Sergey Pakhomov (better known as Pakhom) is an actor in the Soviet and Russian underground cinema, part-time scriptwriter, artist, musician, designer, showman, stand-up comedian. Pakhomov’s work was maximally popularized after the sensational film “Green Elephant”, filmed in 1999 by director Svetlana Baskova.
The actor’s life story and interesting facts
Pakhom was born in 1966 in Moscow. Sergey was brought up in an incomplete family, his father was a professor of biology, and very soon after the birth of the child, he divorced his mother and left the family. Pakhomov was a kind of child, he was not like the rest. From an early age, he is haunted by strange visions and hallucinations.
In 1981, Sergei Pakhomov graduated from art school, the flow of his thoughts and ideas is unlimited, the guy is thinking about becoming a famous artist. In 1985 he received an art education at the Kalinin School. In his student years, Pakhom was fond of icon painting, which he continued to do after completing his studies.
Pakhomov’s biography has long been hidden by the fact that in 1986 he underwent inpatient treatment in a psychiatric hospital, however, with the advent of popularity, much began to become clear. As it turned out, Pakhomov was sent for treatment to a mental hospital by the decision of the local draft commission instead of mobilizing for a war in Afghanistan.
In the 80s, Sergey Pakhomov took part in various musical associations, and also was actively interested in sports, in particular wrestling. In the period from 1984 to 1985 he held apartment exhibitions of his own art exhibitions. During this period, Western connoisseurs of painting begin to show interest in the work of the young artist. Since 1988, takes part in All-Russian exhibitions of painting, and also presents his own works in New York. In 1989, against the background of the popularity of his career, the artist first got on the television show "Glance". From the late 80s to 2000, Sergey periodically appears in cities such as Paris, Marseille and Berlin with another exhibition of fine art.
Actor Sergei Pakhomov: films with director Svetlana Baskova
Pakhomov gains popularity after filming in several films directed by Svetlana Baskova: “Kokki - the running doctor” (1998), “Green Elephant” (1999) and “Five bottles of vodka” (2002). All these films are made in the “trash” (thrash, which means “garbage” in English) genre, which is difficult for a sane person to perceive.
Sergey Pakhomov - an actor with dubious fame
The most noteworthy for Pakhomov was the role of the “traveler” in the film “Green Elephant”. Determining the genre of the project is quite difficult, because here we see the interweaving of tragicomedy, psychedelics, trash, arthouse and splatter. Some critics describe the film as "a tough anti-militaristic parable." Pakhomov played the role of a deceased junior officer on guardhouse, whose behavior was as irrational and absurdly shocking as possible - he led a rather obscene and obscene monologue, and later defecated in order to have breakfast with his own feces. Trash and bacchanalia in the film develop like an arithmetic progression - the hero of Pakhomov goes beyond all boundaries of what is permitted and reasonable. Although the film was shot in the late 90s, the spread to the masses and the highest interest in the film with similar content was noticeable in 2010, when the banned film began to appear on the Internet. The audience perceived it as a “sort of comedy”, which contributed to the emergence of various “Internet memes” with the participation of the heroes of this film.
Sergey Pakhomov is a very mysterious person, sometimes his words can seem like crazy nonsense, and sometimes - sayings of a genius. In fact, Pakhomov is a very well-read man, an intellectual, but his belonging to the counterculture left him with the stigma of a mentally ill person and a clown. He deliberately behaves this way or such a manner is natural, it is very difficult to guess.
Activities and interests of Pakhom
From 2000 to 2009, Sergei Pakhomov periodically served as art director at several glossy publishers. His subsequent career is very multifaceted - he continues to periodically star in films and takes part in various television shows, shoots comedic videos for the famous YouTube video hosting service, records several music videos, and continues to organize his own art exhibitions.
In 2015, Pakhom took part in the famous TV show “The Battle of Psychics”, where he was predicted to win, but Sergei voluntarily refused to continue shooting, arguing that he wanted everyone to do a “good deed”.