Alena Tereshko (b. 1986) is a visual artist based in Saint Petersburg. Tereshko works with performance, graphics, animation, and video, often turning to the subject of the body and exploring its many aspects. She is a member of the Parazit art group and the KhudKruzhok collective. In 2017, she won the Sergey Kuryokhin Prize in the Best Media Object category.
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Still from the Cooing video, 2020. In this work, the artist attempts to see through the eyes of a child, inviting us to see ourselves anew
low transition: from all fours to sitting on the knees 12-19. From the Movement series, 2019. Tereshko often explores the body and its representations in art; in this series, she looked at the body as a mechanical construction
arm 45-55. From the Movement series, 2019
From the Gaze series, 2019
From the Field series, 2019
Golden Shower. From the Modeling series, 2015-2019. Tereshko explored the roles of painter and model and the notion of male gaze through reinterpreting famous classical paintings—in this case, Rembrandt’s Danaë
Judith. From the Modeling series, 2015-2019
From the Why F exhibition, 2020. Borey Gallery, Saint Petersburg. Curator: Anastasia Kotyleva. In this solo exhibition, Tereshko reflected on her own interaction with paintings by Old Masters
