MARINA TKHORZHEVSKAIA — GRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY
TKHORMAR@ICLOUD.COM
Raquel Gómez Delgado, Portfolio
Website, Design and Programming
[08_2023]
Website for Raquel Gómez Delgado, a Berlin-based photographer and documentary videographer.
Kamchatka's Volcano Day
Poster, Graphic Design
[08_2022]
Kamchatka has long been a land of legends. Indigenous people often organized festivities to worship nature and forge spiritual connection with it, singing songs and presenting her with gifts. Volcanoes, the proudest residents of the Kamchatka region, did not go unnoticed.
Volcano Day is the most recent annual educational festival in Kamchatka, held as part of the Kamchatka Region's tourism days. The primary location for the festival is the Nalychevskaya Valley. This celebration takes place in summer, but in recent years it has expanded both in duration and geographical reach. The festival program includes climbing to the Avacha and Kozelskiy volcanoes, sports and motorbike competitions, film screenings, educational lectures about the flora and fauna of the volcano region, and local dance performances.
und wein
Visual Identity, Naming, Packaging
[06_2022]
Das gemeinsame Weintrinken ist eine sehr emotionale und gesellige Erfahrung, die eine starke Bindung zwischen den Menschen bildet. Es ist ein Moment, in dem Geschichten und Erlebnisse gefühlsvoll geteilt und weitergegeben werden. Ich betrachte eine Flasche Wein als einen emotionalen und nicht greifbaren Teil des Gemeinsam-Seins, als ein immaterielles „Erbe“, welches die Menschen während des Abendessens ständig aneinander übergeben.
Aus diesem Gedanken ist die Idee entstanden, die Muster auf der Grundlage von Hand- und Fingerabdrücken realer Menschen, die ich zum Abendessen zuhause eingeladen habe, zu erstellen. Diese Abdrücke symbolisieren die „Spuren“, welche die Menschen auf der Weinflasche hinterlassen, und das emotionale „Erbe“, welches am Tisch buchstäblich von Hand zu Hand übergeben wird. Zweite Lesung: Die Hand- und Fingerabdrücke sind eine Metapher für die Übergabe des Produktes vom Produzenten zum Konsumenten.
Aus den 42 gemeinsam erstellten Abdrücken wurden zwei Motive ausgewählt. Dicke und intensive Abdrücke mit grauem Hintergrund wurden für den reifen und älteren Wein ausgewählt. Das Frontlabel des jüngeren Weines wird mit leichteren und dünneren Strichen auf weißem Hintergrund bedruckt.
Der Name und wein wurde von den alltäglichen Situationen im Restaurant oder Café inspiriert. Er klingt wie ein logischer Abschluss einer Bestellung, deutet aber auch an, das der Wein in einer Beziehung zu dem Gesamten und nicht alleine steht. Die Handschrift verleiht der Wortmarke einen menschlichen und einladenden Auftritt.
Are we there yet
Editorial Design, Photography, Illustration
[01_2022]
In my Bachelor project Are We There Yet, I explored and conceptually analyzed the notion of virtual travel as an image-based experience. I embarked on an extensive digital journey that challenged both my emotional and physical boundaries, sometimes in metaphorical and other times in literal ways. I committed myself to a pilgrimage, driven by the feeling of novelty and desire to examine the truthfulness of virtual travel, as well as to test my emotional resilience and endurance.
By subjecting myself exclusively to digital itineraries and images provided by Google Street View, I aimed to evaluate whether this "going-far-away-but-staying-home" journey could be truly authentic, enjoyable, meaningful, or capable of leaving a lasting impression and a memorable story to share with others. Therefore, I placed a significant emphasis on visually documenting my steps and efforts, to underscore the authenticity and credibility of my journey.
