Margo Trushina
Lives and works in London and Moscow.
Graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, Moscow Institute of contemporary art, Moscow state University named after M. Lomonosov (faculty of journalism, Department of photography).
In her work, Margo Trushina explores the intersection of bioart and new feminist materialist ethics.
Her living sculptures and environments reflect upon recent discoveries in neuroscience, biotechnology and ecology through the lens of personal experience. In resonance with posthumanist turn in critical and political theory, the artist rediscovers more- than-human agencies within her own body undergoing physiological transformations. Interested in immediate and often obscured interactions between human and nonhuman actors, she redefines her notion of the self through the relationship with radical others at the intimate level, where the boundaries between her flesh and that of the world are porous, opened to new mutualistic alliances.
In tune with speculative ethics of care, Trushina pursues direct interspecies relationships as her way to address current environmental challenges — sea-level rise, species extinction, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, pathologic gene mutations. The artist offers a subjective material vision of these problems by tying together substances of different nature — from steel and neon to corals and breast milk. Her fictional environments and sculptures reflect habitats and bodies affected by climate change yet still breathing, therefore calling for an ethical response.
Engaging with the diversity of agents entangled and intertwined with each other and their surroundings, she makes visible a variety of transcorporeal imprints in the bodies of others — humans and other animals, plants, water, light, soil, stones and fossils. To this purpose, she creates situations of intensive proximity to the other, allowing viewers to experience the transformative potential of actual and imagined touch (haptic visuality). In the artist’s view, such interactions actualise almost neglected communication trajectories and promise to inspire new forms of perception, similar to what Laura U. Marks calls empathic nonunderstanding.
Graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, Moscow Institute of contemporary art, Moscow state University named after M. Lomonosov (faculty of journalism, Department of photography).
In her work, Margo Trushina explores the intersection of bioart and new feminist materialist ethics.
Her living sculptures and environments reflect upon recent discoveries in neuroscience, biotechnology and ecology through the lens of personal experience. In resonance with posthumanist turn in critical and political theory, the artist rediscovers more- than-human agencies within her own body undergoing physiological transformations. Interested in immediate and often obscured interactions between human and nonhuman actors, she redefines her notion of the self through the relationship with radical others at the intimate level, where the boundaries between her flesh and that of the world are porous, opened to new mutualistic alliances.
In tune with speculative ethics of care, Trushina pursues direct interspecies relationships as her way to address current environmental challenges — sea-level rise, species extinction, outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, pathologic gene mutations. The artist offers a subjective material vision of these problems by tying together substances of different nature — from steel and neon to corals and breast milk. Her fictional environments and sculptures reflect habitats and bodies affected by climate change yet still breathing, therefore calling for an ethical response.
Engaging with the diversity of agents entangled and intertwined with each other and their surroundings, she makes visible a variety of transcorporeal imprints in the bodies of others — humans and other animals, plants, water, light, soil, stones and fossils. To this purpose, she creates situations of intensive proximity to the other, allowing viewers to experience the transformative potential of actual and imagined touch (haptic visuality). In the artist’s view, such interactions actualise almost neglected communication trajectories and promise to inspire new forms of perception, similar to what Laura U. Marks calls empathic nonunderstanding.
CV
born in 1981 in Moscow
Lives and works in London,UK.
Education
2017-2020 Royal College of Art, MA Sculpture, London, UK
2009-2010 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Master of Fine Arts, London, UK
2008-2009 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts, London, UK
2006-2007 ICA, Moscow
2006 Russian-Swedish Summer School of Contemporary Art (Woland & ICA summer school)
1998-2003 Moscow State University, BA in Journnalism
Exhibitions
2021 de nos jours, Osnova gallery, London
2021 Zverev Art Prize, Winzavod, Moscow
2021 Living Matter, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2021 Ceremony, Haus am Lutzowplatz museum, Berlin
2021 Entanglements in time, Lewishem Arthouse, London
2021 PROXY, Cromwell Place, London
2021 Together It Seams, Standpoint gallery, London
2020 Digital Earth x Winzavod, online exhibition
2020 Ruinart Art Patronat Winner, Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow
2020 Dirty Hands and Revelations, Standpoint gallery, London
2019 Continious Regenerations, Shanghai, China
2019 Constructed situations, Venice, Italy
2019 OXYTOCIN, solo show, Osnova Gallery, Moscow
2019 Alchemistry, SPHER IK, Tulum, Mexico
2019 Equinox / Light Cure, Exposed Art Projects, London
2018 Alignments, IK LAB, Tulum, Mexico
2017 How can one tell Artist from her Art, VII Moscow Biennale for Contemporary Art, parallel program
2017 Cloud, Strelka institute, Moscow
2016 WHEN AIR BECOMES BREATH, Osnova Gallery, Moscow
2016 Theory of Waves, Tretyakov state gallery, Moscow
2015 TOMORROW THAT NEVER WAS, Moscow Biennale for Contemporary Art, Special Project
2015 ROCK GARDEN FOR RITUAL WITHOUT THE MYTH,Broomhill sculpture park, Devon, UK;
2015 FLOWER/POWER,solo show, Solyanka Gallery, Moscow;
2015 BORDERLINES, solo show, Erarta Gallery, Moscow;
2014 LIGHT FANTASTIC, House of the Nobleman,London;
2013 V Moscow Biennalle for Contemporary Art, parallel programm:Reforma;
2013 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London;
2013 FORMA, public art commission, Moscow;
2013 The New Age of Aquarius, Duve Gallery, Berlin;
2012 New Re-Visions at NEO, London;
2012 Platform 79, Berlin;
2012 The III Moscow International Biennale for Young Art 2012 Main project. Under A Tinsel Sun;
2012 Special program The III Moscow International Bienalle for Young Art 2012. Curatora project. ARTICULATION;
2012 SUBLIME AND INSTRUCTION solo show; Salon Vert Gallery, London, UK;
2012 MAMM, Moscow;
2012 Russian Cosmos, Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy;
2011 THE RETURN, The house of the Nobleman, London;
2011 London Art Fair, Special projects;
2011 The Sexual Object, Salon Vert, London;
2010 Time, Forward!,IPCA Moscow, Russia;
2010 And where was..., Salon Vert,London;
2010 Your Higher plane awaits, Chelsea College, London;
2010 Archstoyanie Land-art and sculpture park, Moscow, Russia ;
2010 Condensation group show, London, UK;
2010 Keep going and carry on..., group show, Triangle Space, London, UK;
2010 Archeology of subject/object,group show, Brick Gallery, London, UK;
2009 Invisible means of support, Rochelle School, London;
2009 Collision,group show, 77 Gallery, London;
2009 Interim show, Sold Out, London;
2007 General Filling, XI; International art fair ART MOSCOW, Moscow;
2007 Matter & Memory, II Moscow Bienalle of Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2006 The Ctrl+X files, XI International art fair ART MOSCOW, Moscow;
