roman was born on 17 march 1976 in kursk, russia. having graduated from v.m.vasnetsov art and industry college in 1997, he graduated from the department of monumental-decorative sculpture at stroganov moscow state university of arts and industry in 2005. in 2009 he was nominated for the kandinsky prize in "media art project of the year" nomunation with project "les". in 2012 he was nominated for the kandinsky prize in "media art project of the year" nomunation with project "master 3-go razryada".