Petro Chekal

Petro Chekal Photographer, Cultural Theorist, Musician I was born in Kharkiv in 2001 and began engaging with photography in 2013 when I was around 12 years old. I have about 10 years of creative experience. Over the past two to three years, my achievements have gained momentum: I have participated in musical concerts and exhibitions—both collective and solo—around the world. Currently, I have exhibitions in Palermo and Lille. My work has been published in photo albums and magazines. While studying at Kharkiv University of Karazin, I worked as a curator for exhibi- tions. My first publication in a prestigious international journal occurred in 2022 in New York Magazine. My first solo exhibition took place in 2022 with the project "In Search of Home," a story about the evacuation of my family during the shelling in Kharkiv, held at Dzyga in Lviv. Additionally, in 2022, I participated in a landmark exhibition at the National Center "Ukrainian House" with the project "Flash. Contemporary Ukrainian Photography," which featured leading contemporary Ukrainian photographers. I am a graduate and partic- ipant of modern photography schools Chekachkov Academy and MYPH with Serhiy Melnitchenko.