Nicolai Ischimji

Renowned architect, Sculptor, Spatial graphics and multimedia artist, Educator.

Born on 8 February 1944 in Chişinău, Moldova.

LJ: ischimji-nz.livejournal.com

Education

• 1967–1972 – Technical University of Moldova, Faculty of Architecture, Chişinău, Moldova,
• 1975–1978 – St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Post Graduate School, Faculty of Architecture, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Employment

• 1972–1996 – Associate Professor, Technical University of Moldova, Faculty of Architecture, Chişinău, Moldova.
• Author of the original course “Multi-Dimensional Space Modeling”, focusing on architectural design and multi-dimensional spatial composition, taught to students, 1^st year through 6^th year.

Architectural Designs

• 2009 – Interior and Spatial Design, Skuuma Design Label, Netherlands (project competition),
• 2008 – Children’s Art Gallery Building, Novosibirsk, Russia (project competition),
• 2007 – The Grand Canal Bridge, Venice, Italy (project competition),
• 2007 – Summer Park Pavilion, Novosibirsk, Russia (project competition),
• 2006 – Victims of Tsunami Memorial, Norway (project competition),
• 2005 – The City of Wine, Chişinău, Moldova (project competition),
• 2004 – Residential High-Rise Complex “Absolut”, Canada (project competition),
• 2003 – Independent Moldova Monument, Chişinău, Moldova (project competition),
• 2002 – The Reconstruction of the Cultural and Entertainment Center “Moscova” (former movie theater “Moscova”),
• 2002 – Afghan Soldiers Memorial, Chişinău, Moldova (project competition),
• 2002 – The High Altitude Hotel of Machu Picchu, Peru (project competition),
• 2001 – The Victims of Chernobyl Memorial, Chişinău, Moldova (project competition),
• 1999 – The Old Towne Gates, Dresden, Germany (project competition),
• 1986 – The Opera Theater Never to Be Erected, in collaboration with G. Solominov and A. Volimbovski, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
• 1982 – Center “Tête Défense”, in collaboration with G. Solominov and A. Zaltsman, Paris, France (project competition).

Collaborative Exhibitions

• Visible Images from Invisible Country, the latest Moldovan creations in the fields of new media and music, curated by Irina Grabovan. Festival “Videospritz-2”, Trieste, Italy, KulturKontakt, Vienna, Austria, 2007,
• “Пространство НЗ” (“Pra-STRA-nstvo NZ”) or Space NZ, 2^nd Biennial for Contemporary Art, curated by Yelena Panayotova, Šumen, Bulgaria, 2006,
• Tulburel, AoRTa Gallery, Chişinău, Moldova, 2000,
• Rupture: Deviation of the Socialist Realism of 1944-1987, curated by Vladimir Bulat, National Museum of Fine Arts, Hertz House, Contemporary Art Center [KSA:K], Chişinău, Moldova, 1998,
• Regular exhibitions of the Artists’ Association “ATECH”, Chişinău, Moldova, 1997-1999,
• “Сон, явь, навь” (“Saun, Yav, Nav”) or Dreamworld, Reality and the Underworld, The International Exhibition of Textile and Fiber “Dialogue”, in collaboration with Nadezhda Bugakova, curated by Liudmila Shevchenko, catalogue, Brâncuşi Gallery, Chişinău, Moldova, 1997,
• “Я+Я+…” / “Eu+Eu+…” (“Ya+ya+…”) or Me + Myself + …, curated by Mikhail Shevelkin, Expocenter (formerly VDNKh), Chişinău, Moldova, 1987.

Individual Exhibitions

• “РЖАвЧИНАХ” (“RZHA-vchi-NAAKH”) or “Rugina & Co.” or “Rust in Ranks”, in collaboration with Valeri Moshkov, a continuously open exposition, Sculeni Studios, Chişinău, Moldova, 1985-present,
• “Глоблайн: человечество, век за веком, ХХ век” or “Globline: The Humankind, Century after Century, XX Century”, a continuously open exposition, Sculeni Studios, Chişinău, Moldova, 1996-present,
• “Лиственница” (“LI-stvennitsa”) or Larch Tree, in collaboration with Nina Ischimji, Globline Assosiation, Sculeni Studios, Chişinău, Moldova, 2005,
• “ПоказУХА” (“Poka-ZOO-kha”) or Showing off: An Unfinished Diary of a Bachelor, Globline Assosiation, Sculeni Studios, Chişinău, Moldova, 2003.

Selective publications

• Bots, Eliane. A Hidden World: An Introduction to the State and Conditions of the Art Sector in Moldova. BA thesis. Hogeschool voor de kunsten, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2008. Weimar: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2009, Print,
• Ischimji, Nicolai, “Пространство НЗ” (“Pra-STRA-nstvo NZ”) or Space NZ. Šumen-Sofia: 2^nd Biennial for Contemporary Art, 2006,
• Bulat, Vladimir. Mic tratat asupra Ruginii / Short Treaty on Wear. Center for Contemporary Art, KSA:K, Chişinău, 2001,
• Ischimji, Nicolai, and Bugakova, Nadezhda. “Сон, явь, навь” (“Saun, Yav, Nav”) or Dreamworld, Reality and the Underworld, 1997, Chişinău: Brâncuşi Gallery, 1997, Print,
• Braga, Tudor. “The Art of Nicolai Ischimji.”, Artelier, by Nelli Cantser. Chişinău: Channel Moldova-1, 2004, Broadcast.