Yulia Skogoreva

Russian-born fine art and documentary photographer Yulia Skogoreva has been based in Tokyo for the past 10 years. Having majored in Japanese studies at Moscow State University Yulia moved to Japan where she graduated from Nippon Photography Institute.

Yulia’s photographic vision shaped while working with Japanese butoh dancers during a theatrical festival in Moscow. She got inspired by the history of the Butoh movement and the backstage life of artists and set out on a journey to photograph dancers capturing the idea of the movement in space.