Vera Yanchenko
artist, photographer.
Lives and works in Moscow. Received a Master's degree in Economics, major in Banking, from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, 2008.
Completed the course "Photography and Visual Culture" at the Rodchenko School and the Learning Environment, 2023. Studies at the International Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Photografika", starting from 2023.
In her works, the author addresses issues of lack and oversaturation, ecology, memory, life, emotions and experiences, beauty.
Personal exhibition at the open.you.art gallery, St. Petersburg, September-October 2023.
Group exhibition on the online platform wall-online.ru "Unasked Questions", May 20 to July 20, 2024.
Group exhibition at the Krasnokholmskaya Gallery "REASSEMBLY. Art and Sustainable Practices” from August 9 to October 13, 2024.
Lives and works in Moscow. Received a Master's degree in Economics, major in Banking, from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, 2008.
Completed the course "Photography and Visual Culture" at the Rodchenko School and the Learning Environment, 2023. Studies at the International Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Photografika", starting from 2023.
In her works, the author addresses issues of lack and oversaturation, ecology, memory, life, emotions and experiences, beauty.
Personal exhibition at the open.you.art gallery, St. Petersburg, September-October 2023.
Group exhibition on the online platform wall-online.ru "Unasked Questions", May 20 to July 20, 2024.
Group exhibition at the Krasnokholmskaya Gallery "REASSEMBLY. Art and Sustainable Practices” from August 9 to October 13, 2024.
«BON APPETIT»
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), approximately 30% of the world’s agricultural land is used to produce food that ends up being lost or thrown away. The UN also reports that uneaten food is responsible for 8% to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
In Russia, 18 million tons of food are sent to dumps every year. Of that amount, about 13 million tons are discarded by common people, not restaurants or farms. The cost of this wasted food is estimated at over 1.6 trillion rubles. Other countries face similar problems: for example, Belgium wastes 262 kilograms per person per year, Denmark 230 kg, and Portugal 181 kg.
The author became interested in exploring this issue through photography. She began creating still-life compositions using food she found in residential waste containers as well as at dumping sites near grocery chains. By arranging the food into lunch-like compositions, capable to satisfy hunger, she imagined how one could prepare a meal or a quick snack from what she discovered.
In this project, Vera shows how much food is left behind and how carelessly we treat it. Humanity has been overwhelmed by consumption in the most ordinary sense. The author highlights this issue because, despite its global scale, this problem starts with one person and their desire to consume, and one person's decision to be mindful of themselves and the environment can help minimize this problem.
In Russia, 18 million tons of food are sent to dumps every year. Of that amount, about 13 million tons are discarded by common people, not restaurants or farms. The cost of this wasted food is estimated at over 1.6 trillion rubles. Other countries face similar problems: for example, Belgium wastes 262 kilograms per person per year, Denmark 230 kg, and Portugal 181 kg.
The author became interested in exploring this issue through photography. She began creating still-life compositions using food she found in residential waste containers as well as at dumping sites near grocery chains. By arranging the food into lunch-like compositions, capable to satisfy hunger, she imagined how one could prepare a meal or a quick snack from what she discovered.
In this project, Vera shows how much food is left behind and how carelessly we treat it. Humanity has been overwhelmed by consumption in the most ordinary sense. The author highlights this issue because, despite its global scale, this problem starts with one person and their desire to consume, and one person's decision to be mindful of themselves and the environment can help minimize this problem.