2005 Deep Adventure, Moscow;
2005 Movement, 3D photosculpture, Photoroom, Moscow;
2004 Art Festival ART Space, Moscow.
Prizes
2020 Ruinart Art Patronat grant, Russia
2015 - Broomhill National Sculpture Prize finalist, UK
2006 British Embassy grant
2003 Golden Photocamera of the Year
2000 Golden Photocamera of the Year
Lives and works in London,UK.
Education
2017-2020 Royal College of Art, MA Sculpture, London, UK
2009-2010 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Master of Fine Arts, London, UK
2008-2009 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts, London, UK
2006-2007 ICA, Moscow
2006 Russian-Swedish Summer School of Contemporary Art (Woland & ICA summer school)
1998-2003 Moscow State University, BA in Journnalism
Exhibitions
2021 de nos jours, Osnova gallery, London
2021 Zverev Art Prize, Winzavod, Moscow
2021 Living Matter, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
2021 Ceremony, Haus am Lutzowplatz museum, Berlin
2021 Entanglements in time, Lewishem Arthouse, London
2021 PROXY, Cromwell Place, London
2021 Together It Seams, Standpoint gallery, London
2020 Digital Earth x Winzavod, online exhibition
2020 Ruinart Art Patronat Winner, Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow
2020 Dirty Hands and Revelations, Standpoint gallery, London
2019 Continious Regenerations, Shanghai, China
2019 Constructed situations, Venice, Italy
2019 OXYTOCIN, solo show, Osnova Gallery, Moscow
2019 Alchemistry, SPHER IK, Tulum, Mexico
2019 Equinox / Light Cure, Exposed Art Projects, London
2018 Alignments, IK LAB, Tulum, Mexico
2017 How can one tell Artist from her Art, VII Moscow Biennale for Contemporary Art, parallel program
2017 Cloud, Strelka institute, Moscow
2016 WHEN AIR BECOMES BREATH, Osnova Gallery, Moscow
2016 Theory of Waves, Tretyakov state gallery, Moscow
2015 TOMORROW THAT NEVER WAS, Moscow Biennale for Contemporary Art, Special Project
2015 ROCK GARDEN FOR RITUAL WITHOUT THE MYTH,Broomhill sculpture park, Devon, UK;
2015 FLOWER/POWER,solo show, Solyanka Gallery, Moscow;
2015 BORDERLINES, solo show, Erarta Gallery, Moscow;
2014 LIGHT FANTASTIC, House of the Nobleman,London;
2013 V Moscow Biennalle for Contemporary Art, parallel programm:Reforma;
2013 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London;
2013 FORMA, public art commission, Moscow;
2013 The New Age of Aquarius, Duve Gallery, Berlin;
2012 New Re-Visions at NEO, London;
2012 Platform 79, Berlin;
2012 The III Moscow International Biennale for Young Art 2012 Main project. Under A Tinsel Sun;
2012 Special program The III Moscow International Bienalle for Young Art 2012. Curatora project. ARTICULATION;
2012 SUBLIME AND INSTRUCTION solo show; Salon Vert Gallery, London, UK;
2012 MAMM, Moscow;
2012 Russian Cosmos, Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy;
2011 THE RETURN, The house of the Nobleman, London;
2011 London Art Fair, Special projects;
2011 The Sexual Object, Salon Vert, London;
2010 Time, Forward!,IPCA Moscow, Russia;
2010 And where was..., Salon Vert,London;
2010 Your Higher plane awaits, Chelsea College, London;
2010 Archstoyanie Land-art and sculpture park, Moscow, Russia ;
2010 Condensation group show, London, UK;
2010 Keep going and carry on..., group show, Triangle Space, London, UK;
2010 Archeology of subject/object,group show, Brick Gallery, London, UK;
2009 Invisible means of support, Rochelle School, London;
2009 Collision,group show, 77 Gallery, London;
2009 Interim show, Sold Out, London;
2007 General Filling, XI; International art fair ART MOSCOW, Moscow;
2007 Matter & Memory, II Moscow Bienalle of Contemporary Art, Moscow;
2006 The Ctrl+X files, XI International art fair ART MOSCOW, Moscow;
2005 Deep Adventure, Moscow;
2005 Movement, 3D photosculpture, Photoroom, Moscow;
2004 Art Festival ART Space, Moscow.
Prizes
2020 Ruinart Art Patronat grant, Russia
2015 - Broomhill National Sculpture Prize finalist, UK
2006 British Embassy grant
2003 Golden Photocamera of the Year
2000 Golden Photocamera of the Year