Slow Looking: Evgenia Arbugaeva

Sat 23 Nov 2024 - Sat 23 Nov 2024

A man sits at a desk in a dark room.

Slow Looking: Evgenia Arbugaeva

Sat 23 Nov 2024 - Sat 23 Nov 2024

View three photographs by Evgenia Arbugaeva, listen to the audio descriptions and/or download the audio description transcripts below. These audio descriptions were produced by Eleanor Margolies for a live Slow Looking event.
 

Biographies

Evgenia Arbugaeva (b.1985) grew up in the secluded port city Tiksi on the shore of the Laptev Sea, Russia and although now based in London, remains deeply connected to her birthplace. Her work is often located within the tradition of magical realism, and her approach combines documentary and narrative styles to create a distinctive visual iconography rooted in real experience but resonant with fable, myth and romanticism. 

Eleanor Margolies is a writer and audio describer. She has a background in puppetry and theatre design, with interests in ecology and the role of the senses in performance. She audio describes in museum, theatre and dance contexts, and has led architectural tours for Open House London.

Slow Looking sessions are supported by the Vision Foundation.

A man sits at a desk in a dark room.

A swirl of neon green and blue lights up the night sky over a village.

A walrus head appears in front of the open door to a wooden hut, with many walruses behind it.