Natalia Parfenova is a visual artist from Moldova whose practice centers on analog photography, video processes, and photobooks. A graduate of the Gerrit Rietveld Académie in Amsterdam, her work bridges ecological themes with conceptual investigations into the unseen forces shaping our world.
Rooted in the interplay between memory, landscape, and spirituality, Natalia examines magical and transformative processes that, though often invisible, profoundly influence the environment and human experience.
Through her work, Natalia invites audiences to engage with the subtle energies that govern life, offering images and narratives that blur the boundaries between reality and the intangible.
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Exhibitions
2025
WHEN IT IS DAY FOR ANGELS IN HEAVEN, IT IS NIGHT FOR PEOPLE ON EARTH, а solo exhibition as part of the Moldox Documentary Film Festival (Zemstvei museum, Chisinau)
Growth Exhibition Curated by Sierra R. Aguilar, LENSCRATCH
2024
PATTERNS OF THE VILLAGE OF GAIDAR (Cultural House of Gaidar, Gagauzia)
RITUAL/ REENACTED (Iusty Art Gallery, Chisinau, Moldova)
ALMAS TIERNAS E INFINITAS (GoldenJuanna Gallery, Puebla, Mexico)
2023
BUCUCAȚI-VĂ! (Zpațiu / Casa Zemstvei, Chisinau, Moldova)
TENDER INFINITE SOULS (Gl. Præstegård, Svejstrup, Denmark)
BUCUCAȚI-VĂ! (Carturesti, Museum of History, Chisinau, Moldova)
TENDER INFINITE SOULS (Casa de Cultura, Puhăceni, Anenii Noi, Moldova)