About

I. The Method: Constructing the Trap 

My process is not passive observation; it is a controlled provocation. I construct situations where vulnerability becomes inevitable. I set a framework, introducing objects — a fish, an octopus, melting ice cream — not as decorative props, but as raw, non-verbal voices in a dialogue. I use a fixed 28mm lens and direct, unmodified flash. This lighting does not flatter or balance; it cuts into the space like an uninvited flashback. It strips away social conditioning, catching what cannot be rehearsed: the tremor, the tension, the accidental gesture.

II. The Space: Aesthetic Discomfort

I am not interested in crude social shock, nor in sterile, monument-like beauty. I seek aesthetic discomfort — a fragile state where the body speaks what words cannot. There is always resistance at first. But as the session unfolds, the friction shifts into alignment: the model and I step into a shared space of exposure. My fear is part of this equation. I am constantly pushing against my own boundaries, terrified of rendering the image routine or safe. True resonance happens only when shame, fear, and desire collapse into a single, raw frame.

III. The Revelation 

My turning point was Ren Hang’s photobook. It didn’t function as aesthetic influence — it functioned as permission. Looking at his work, one question kept surfacing: could a body exist this openly, without asking anyone first? That question shattered the rules I had been carrying for years — rules tied to a body that had already, once, acted entirely without my consent. My images operate on that same frequency. They function like a flash burnt onto the retina — you didn’t ask for it, you might not have wanted to notice it — but now, you cannot look away.

Current & Upcoming:

• Summer 2026 — Viafarini Art Residency (Milan, Italy).
• ImageNation Paris 2026 — Presenting the Piloerection series.

Based in Moscow, Speranskii is currently open for editorial collaborations and conceptual brand projects before his international circuit begins in April.