NATIONAL PHD IN HERITAGE SCIENCE

Research: Cultural Heritage in the Urban and Digital Space. Augmented and Mixed Reality Strategies in Public Monumentality as Empowerment Tool for Communities

Yulia S. Tikhomirova WORK EXPERIENCE TIST-This Is So Temporary-collective Art Collective Since December 2020 •Artist and curator Casa degli Artisti, Milan Art-residency on Collective Practices in Art and Social Sphere September 2023 – March 2024 • Conducted research on collaborative art processes within community settings. FARò. Pratiche Estetiche Politiche Co-founder Since November 2022 • Orchestrated an art festival and publication exploring the nexus of aesthetics and politics. Public Space Museum, Bologna Communication Manager and Researcher Since September 2022 • Managed communication strategies and researched digital media's role in public spaces. Nelumbo Gallery, Bologna Curator April 2017 – September 2022 • Curated exhibitions and managed gallery operations, focusing on contemporary art. YarT Photography, Bologna CEO and Founder October 2010 – February 2017 • Fostered digital awareness and ethical photojournalism development resources. Zona, Rome Fundraiser September 2014 – January 2016 • Directed multimedia documentary projects and led fundraising initiatives. ASEC Formazione, Campobasso Lecturer at EU Master Course in Multimedia Design for Visual Communication February 2014 – March 2014 • Delivered lectures and course material for postgraduate students. Swiss Radio International, Bern Digital Chief-Editor, Russian Language Department May 2000 – December 2003 • Oversaw the Russian department's digital content and edited a multimedia project on Swiss heritage. St. Petersburgische Zeitung, Saint Petersburg Editor February 1998 – December 1999 • Edited articles and managed content for a major newspaper. EDUCATION Sapienza University of Rome National Ph.D. in Heritage Science Since November 2022 • Dissertation: "Cultural Heritage in the Urban and Digital Space: Augmented and Mixed Reality Strategies in Public Monumentality and Museology as Empowerment Tools for Communities." • Project: digital renovation of the Royal Palace of Caserta / EU CHANGES program • Supervisor: Prof. Gianluca Genovese, Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples. Bologna University MA in Arts, Museology and Curatorship October 2020 – March 2023 • Dissertation: "What Is to Be Done? Russian Collective Chto Delat Between Art and Politics 2003–2023." • Supervisor: Pr. Francesco Spampinato. Co-supervisor: Viktor Misiano. Fondazione Fotografia Modena Postgraduate in Contemporary Visual Culture September 2015 – June 2017 • Completed with a scholarship. Fine Arts Academy, Bologna MA in Communication and Photography September 2008 – July 2011 • Dissertation: "Ethics and Technique of Digital Languages." Luiss Business School, Rome Postgraduate in Digital Journalism January 2010 – July 2010 • Program organized by the weekly magazine “Internazionale.” Saint Petersburg State University BA in International Journalism July 1998 – June 2002 • Dissertation: "Subculture Press: DIY and Grassroots Approach in Russia at the Turn of the 21st Century." ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS • Presented at the "The ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX)", from June 11 to June 14 2024, at Stockholm University. • Participated in the "Theories of Symbolic Exchange" seminar, led by Boris Groys, from September 2022 to March 2024, a collaborative effort between e-flux Journal and the School of Communication at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. • Presented at the "ACTS OF REBELLION: Repressions, Marginalities, Protests and Performing Arts" conference on 26-27 October 2023, organized by the CEAA | Arnaldo Araújo Research Center of Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Portugal, in collaboration with the Art and Society Iberoamerican Network. • Attended the "Challenging Times Hothouse 2022: The Case for a New Political Imagination" workshop led by Madina Tlostanova from 11-13 May 2023 at Linköping University, Sweden. PUBLICATIONS • Tikhomirova, Yulia. (Forthcoming April 2024). Counter-Non-Anti-Remembrance: The Anti-monumental Practices by TIST Collective. “The European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes”, 6(2). • Tikhomirova, Yulia. (2023, March 3). The Canary Archives by Chto Delat: Testimony of the Russian ‘Des-Astre’. “ArtMargins Online”. The MIT Press. [Available online] • Tikhomirova, Yulia. (2023, October). Rethinking the Collective Protest Body: Evolution in the Imagery of the Post-Soviet Group Subject in Chto Delat’s Performances Through the Twenty Years of Artistic Production. 2003-2023. Paper presented at the ACTS OF REBELLION conference, CEAA, Porto, Portugal. • Tikhomirova, Yulia. (2024, March). Chto Delat Newspaper as the Art Collective’s Framework: Twenty Years of DIY Publishing Activity. “Print Quarterly”, vol. XLI. LANGUAGES • Russian: Native • Italian: Excellent • English: Excellent • German: Good (Deutsch für den Beruf - Goethe-Institut) • French: Good (DELF B2 - Alliance Française) COMPUTER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES • Proficient in PC and Mac systems, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom. • Skilled in website creation, 3D rendering, AR and VR technologies, archival cataloging (SEBINA, ACNP, National Library Service).