My Moscow

Gigantic, culturally heterogeneous Moscow apparently dictated to the artist new scale, optics and subject matter. Indeed, soon after he settled there, Bratkov began to create panoramic views of massive gatherings of people celebrating all sorts of national holidays, beer festivals, the city’s birthday and so on. First shown in the Regina gallery in 2002, the project My Moscow was a bold starting point in that direction, which would remain relevant for the artist throughout the entire decade.

Installation view: Canal de Isabel II, Madrid, Spain, 2009

2003. Series of 45 photographs. C-print. 28 × 72 cm