Andrei Severny

Andrei Severny was born in Moscow, Russia into a family of astronomers and started to develop his vision in atmospheric urban photography series published in Monitor magazine 2000-2005 and shown at a number of exhibitions. Since 2004 Severny has lived in New York City where he makes films, still photographs and video installations. Maintaining a recognizable visual style, his works explore human perception, psychology, neuroscience and delve into the mysteries of nature. Severny's short films Tom On Mars and Disparait, v, screened at festivals in London, New York, Barcelona, Milan, Kolkata, Avignon and others. Since 2007 Severny works in collaboration with Edward Tufte, a world renown master of analytical design, on a series of films on art and science. Andrei Severny's first feature-length film Condition was produced by fierce independent filmmaker Amir Naderi.