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Attention Hub project has united contemporary artists who have proven to have an independent view, work with current realities, have a market potential and are ready to take a confident position in the art field.

Many Attention Hub's artists are already internationally known, having their works presented in private and institutional collections such as Tate Modern (London), Multimedia Art Museum (Moscow), Stedelijk Museum(Amsterdam) and others.

With this longread, we reveal a few Ah! names, whose photography can be found in the world's biggest international collections.

To meet and support emerging artists by contributing to their practices, please visit Attention Hub catalog where the most comprehensive collection of contemporary Russian photographic prints is presented.

Julia Borissova is an Estonia-born, St Petersburg-based artist who works with photography, collage, installation and book making. Borissova's works become a place of actualisation for a wide range of topics, among which the central theme is the questioning of truth and fiction. The book is her natural medium to contemplate real stories and blends documentary elements with imaginary things.

Alexander Anufriev is a Moscow-based photographer. He studied photography in Moscow Rodchenko Art School at Igor Moukhin's 3-year documentary programm, 2014 to 2017. Since his graduation Alexander closely work with international magazines.

Anastasia Khoroshilova was born in Moscow in 1978. Lives and works in Berlin and Moscow. Studies of photography and history of photography at the University of Duisburg – Essen (Folkwang University of the Arts). Her works were shown in many solo and group shows including 54 Biennale di Venezia (2011) or Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris (2014).

Maria Morina is an award-winning documentary photographer and film maker. Born 1982, Novosibirsk, Russia. Lives and works in St. Petersburg, Russia. One of the recipients of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles, 2017. Maria Morina has participated in numerous exhibitions and festivals in Russia and abroad. Her first full-length documentary film, Don't Press Stop, about rap musicians in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, was released in 2017.