Aliaksandra Svirelina (b. 1994) is a belarusian artist based in Minsk, working at the intersection of documentary and art photography. Her practice is based on the deep observation of human internal states, which she explores through private spaces captured in time and details. By focusing on the quiet nuances of the everyday, Aliaksandra shifts the viewer’s perspective on the familiar. Her work seeks to transform our emotional relationship with the ordinary, revealing how physical spaces mirror our inner world: from states of numbness and suspension to moments of awareness where we actively connect with our environment. 

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, graduated from the contemporary school of photography “Docdocdoc” in St. Petersburg.

Education

2026 PhotoArtDoc festival, educational program 

2026 Lightcraft course by Aliaksandr Abuhovich

2025 Portrait course by Aliaksandr Abuhovich

2022 (Post) Documentary Phototgraphy course by Tatsiana Tkacheva 

2020-2021 the contemporary school of photography “Docdocdoc”, St. Petersburg, Russia 

2019 Minsk school of photography “FSH1”  

2012-2018 Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Belarusian National Technical University, Minsk, Belarus

Group exhibitions

2025 Inhabit Issue, F-Stop magazine  

2023 Phantoms, Kaliningrad     

2023 Dreams of Japan, Farba Gallery, Minsk 

2022 Still Life, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens  

2021 Favorite Photo Exhibition, Lenscratch