Oasis
Danila Tkachenko studied at the Rodchenko School of Photography and Multimedia in Moscow. He is the winner of the LensCulture Exposure Award, Foam Talent Award and World Press Photo Staged Portraits class. His series Restricted areas received the European Publishers Award for Photography. His work has been widely exhibited in solo exhibitions in Russia, Europe and the Americas, including at Les Rencontres d'Arles.
Oasis is the result of Danila's 10-day residence in Qatar sponsored by Qatar Museums. The project addresses a number of stark questions about the country as its citizens enter a new contemporary reality: "Will the Qatari people manage to retain their identity? Or will they lose their strength of will in such a comfortable environment? Will they yield to the destructive temptations and attractions of the new world? Only time will tell."