Elena Posokhova

Elena Posokhova is a producer and curator of contemporary art projects. She holds a master’s degree in Art History and Cultural Studies from the Kuban State University in Russia and has also studied contemporary art at the Louvre School. Elena specialises in studying the Mediterranean region and its natural and cultural relationships. She has completed a Master’s degree in MAVI at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Since 2014, Elena has been working with contemporary artists, proposing artistic projects developed in collaboration with scientists, ecologists, and artisans. In this context, the art residencies organised by Elena initiate and support the production of new works by artists and their exhibitions in cultural institutions and various art festivals (such as Musee Es Baluard in Mallorca, Goodplanet in Paris, Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporania in Valencia, Loop Barcelona, etc.).

Currently, Elena is working on the MARLANDS project  which explores the Mediterranean Islands through contemporary art and multidisciplinary collaboration. This project is supported by the European Union, the United Nations, and several prominent Mediterranean research institutes, art museums, and cultural centres. 

Elena, a resident curator at the Thinkers Bureau in Poush, Art Center in Paris, recently curated the exhibition There is no lonesome wave.