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Good old Irkutsk 2011

I found some interesting shots while going through some files on my computer. 

This is a very old tram. 

Interior art work. 

Children of The Great Lake

На русском языке, with English subtitles.
Название фильма: "Дети Великого Озера"

Probably the best short film about local people of lake Baikal,
who live in a small northern village.

The Anthropologist

theanthropologist

Dry Frogs

Recently met my friend Benjamin in Irkutsk. We got aquainted on Olkhon Island. And he told me that they recorded a song and a music video with a company of Irkutyanins. I really liked this video. Music is very energetic!

Report from Russian TV about Circles on Ice

In russian.

Circles on the Ice

Jim's Art

Rock Video

Check out this rocking video!
It is pretty amazing. It was made by a polish crew called: BETTERFILMPOLAND.

Art Video by Peter Gremani

Ogoy Island on Lake Baikal.

Gerbi Tsesarskaia

The interaction of Nature and the creative human spirit is the greatest source of inspiration in my work. Composite memories of pine- and cedar-covered hills surrounding the Baikal lake in Siberia, of the stillness of Armenian mountains, of the watery grays, pale blues and pinks of St. Petersburg's magnificent buildings, of the curves of its countless rivers, canals and bridges--all of these find reflection in the forms and colors of my work.

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Artsiberia

From Artsiberia:

"The idea and the goal of the project is to promote Siberian art and to encourage knowledge about the cultural heritage of the Eastern Siberia through art exhibits and exchanges, and the publications of books and articles, cards and posters.

All requests related to cooperation, exhibits, lecture series, publications and art and citizen exchanges are welcomed."

You can find many images of siberian art, also religious buddist and orthodox art. Very interesting and 'real' subjects.

What you may never see, but its there.

It was quite impossible to imagine any underground art activity in Irkutsk a couple of years ago. Nowadays you can see graffiti art when you enter the city by railroad or air. There are a lot of art pieces near airport and along railroad. Downtown is full of graffiti art today, but you cannot see it from ‘outside’.

You can see how this international underground culture came up to our Siberian stage. A year ago it was like a plant, but nowadays it is a big tree, a common thing, all of it is good yet.

The whole art activity is supported by a very small group of people, but they are making a huge trend. Graffiti arts are getting better. There are even some shops which sell special paint in cans with special caps that artists can use.

Also, there are art competitions and festivals, where managers try to gather lots of artists in one place so that they can draw freely. These competitions are usually related to others with extreme sports (bikes, rollerblades, skateboards) and rappers. So, if you are an artist you can come up to Siberia to try out your skills and compete with Siberians in art.