Review on the Hermitage exhibition of its staff photographer Yuri Molodkovets
Called “Wrapping”
 
That was a very interesting exhibition in the garret of the Hermitage. Photographer Yuri Molodkovets has worked in the Hermitage for so long that you might think that nothing can surprise him any more. And even though he could hardly be ever surprised but when the restoration of the Terebenev staircase began a few years ago all the sculptures, standing there were wrapped in cellophane and work was soon in full swing, with brushes going to and fro.  The sculptures were supposed to stand quietly and wait. Everything was spoilt however, when   the sun began to play with the cellophane and textures of the supposedly cold marble underneath. So it became the real photo story about stone and transparency, darkness and light.
 
The next his exhibition that has already started is called “Seclusion”.
Molodkovets took these images at night over a period of 12 months. This photo project is the first time in history that the Hermitage has been filmed at night without visitors or light.