Nikita Shokhov

Nikita Shokhov is an artist and filmmaker, born in Russia and based in the US. In his art practice, he studies the human condition in the 21st century by applying philosophical agendas and immersive technologies. His AR film 'Dragzina' was officially selected at Athens Digital Arts Festival (Greece); his VR film 'Klaxon. My Dear Sweet Friend' was officially selected at the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories Festival (Canada) and was a finalist at Cannes XR Development Showcase (France). He is the recipient of the World Press Photo (Netherlands) and Nova Art (Russia) awards. Studied immersive environments at Virginia Tech; experimental filmmaking at California Institute of the Arts; and documentary photography in Rodchenko Art School Moscow; he worked in The Watermill Center theater residency. He had shows and screenings in such institutions as Spring/Break Art Show (Los Angeles and New York), Redcat Cinema (Los Angeles), GRAD Gallery (London), ACM IMX (online), Photoquai Biennale (Paris), Manifesta Biennale (St. Petersburg), Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Baltic Biennale of Photography (Kaliningrad), Moscow Multimedia Art Museum, Cube.Moscow, Yeltsin Center (Yekaterinburg), Gallery 11.12 (Moscow), Art Doc Fest (Moscow), Cyfest (New York and St. Petersburg), Iragui Gallery (Moscow).