Boris Mikhailov, from the series Luriki, undated. Gelatin silver print hand-colored with aniline dyes, 49.3 x 59.2 cm. Dodge Collection, ZAM.
Feeling Around
Boris Mikhailov with Alla Efimova, Beyond Memory: Soviet Nonconformist Photography and Photo-Related Works of Art, 2004
This interview explores the development of Boris Mikhailov’s (Ukrainian, b. 1938) photographic practice in the Soviet Union, focusing on his experimental techniques such as superimposition, painting on photographs, and alternative printing. He discusses his relationship to modernism and the broader context of Soviet dissident art.