Danila Tkachenko is a visual artist working with documentary photography. The main theme of his work is the identity. In the debut project “Transitional Age' he is interested in the transformation of a teenager’s identity – a child becomes an adult.

—Danila Tkachenko, interviewed by Alexander Strecker Restricted Areas Hardcover, 30 x 24 cm 80 pages 32 color ills. Lebedka svoimi rukami iz strattera. This book was published as part of the European Publishers Award for Photography. This involves five of Europe’s top photobook publishers. Hic unutmuyorum, kendimi susuz kalm?s deve gibi hissetmistim o gece. Meger bilmedigim, anlamad?g?m ne cok sey varm?s iliskiler ve erkekler uzerine!!! 'Art?k yoruldum, yeni bir iliski icin ne cesaretim ne de hislerim kald? Anlad?m, ben yaln?z yasay?p, yaln?z olecegim.

In his following project 'Escape' the focus shifts to the opposition of the individual and society. Danila researches the experience of hermits – people who live through decades alone with nature –and tries to find the answer for the critical questions: whether the individual freed from social environment becomes closer to his “true” self; and what happens to personality when it loses its 'social mask.' His recent project 'Restricted Areas' is reflecting on the identity of a civilisation and its relations with technological advances. Deserted places that were once sites of national importance, buildings and machinery which are now relics of the past are photographed in a vacuum white space of eternal winter.