Natalia Skobeeva
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Natalia Skobeeva, born in Russia
Russia
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 in 1975, is a London
London
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 based artist
Artist
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 and photographer graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...

. Natalia's work tackles the themes of identity and belonging. She explores the psychology of perception
Perception
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...

 and identifying, and pathways of forming unique or anodyne seeing. Her experimentation within the medium are challenging the boundaries of photography.

Natalia exhibits both in the UK and internationally.

Her latest solo shows include Viewfinder Gallery, Gallery32, Rathbone Gallery and The Place in London.
Her works have been featured in Time Out 1, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
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2, British Journal of Photography, AG, Hotshoe, Amelia's, Anglomania, F Stop magazine and many others.

Natalia expands her practice in the direction of life performance and installation. Her latest project "Memento Mori" takes place on seven London's bridges and aims to challenge current social values, by reminding us of the fragility and timescale of human life.
More information on the project can be found on:
http://mementomorilondon.wordpress.com/

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