solo exhibition, Ventilator 24 in Berlin
- Lighting theater performance, Uffer Studios, Berlin
- 14 x Paper Dioramas ‘Froteufel’ , permanent collection in Grimmwelt Kassel
2014
- Group exhibition Projektraum Ventilator 24, Berlin
- Group exhibition, Galerie Merbecks, Chemnitz
- Group exhibition, Galerie FLOX, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
- Performance ighting theater, Ambulatorium, Berlin
- Performance ighting theater,in KRIMINALGERICHT Berlin
- Lighting theater, in Uffer Hallen, Berlin
- Group exhibition, WESTWERK Hamburg
- Group exhibition, Projektraum Ventilator 24 Berlin
- Group exhibition, UHRWERK gallery Berlin
2013
- Paper installation ‘Leben am See’, permanent collection in Paläon museum, Schönigen
- Performance, AMBULATORIUM, Berlin
- Group exhibition, media city, Leipzig
2012
- International exhibition ‘Voir en peinture III’ Galerie La Box, ENSA Bourges, France
- group exhibition ‘Screenshot’ in Gallery UHRWERK, Berlin
- group exhibition ‘Working in progress’ in Kunsthouse Tacheles, Berlin
2011
- International exhibition ‘Media Pespective’ in Chongqing, China
Filmography
2020
´ Supereroica `
24 min. / stopmotion / paper & light
2019
` Das Leben, der Tod und das Leben nach dem Tod von Tokarew `
68 min./experemental technique/Live Projektion
2011
‘ Rao Yi Sheng ’
6:30 min. / HD / stop motion
screenings
- Berlinale 2011
- International Short Film Competition of Milano Film Festival
- Kasseler Dokfest 2011
- Filmtage Augsburg 2011
- International Film Festival TOFIFEST 2011
- Timishort Film Festival 2011
- International Festival of Short Films & New Images Rome
- SXSW 2011
- 28th Hamburg International Short Film Festival
2010
‘ Kitaj 31/1 ’
50 min. / stop motion
2009
‘ Kameraden ’
12 min. / HD / Oil paintings on glas
2008
‘ Kubiki ’
6min. / HD / puppet animation / mixed media
2007
‘ Dromlin ’
2min / DV-Pal / mixed animation
‘ Global hand ’
1min. / DV-Pal
‘ E=Albert ‘
03:20min. / DV-Pal / mixed animation
‘ Father ‘
03:00min. / HD / mixed animation
2006
‘ Ching Chang ’
04:50 min. / DV-Pal / animation
‘ Slon ’ video installation
‘ Schloss ’ video installation
‘ Dong xi ’ video installation
2005
‘ Fish soup ’
10:10min. / DV-Pal /animation
‘ Bosch party P.S. ’ video installation
1999
‘ Surfing on my bed ’
4min. / 35mm / scratch animation on 35mm film