Russian aesthetics through a football lens

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В воскресенье, 1 июля, состоится дискуссия при участии авторов фотографий и иллюстраций выставок, которые представлены на площадке COPA90 Clubhouse. Участники дискуссии обсудят, какие эстетические и визуальные ориентиры они использовали при создании своих работ на тему футбола в России.

Модератор

• Мэтью Баррет (Matthew Barrett) – сооснователь проекта Goal-Click, который перед нынешним чемпионатом работал с локальными фотографами для документального проекта, показывающего “непарадную Россию” и культуру через неочевидные истории о футболе

Участники:

• Наташа Агапова – графический дизайнер, чьи иллюстрации вошли в альтернативный альбом стикеров Tschutti Heftil, который посвящен чемпионату мира 2018 года;

• Сергей Новиков – проектный фотограф, основными темами работ которого являются банальность повседневной жизни, экономика и культура различных обществ и механизмы их функционирования.

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​COPA90 — the leading global football media brand that celebrates fans and their passion for the game — is celebrating the unique visual aesthetic of Russia through football with an exhibition of photography and artwork by Goal-Click and Tschutti Heftli.

Joining Matthew Barrett the co-founder of Goal-Click will be Russian photographer Sergey Novikov and Moscow-based graphic designer Natasha Agapova.  

Goal Click — a global photography social enterprise, helping people understand one another through football. Goal Click finds people from every country in the world to tell stories that symbolise their country through football, and show what football means to them — all initially using one analogue disposable camera. Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Goal Click has been working with photographers from all over the country to create Goal Click: Russia, documenting the “real Russia” and Russian culture through unique football stories.

Natasha Agapova is a Moscow-based graphic designer. She works for clients in the field of fine arts, theatre and cinema. Natasha’s illustrations and graphic design have been included in the alternative sticker album Tschutti Heftil. Tschutti Heftil presents the alternative 2018 World Cup sticker album, with team stickers designed by artists, illustrators and graphic designers from all over the world.

Sergey Novikov was born in 1979 in Cheboksary, Russia. Educated as a photo and film editor, since 2009 he has been engaged in project photography. The main themes are the banality of the everyday life, the economy and culture of societies, and the mechanisms of their functioning.