Chrystal Cherniwchan

Chrystal Cherniwchan is a Lecturer in the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies at the University of Salford, where she leads undergraduate photography modules including Creative Communities, Street & Studio, and Resolution. Her practice-based research critically investigates expanded documentary methodologies through photography, film, audio field recordings, and creative non-fiction, focusing on affective dimensions of recorded experience and more-than-human knowledge systems.

Her educational qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Complete)
• Master of Arts (Complete)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP), University of Salford (2025)

Cherniwchan's research interrogates the intersection of feminist new materiality, aural diversity, and ethical systems of care within contemporary art practice. She critically examines hyper-tools in digital generative methods to challenge artifice in mechanical reproductions and ontological understanding within machine learning realities, emphasizing sensuality and atmospheric production in documentary outputs.

Recent outputs demonstrate consistent exploration of sound art and environmental documentation, particularly through collaborative field-recording projects like 'Non Mountain' and 'Grass Folded'. These works investigate sensory experience and more-than-algorithmic knowledge systems, while her artist features highlight emerging practices in contemporary photography and visual arts.

Scientific recognition includes:

• The Agassi Book Arts Prize (2019) for innovative book arts practice

As an Academic Progress Reviewer for undergraduate levels 4 and 6, she provides academic guidance while developing curriculum through modules exploring photographic book formats and creative resolution. Her AdvanceHE Fellowship reflects commitment to pedagogical excellence in arts education.

Cherniwchan collaborates with sound artists like Angus Carlyle and Craig Tattersall on projects investigating acoustic ecology, forming interdisciplinary teams that bridge environmental studies, sensory anthropology, and experimental documentary practice.