А.Ж.Ana Zhuk
Photography

Work

Series and bodies of work in black-and-white fine art photography. The figure as form. The personal as archetype.

Internal TODO

This page is the empirical optimal shape — Ana fills in

  • Structure: 3 silo'd series, 15 image slots each = 45 unique photos total. Modeled on Tania Franco Klein, Hellen van Meene, Aneta Grzeszykowska, and Aëla Labbé. Top-tier sites do NOT reuse images across series — every slot here is a distinct image.
  • Series selected (Brett's recommendation, Ana can swap): Genesis · The Invisible Ones · Выбор / Choice. Reasoning: Genesis carries the brand's thematic core, The Invisible Ones is her solo debut, Выбор has the strongest personal narrative. Other series (SENSE, Into the Water, 0, Walls, LaVacaLoca, ",") live in the archive note at the bottom for later promotion.
  • What we need from Ana per image slot: hi-res master file (300 dpi, ideally 5000+ px on long edge), title, year, medium (default: archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag), dimensions (H × W in), edition size.
  • What we need from Ana per series: confirmed title, curatorial statement (2–4 sentences in her voice), exhibition context if applicable, image sequence (strongest first, one that lingers last).
  • Captions are formatted in the collector-metadata style used by Grzeszykowska/van Meene/Mikhailov — signals "these are prints I want you to buy."
Series I · 2023 · Brest, Belarus

Genesis

Returns to the body as origin. Biblical themes of exile, return, and the personal becoming archetypal.

Series TODO

Genesis — Ana to provide

  • Final curatorial statement (the line above is the existing draft from the brand-messaging doc; Ana to refine in her voice — 2–4 sentences).
  • 15 unique hi-res masters from Genesis. Currently the site only has series-genesis.jpg and roots.jpg as web-resolution placeholders.
  • Title + year + dimensions + edition size for each image. Default medium: "Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm."
01Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 01]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
02Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 02]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 03]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 04]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
05Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 05]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
06Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 06]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 07]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
08Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 08]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
09Square slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 09]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
10Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 10]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
11Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 11]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
12Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 12]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
13Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 13]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
14Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 14]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 15]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2023 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
Series II · 2022 · UZU House, Tbilisi

The Invisible Ones

On bodies that pass through cultural visibility. Portraits arranged as constellations of presence and absence.

Series TODO

The Invisible Ones — Ana to provide

  • Final curatorial statement (the line above is the existing draft; refine).
  • 15 unique hi-res masters from The Invisible Ones.
  • Title + year + dimensions + edition size per image.
01Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 01]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
02Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 02]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
03Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 03]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
04Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 04]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
05Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 05]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
06Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 06]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
07Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 07]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
08Square slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 08]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
09Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 09]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
10Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 10]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
11Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 11]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
12Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 12]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
13Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 13]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 14]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 15]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm2022 · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
Series III · [year] · [exhibition, if applicable]

Выбор / Choice

[Curatorial statement to come from Ana. Source on old site: anakhocho.com/ya-tut-potomu-chto-bog-est — autobiographical, centered on her mother's decision to carry the pregnancy despite high medical risk; fear and faith as motive forces.]

Series TODO

Выбор / Choice — Ana to provide

  • Final curatorial statement in English (translate / adapt from the Russian original on anakhocho.com).
  • 15 unique hi-res masters from Выбор. ~16 exist on anakhocho.com at web resolution — need hi-res versions.
  • Title + year + dimensions + edition size per image.
  • Decide: English title "Choice" with Cyrillic subtitle, or keep "Выбор" as primary title with Latin transliteration (the А.Ж. monogram convention already does this).

Source statement (RU, to translate): "Когда моя мама забеременела мной, врачи советовали прервать беременность из‑за высокого риска для её жизни. Но её религиозные убеждения и страх греха оказались сильнее страха смерти…"

01Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 01]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
02Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 02]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
03Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 03]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
04Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 04]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
05Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 05]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
06Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 06]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 07]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
08Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 08]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
09Square slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 09]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
10Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 10]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
11Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 11]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
12Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 12]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
13Landscape slot · hi-res needed
[Untitled, 13]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
14Hi-res image needed
[Untitled, 14]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]
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[Untitled, 15]Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 310 gsm[year] · [H × W in]Edition of [N]

Other series · archive

Additional bodies of work currently off this page. Promote one to the main grid above (replacing a slot) when it makes sense — typically after a new exhibition lands or when Ana has 15+ presentable images in the set.

  • SENSE / აზრი აქვს — 2023, Goethe-Institut, Tbilisi. Strong institutional credential; small image count on old site. Promote after Ana sends more masters from this show.
  • Into the Water — 2023, Space KX Digital Gallery, Belarus. Body-water-earth motif. Could replace Genesis if Ana prefers.
  • 0 (Ne znayu) — c. 14 images on anakhocho.com, accompanying Russian poem on memory and loss.
  • Walls / Стены — c. 15 images. Needs framing statement.
  • LaVacaLoca — c. 10 images. Needs framing statement.
  • "," — c. 20 images. Conceptual title; may want English re-titling.
  • Interaction — 2025, New Platform, Tbilisi. Newest exhibition; check whether it produced a discrete series.
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