Denis Semionov (, ''Denis Igorevich Semenov''; born 29 September 1985) - is a

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and French

new media artist New media art includes artworks designed and produced by means of electronic media technologies. It comprises virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, interactive art, sound art, Internet art, video games, robotics, 3D pr ...

Biography

Denis Semionov was born in 1985 in

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. His great grandfather, a Russian-Finnish artist and sculptor Leonid Kuzmin, immigrated from

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in 1920. In 2002 Semionov graduated from the courses of

Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry Russian State University of Design and Applied Arts (Stroganov University) () informally named Stroganovka (Строгановка) is one of the oldest Russian schools for the industrial, monumental and decorative art and design. The university i ...

, in 2007 – art and graphic faculty of

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, in 2010 - post graduate studies. At the university he worked as an illustrator and designer. After graduating - as a creative director. From 2007-2015 he worked as a teacher of graphic design at the Department of Drawing Geometry of the

Projects

Semionov generally uses

virtual art Virtual art is a term for the virtualization of art, made with the technical media developed at the end of the 1980s (or a bit before, in some cases). These include human-machine interfaces such as visualization casks, stereoscopic spectacles and ...

and

artificial intelligence art Artificial intelligence visual art means visual artwork generated (or enhanced) through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programs. Artists began to create AI art in the mid to late 20th century, when the discipline was founded. Throug ...

. In 2018 he won grand-prix at Open Frame Award of international film festival

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for his VR cinematographic project “The Nominal Empire”, which was drawn in virtual reality. The interactive project combined virtual reality and biomechanics of

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. In 2019 Denis Semionov became one of five artists who created art pieces during

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2019 opening on the 45 000 stadium Kazan arena in collaboration with a speaker

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. The collaboration with

Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the Electronic music, electronic, Ambient music, ambient and New-age music, new-age genres, and is known for organising out ...

for the New Year 2021 concert "Welcome to the Other Side", which got 75 million viewers online and in VR, featured illustrative

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made inside virtual reality. From 2023 Denis - is a member of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). In 2024 Denis Semionov performed as an artist and a speaker at TEDx Brussels with the AI art installation “Feelings and Sensors”. Semionov collaborated with such musicians and performers as

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, institutions -

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale ( ; ) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy. There are two main components of the festival, known as the Art Biennale () and the Venice Biennale of Architecture, Architecture Biennale (), ...

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Arts Council England Arts Council England is an arm's length non-departmental public body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is also a registered charity. It was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council o ...

Deutsches Filminstitut The Deutsches Filminstitut – DIF ("German Film Institute") is an institute for the study of film, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. History The Deutsches Filminstitut was founded on 13 April 1949 as the Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF ...

Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center opened in Moscow in November 2012. Construction of the museum is estimated to have cost $50 million. Features This museum, dedicated to the complex history of Russian Jewry, uses personal testimony, archi ...

TED (conference) TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "Ideas Change Everything" (previously "Ideas Worth Sprea ...

, brands –

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, Estée Lauder,

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Awards

*2023

Webby Award The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...

- Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual - Best VR Headset Experience - Nomination *2022

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Description IDFA is an independent, international meeting place for audiences ...

-ONX+DocLab MoCap Stage *2021

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

- Outstanding Interactive Media: Documentary - Nomination *2021 The Drum Awards - Technical Innovation of the Year *2021

Shorty Awards The Shorty Awards (also known as "The Shortys") are awards for outstanding and innovative work in digital and social media content by brands, advertising agencies, and creators. The awards, which generally focus on short-term content, honor achiev ...

- Animations - Winner *2021

Promax Awards The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy Awards (GEMA Awards; formerly known as the PromaxBDA Awards and the Promax Awards) are for entertainment marketing, promotion, and design by a company or individual that is broadcast, published, or release ...

- Best use of Technology - Silver *2021

- Virtual & Remote (Best Narrative Experience 2021) - Honoree *2021

- Virtual & Remote (Best Performance 2021, Music 2021) - Honoree *2021

Clio Awards The Clio Awards, also simply known as The Clios, is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication, as judged by an international panel of advertising professionals. The award ...

- Bronze - Film Craft (music original) *2021 Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) - Gold - Best Virtual Reality *2020

Lovie Awards The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) is an organization that was founded in 1998 in New York City to recognize and acknowledge excellence in interactive content across emerging technologies. According to the organizati ...

- Gold - Best Narrative Experience *2020

- People`s Voice Winner (News (Immersive and Mixed reality), Volumetric/6 degrees of freedom) *2020

Red Dot The Red Dot Design Award is an international, annual design competition for product and industrial design, brand and communication design as well as design concepts, in which the Red Dot quality label is awarded to winners. The Red Dot Design A ...

- Best of the Best, Red Dot ("Lessons of Auschwitz") *2020

- Winner in Facebook Video, Virtual Reality, Branded Content, Finalist in Storytelling, Long Form Video, Education, Audience Honor in Storytelling, Long Form Video, Virtual Reality, Branded Content *2020

Epica Awards The Epica Awards are an annual series of communication awards, created in 1987 and based in Paris, France. Having originally focused on the Europe, Middle East and Africa region exclusively, the awards became global in 2012. 585 agencies in tot ...

- Silver - Media *2020 Creative Pool - Bronze - Post Production, Silver - Application, Bronze - Branded Content, Silver - Publishing, Bronze - Photography *2019 Creative Pool - Bronze - Post Production *2019 New York Festivals - Bronze - Video Art and Experimental film (Short Film) *2018

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Open Frame Award - Grand Prix as the best VR Experience *2018

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Festivals and events

* 2025 Théâtre 121, Casablanca, Morocco * 2025 Soirée immersive animée par la Cie Kérosène, Marrakech, Morocco * 2025 Festival Amazonia del plata – Official selection * 2024 TEDxBrussels “Into the Wild” * 2024 FARI institute “Feelings and Sensors” * 2023 Immersive Tech Week * 2023

South by Southwest South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...

* 2022 Cyber attack: Digital art and activism * 2022

Portland Film Festival Portland Film Festival is a non-profit organization which hosts events and programs in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake with the help of Jay Cornelius. Their main event called the Portland Film Festival is an annual indep ...

- Official selection at Animation short * 2022 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Immersive Experience, Best Immersive Experience for Social Impact, Discovery Award: Best Debut * 2021 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Multiplayer Experience *2021

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

- Venice Gap-Financing Market participant *2021 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Out of competition *2021

*2020 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Nomination in XR competition *2020 Raindance Immersive - Nomination as Best Multiplayer Experience *2020 New Images Film Festival by Forum des images - Performance of the opening *2020

- VR illustration for Venice VR Expanded *2020

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festi ...

- Immersed Volumetric XR Market *2019 SXSW Edu - Participant *2019 NUFF 2019 - SEEK - Participant *2018

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

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) - Participant *2017

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (, Transliteration, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is a film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to ...

- Participant *2017

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

- Participant *2017

MIPTV Media Market MIPTV () is an event which takes place annually in Cannes, France, using the facilities and infrastructure which the town has developed over the years to host other important events such as the Cannes Film Festival amongst other events. It is e ...

- Participant *2017

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) - Participant

Public speaking and performances

* TEDxBrussels “Into the Wild” * Stereopsia Europe * Open Innovations * 45th

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* TEDxYakimankaSalon «Art+Tech», (speakers: Denis Semionov, Olga Sviblova),

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Digital Day (NG),

References

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