The resulting photo book presents the outcomes of this exploration and serves as a personal photographic travel diary. It contains numerous screenshots taken throughout the journey. Completely and intentionally devoid of any text, it presents the journey through dense visual material consisting of black and white photographs at times overlaid with scribbles, other images, or collage cut-outs – a mix of both analog and digital techniques.
By giving space to my curiosity and replacing Google Street View’s robotic gaze with the reflective, imaginative, and selective perspective of the flâneur, I gradually built my own narrative, shaped my understanding and found my own meaning in these externally and impartially recorded virtual locations. By replacing mechanical objectivity with the aesthetic gaze of a human, I re-infused these navigable virtual spaces with enchantment, transforming them into subjective realms open to reflection and interpretation. This approach brought personal commentary ans a touch of poetry to the journey.
"Mementos" unveil the essence virtual flânerie and my quest for authenticity. They embody my interpretation of each location, stemming from self-reflection and emotional response to what appeared on the screen. Each spread is individually designed to emphasize the distinctiveness of each moment.
Beethovenchor Ludwigshafen
Visual Identity
[07_2021]
Logo proposal for the Beethovenchor Ludwigshafen, created during the internship at Double Standards.
Turritopsis nutricula – A Life Lived Before
Editorial Design, Illustration
[03_2020]
This 12-page gatefold publication provides fundamental information about Turritopsis nutricula, a species of small jellyfish with remarkable biological immortality. Thanks to its unique reproductive cycle and cell transformation process, it can reverse its life cycle, effectively avoiding death and extending its lifespan indefinitely. The ability to achieve biological immortality positions Turritopsis nutricula as a significant subject in the research of human aging.
Look at the Peaks. Part I: Negoiu_RO
Graphic Design, Photography
[08_2020]
A double-sided poster accompanying the field trip sound archive recorded in the mountains of Romania.
Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019
Graphic Design
[05_2019]
Poster for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019.
Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019
Graphic Design, Photography
[09_2019]
Opera concert program for the Intensive Opera Audition Training course with Prof. Cheryl Studer and Prof. Gerd Uecker, held as part of the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019.
Suspended Freedom
Graphic Design, 3D artwork
[02_2019]
The inspiration for this poster was drawn from the negative aspects of Russian legislation. In 2012, when protest marches were banned, the Russian government initiated a sweeping campaign against its civil society, continuously tightening restrictions on freedom. Measures such as the foreign agent law and the introduction of penalties for the dissemination of "fake news" are increasingly employed against journalists and social media users, suppressing independent reporting in Russia. Deliberately vague and open-to-interpretation legal texts provide the government with the means to control the internet and the lives of ordinary citizens in often absurd and inhumane ways.
With this poster, my aim was to evoke a sense of helplessness, frustration, fragility, and the feeling of being trapped when challenging the system as an individual. In the design, the word "Freedom" is perched on delicate and spiky descenders at the bottom of the poster, resembling a fragile pedestal that can be easily shattered. It is weighed down by the heavy and bold word "Suspended," with a looming red, claw-like arch hovering above it, symbolizing the oppressive nature of the situation.
Pina Bausch: Selected Works 1975–1986
Editorial Design
[05_2018]
This publication brings together a selection of Pina Bausch’s works spanning eleven years, starting in 1975. It comprises a collection of analytical essays and stage photographs that illuminate her philosophy, dance aesthetics, and her comprehensive body of work.
Each chapter follows a structured format, commencing with detailed credits, including the names of the creators, the timespan and the initial performance venue. It is followed by essays that provide context for the works, and actual photographs of the performances. Cropped closely, these photographs bridge the gap between the stage and the readers, immersing them in the movements, emotions, and both physical and facial expressions of the dancers.
The overall tone of the publication is quite light, allowing for a quick visual perusal of the images and a thoughtful reading about wonderful pieces created by Pina Bausch.
Papier
Graphic Design, Photography
[02_2018]
Poster for the paper sculpture and carvings exhibition at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam.
