Personal exhibition of extreme photographer Serhii Tumasov "Terra.Bifurcation"

"Terra.Bifurcation" is an exhibition of photos about beauty, about life, about the energy of nature, about all the beautiful things that surround us on Planet Earth.

This is a return exhibition after a forced break. The photographs that will be presented at the exhibition were taken during the author's pre-war photo expeditions, but have never been presented to the general public.

The works of Serhiy Tumasov cannot be confused, because they are rare shots, trophy photographs that capture unique moments of nature and the unique play of light on magnificent landscapes. For many years, the photo artist reached the most remote places of the Planet in order to be filled with the perfect harmony given to us by the Creator, captured the energy of the Universe and conveyed it in his works. And I would continue to do so in the future, but... War has come to Ukraine! And what could be more irrational than war? It destroys harmony, destroys beauty, distorts perception, changes reality. The war fills everything and you become its hostage. Everything you think about, everything you do, in one way or another, is connected with the war. Now Ukraine, protecting itself and European values, is saving the world from chaos and destruction. And this very state of ours is called a critical point of bifurcation, when Ukrainians give their lives to preserve the beauty of the whole world and life on the Planet.

At the exhibition, the viewer will feel the power of the majestic Himalayan mountains of Nepal and the Karakorum, will be surprised by the uniqueness of the coastal rocks of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, will be captivated by the beauty of the waterfalls of Iceland and Ukraine. Magical shots from the "First Ray" series, where the morning sun barely touches the snowy peaks, will not leave anyone indifferent with its inner energy, which seems to pour from the canvas. The exhibition of large-format and black-and-white photographs will immerse visitors in another world — a world of unknown fantastic nature that must be preserved for themselves and future generations.

About the author:

Serhii Tumasov is a photographer with more than 40 years of experience, an extreme traveler, a teacher of the Department of Photography at the University of Culture and Arts in Kyiv. He has four higher educations and a master's degree in "Business Administration". He is working on a doctoral dissertation in the field of business development strategy.

He overcame the Atacama desert in South America, the Namib desert and the deserts of Western Australia alone, made several night ascents in the Himalayas and the Andes to peaks of about 6,000 meters.

With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, Serhii became a volunteer and takes an active part in providing humanitarian aid to refugees and residents of the de-occupied territories. As an accredited journalist, he records the crimes of the Russian invaders in Ukraine. During one of the volunteer missions in the Kharkiv region, a car with humanitarian aid, in which Serhiy was driving, was shot by gunmen. Serhiy was seriously injured and is currently recovering.

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