Illya Bel photographer

01/01/2026

Цьогоріч Санта був особливо приязним до мене :)

23/11/2025

The moment I had been waiting for at finally came on November 13 — the presentation of the 18th issue of . Out of more than 1500 submissions, only 90 artists were selected. And among them — four from .art , including me. ✨📷

You could say it’s a dream come true: showing my work at Paris Photo.
Well… maybe not through the main entrance, but more like through a cat flap. 🐾
Still — it counts. My work, even indirectly, made it to the Grand Palais. 🏛️

I might have expected a slightly bigger event, but it turned out warm and truly memorable. I met and talked with several other contributors, and we didn’t just shake hands — we signed each other’s copies of the book. ✍️📖

So this “first pancake” turned out pretty damn tasty. 🙂

#закоханийусвітло

14/11/2025

06/11/2025

Thanks to .cheremisina.art , I got a visual confirmation of my participation in the festival in Trieste 🇮🇹
Once again, fate brought our photographs together — side by side on the same exhibition wall.

My photo is part of the “Elements” (2022) project, dedicated to the lives of Kyiv actors during the first months of the full-scale invasion.
This time, it’s shown in a slightly different context — but I’m truly glad the festival selected it for the exhibition.

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05/11/2025

🎬 Паралельно з Paris Photo — свій арт-вибух у Києві!
CUTOUT Festival — фестиваль сучасного колажу про ідентичність, фрагменти та технології.

📍 Нац. музей «Київська картинна галерея»
🗓 14 листопада

Стільки потужних імен і сміливих робіт!
Не пропустіть — буде крутецько!

#сучаснемистецтво #колаж #закоханийусвітло

01/11/2025

Dreams are slowly coming true.
In just two weeks — on November 13, during Paris Photo , the presentation of Der Greif Issue 18 — “Tomorrow is Today” will take place, featuring my works

This event is part of the official media program of Paris Photo.
So, on November 13, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the Grand Palais in Paris, we’ll have the chance to meet editors, artists, and contributors to celebrate this release.

The invited editor is conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas
The project is supported by Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung .tutsek.stiftung

90 artists are featured in this issue.
It’s a great honor to be among them.

⸻

#закоханийусвітло