© 2023 Marina Tkhorzhevskaia
MARINA TKHORZHEVSKAIA
GRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY
TKHORMAR@ICLOUD.COM
Raquel Gómez Delgado, Portfolio
Website for Raquel Gómez Delgado, a Berlin-based photographer and documentary videographer.
Kamchatka's Volcano Day
Poster, Graphic Design
[08_2022]
Kamchatka has long been a land of legends. Indigenous people often organized festivities to worship nature and forge spiritual connection with it, singing songs and presenting her with gifts. Volcanoes, the proudest residents of the Kamchatka region, did not go unnoticed.
Volcano Day is the most recent annual educational festival in Kamchatka, held as part of the Kamchatka Region's tourism days. The primary location for the festival is the Nalychevskaya Valley. This celebration takes place in summer, but in recent years it has expanded both in duration and geographical reach. The festival program includes climbing to the Avacha and Kozelskiy volcanoes, sports and motorbike competitions, film screenings, educational lectures about the flora and fauna of the volcano region, and local dance performances.
und wein
Visual Identity, Naming, Packaging
[06_2022]
Das gemeinsame Weintrinken ist eine sehr emotionale und gesellige Erfahrung, die eine starke Bindung zwischen den Menschen bildet. Es ist ein Moment, in dem Geschichten und Erlebnisse gefühlsvoll geteilt und weitergegeben werden. Ich betrachte eine Flasche Wein als einen emotionalen und nicht greifbaren Teil des Gemeinsam-Seins, als ein immaterielles „Erbe“, welches die Menschen während des Abendessens ständig aneinander übergeben.
Aus diesem Gedanken ist die Idee entstanden, die Muster auf der Grundlage von Hand- und Fingerabdrücken realer Menschen, die ich zum Abendessen zuhause eingeladen habe, zu erstellen. Diese Abdrücke symbolisieren die „Spuren“, welche die Menschen auf der Weinflasche hinterlassen, und das emotionale „Erbe“, welches am Tisch buchstäblich von Hand zu Hand übergeben wird. Zweite Lesung: Die Hand- und Fingerabdrücke sind eine Metapher für die Übergabe des Produktes vom Produzenten zum Konsumenten.
Aus den 42 gemeinsam erstellten Abdrücken wurden zwei Motive ausgewählt. Dicke und intensive Abdrücke mit grauem Hintergrund wurden für den reifen und älteren Wein ausgewählt. Das Frontlabel des jüngeren Weines wird mit leichteren und dünneren Strichen auf weißem Hintergrund bedruckt.
Der Name und wein wurde von den alltäglichen Situationen im Restaurant oder Café inspiriert. Er klingt wie ein logischer Abschluss einer Bestellung, deutet aber auch an, das der Wein in einer Beziehung zu dem Gesamten und nicht alleine steht. Die Handschrift verleiht der Wortmarke einen menschlichen und einladenden Auftritt.
Are We There Yet
Editorial Design, Photography, Illustration
[01_2022]
In my Bachelor project Are We There Yet, I explored and conceptually analyzed the notion of virtual travel as an image-based experience. I embarked on an extensive digital journey that challenged both my emotional and physical boundaries, sometimes in metaphorical and other times in literal ways. I committed myself to a pilgrimage, driven by the feeling of novelty and desire to examine the truthfulness of virtual travel, as well as to test my emotional resilience and endurance.
By subjecting myself exclusively to digital itineraries and images provided by Google Street View, I aimed to evaluate whether this "going-far-away-but-staying-home" journey could be truly authentic, enjoyable, meaningful, or capable of leaving a lasting impression and a memorable story to share with others. Therefore, I placed a significant emphasis on visually documenting my steps and efforts, to underscore the authenticity and credibility of my journey.
The resulting photo book presents the outcomes of this exploration and serves as a personal photographic travel diary. It contains numerous screenshots taken throughout the journey. Completely and intentionally devoid of any text, it presents the journey through dense visual material consisting of black and white photographs at times overlaid with scribbles, other images, or collage cut-outs – a mix of both analog and digital techniques.
