Maragarita Galandina, Portrait of Nika, 1/1, giclee print, f...

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Maragarita Galandina, Portrait of Nika, 1/1, giclee print, framed, 85cm x 85cm, featured in the 'Ovoo Exhibition', London, summer 2024

The portrait of the artist's sister was taken on Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia. According to Shaman beliefs this island is the heart of Lake Balkal and holds ancient memories of the spirits who inhabited the land in the past

Margarita Galandina (born 1999) is a photographer and researcher from Siberia, currently based in London. She was raised in the Republic of Buryatia and maintains a strong connection with her homeland. She studied ballet and academic drawing in her early years before moving to the UK in 2017. Galandina holds a BA in Fashion Communication and Promotion from Central Saint Martins and an MA in Photography from the London College of Communication. Her work is deeply influenced by Indigenous Siberian Heritage, particularly Buryat-Mongolian, and delves into themes of memory, indigenisation, migration, and cultural identity in postcolonial spaces.

Margo has been recognised with several awards and has exhibited her work internationally. In 2023, she was a Mead Fellowship Awardee, included in the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023 at the National Portrait Gallery, Belfast Photo Festival 2023. She was shortlisted for the Sproxton Photography Award 2022 and had her work featured in the British Journal of Photography