VICTORIA POPOVA
about me
i am:
✦ photographer based in London, UK
✦ interested in subcultures, especially punk/hardcore/goth/post-punk movements in 80-90s
✦ inspired by Derek Ridgers, Tom Sheehan, Ian Davies, James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy
i:
✧ use multimedia approach with post-production
✧ film and edit videos
✧ do costume design for films
✧ have collabs with theatre, musicians and artists
✧ work with photographs in darkroom
you can find me at:
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contact me:
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PHOTO
01 PICTURES OF A STRANGE WORLD
series of film photos
THE FRAGMENTS OF MY JOURNEY, SET AGAINST THE STRANGE NEW WORLD I FOUND MYSELF IN AFTER MOVING TO THE UK.
READ MORE...july 2023 -
october 2024
London, Worthing,
Brighton, Deal,
Dover, Crawley,
Spalding, UK
02 PERFORMANCE ‘CIRCLE’ by PIVOT 7 CLUB & Anna Timofeeva photo exhibition
film and digital photo, analog video
“performance ‘circle’ depicts wine as the blood of christ symbolising the reunification of humanity and meat as the temptation that turns humans into animals”
28 march 2024
London, UK
03 BARBICAN
film photo + post-production, analog video
photo and videoshoot for KHatz daniel studio’s fashion collection of upcycled garments
1 april 2024
London, UK
04 PREMIER OF ‘THE GIVER GIVES TO GIVE’ EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM + SHOW
film photo + post-production, analog video
the london premiere of ‘the giver gives to give’ - experimental short film directed by angela ricciardi and silken weinberg + poppy jean crawford and the children of the pope live performance
4 april 2024
London, UK
05 THE HOLY DESIRE: Nausea Twins
film photo + post-production
photo-report from “a showcase of high energy, raw performance” with support from cultural curator SHEETNOISE
“Nausea Twins take a break from their day jobs from running legacy fashion brand Ann Demeulemeester and come to London for the first time fresh from sellout performances in Milano and Paris”
16 january 2024
London, UK
06 THE CHILDREN OF THE POPE
film photo + post-production
“Children of the Pope are a graciously peculiar band, one that you can never know if they’re ever telling you the truth or not. But that’s the best way to be, it’s never fun to tell the truth and nothing but the truth (so help me god)”
- Willow Shields for Crunkmag
20 january 2024
London, UK
VIDEO
07 PERFORMANCE ‘CIRCLE’ by PIVOT 7 CLUB
analog video, editing
“preformance ‘circle’ depicts wine as the blood of christ symbolising the reunification of humanity and meat as the temptation that turns humans into animals”
28 march 2024
London, UK
08 BARBICAN
analog video, editing, sound design
atmospheric video for KHatz daniel studio’s fashion collection of upcycled garments
sound for this video was recorded and mixed from cassettes found in a record shop in london
1 april 2024
London, UK
09 ‘MASTERCUTS’ FASHION CAMPAIGN
analog and digital video, editing, concept development
team project focused on developing a character through draping and different sewing techniques, limited to using just one fabric in A neutral colour
2020