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Enchanted Journeys of Desire

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10 May - 1 June 2024
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  • Nika Belianina's Fine Art photography dives deep into topics of self-discovery and desire with a surrealist twist.

    Nika Belianina's series dives deep into the topics of self-discovery and desires with a surrealist twist. Each work is a portal to a world where enchanted characters intertwine with invisible forces on a quest for the transformative journey. Their curiosity, longings and desires for change unfold in front of us like a delicate flower in bloom. Through the movement and predominantly in-camera techniques, Nika creates characters full of magic and cinematic mystery. She captures an introspective odyssey, where the settings mirror the internal mindscapes of yearning souls. She invites the viewers to create their own stories of the depicted characters.

    • Nika Belianina, Brewing Magic 1/15, 2014
      Nika Belianina, Brewing Magic 1/15, 2014
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    • Nika Belianina, Embracing the Light 1/15, 2022
      Nika Belianina, Embracing the Light 1/15, 2022
      CAD 755.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Escape 1/15, 2014
      Nika Belianina, Escape 1/15, 2014
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    • Nika Belianina, Hold me let me go 1/15, 2012
      Nika Belianina, Hold me let me go 1/15, 2012
      CAD 840.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Journey Alone 1/15, 2016
      Nika Belianina, Journey Alone 1/15, 2016
      CAD 755.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Leaving the Past Behind 1/20, 2019
      Nika Belianina, Leaving the Past Behind 1/20, 2019
      CAD 630.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Magnitude 1/20, 2016
      Nika Belianina, Magnitude 1/20, 2016
      CAD 735.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Masks 1/20, 2011
      Nika Belianina, Masks 1/20, 2011
      CAD 630.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Mirror, Mirror 1/15, 2019
      Nika Belianina, Mirror, Mirror 1/15, 2019
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    • Nika Belianina, Rebirth 1/15, 2021
      Nika Belianina, Rebirth 1/15, 2021
      CAD 1,010.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Reed Creature 1/15, 2015
      Nika Belianina, Reed Creature 1/15, 2015
      CAD 735.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Reflections 1/15, 2018
      Nika Belianina, Reflections 1/15, 2018 Sold
    • Nika Belianina, Smiley 1/15, 2018
      Nika Belianina, Smiley 1/15, 2018
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    • Nika Belianina, Solitude 1/15, 2018
      Nika Belianina, Solitude 1/15, 2018
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    • Nika Belianina, Tangled by Sandy Winds, Yellow 1/15, 2017
      Nika Belianina, Tangled by Sandy Winds, Yellow 1/15, 2017
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    • Nika Belianina, The Last Egg 1/10, 2023
      Nika Belianina, The Last Egg 1/10, 2023
      CAD 1,260.00
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    • Nika Belianina, Towards The Light 1/15, 2017
      Nika Belianina, Towards The Light 1/15, 2017
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  • Nika Belianina’s poetic photographs capture not just the outer appearances of things, but their inner emotional significance. Her work represents...

    Nika Belianina’s poetic photographs capture not just the outer appearances of things, but their inner emotional significance. Her work represents a timeless and dynamic connection of people (and creatures) with their surroundings, where both become the characters of their stories.

    Nika Belianina is an award-winning Russian Canadian filmmaker and a fine art photographer with a flair for magical realism. Nika participated in 30+ curated photo exhibitions and art fairs in Belgium, Peru, Canada and the USA. Among them are the Contact Festival, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair and Cultural Center of Fine Arts in Lima. Her works received Re-Focus Audience Choice Award (2023), Best of Photography at the Overzealous Exhibition (2021) and numerous honorable mentions and finalist places at international photography competitions. She is a recipient of artist residencies in the USA, Mexico and Peru. Nika served as a visual arts juror for the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts (Wyoming) for two seasons. In 2023 she opened her own fine art photography studio called Curious Captures, in Toronto’s East End. As a filmmaker, Belianina has screened her films at over 80 film festivals worldwide (such as Tribeca, Fantasporto and Sheffield). Her latest directorial works can be found on CBC Gem, CTV and Discovery+. Nika has an MA in Social Psychology.

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