By giving space to my curiosity and replacing Google Street View’s robotic gaze with the reflective, imaginative, and selective perspective of the flâneur, I gradually built my own narrative, shaped my understanding and found my own meaning in these externally and impartially recorded virtual locations. By replacing mechanical objectivity with the aesthetic gaze of a human, I re-infused these navigable virtual spaces with enchantment, transforming them into subjective realms open to reflection and interpretation. This approach brought personal commentary ans a touch of poetry to the journey.
"Mementos" unveil the essence virtual flânerie and my quest for authenticity. They embody my interpretation of each location, stemming from self-reflection and emotional response to what appeared on the screen. Each spread is individually designed to emphasize the distinctiveness of each moment.
Beethovenchor Ludwigshafen
Visual Identity
[07_2021]
Logo proposal for the Beethovenchor Ludwigshafen, created during the internship at Double Standards.
Turritopsis Nutricula — A Life Lived Before
Editorial Design, Illustration
[03_2020]
This 12-page gatefold publication provides fundamental information about Turritopsis nutricula, a species of small jellyfish with remarkable biological immortality. Thanks to its unique reproductive cycle and cell transformation process, it can reverse its life cycle, effectively avoiding death and extending its lifespan indefinitely. The ability to achieve biological immortality positions Turritopsis nutricula as a significant subject in the research of human aging.
Look at the Peaks. Part I: Negoiu_RO
Graphic Design, Photography
[08_2020]
A double-sided poster accompanying the field trip sound archive recorded in the mountains of Romania.
Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019
Graphic Design
[05_2019]
Poster for the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019.
Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019
Graphic Design, Photography
[09_2020]
Opera concert program for the Intensive Opera Audition Training course with Prof. Cheryl Studer and Prof. Gerd Uecker, held as part of the Berlin Summer University of the Arts 2019.
Suspended Freedom
Graphic Design, 3D Artwork
[02_2019]
The inspiration for this poster was drawn from the negative aspects of Russian legislation. In 2012, when protest marches were banned, the Russian government initiated a sweeping campaign against its civil society, continuously tightening restrictions on freedom. Measures such as the foreign agent law and the introduction of penalties for the dissemination of "fake news" are increasingly employed against journalists and social media users, suppressing independent reporting in Russia. Deliberately vague and open-to-interpretation legal texts provide the government with the means to control the internet and the lives of ordinary citizens in often absurd and inhumane ways.
With this poster, my aim was to evoke a sense of helplessness, frustration, fragility, and the feeling of being trapped when challenging the system as an individual. In the design, the word "Freedom" is perched on delicate and spiky descenders at the bottom of the poster, resembling a fragile pedestal that can be easily shattered. It is weighed down by the heavy and bold word "Suspended," with a looming red, claw-like arch hovering above it, symbolizing the oppressive nature of the situation.
Pina Bausch: Selected Works 1975–1986
Editorial Design
[05_2018]
This publication brings together a selection of Pina Bausch’s works spanning eleven years, starting in 1975. It comprises a collection of analytical essays and stage photographs that illuminate her philosophy, dance aesthetics, and her comprehensive body of work.
Each chapter follows a structured format, commencing with detailed credits, including the names of the creators, the timespan and the initial performance venue. It is followed by essays that provide context for the works, and actual photographs of the performances. Cropped closely, these photographs bridge the gap between the stage and the readers, immersing them in the movements, emotions, and both physical and facial expressions of the dancers.
The overall tone of the publication is quite light, allowing for a quick visual perusal of the images and a thoughtful reading about wonderful pieces created by Pina Bausch.
Papier
Graphic Design, Photography
[02_2018]
Poster for the paper sculpture and carvings exhibition at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam.
© 2023 Marina Tkhorzhevskaia