Ilya Permyakov is a Russian director of audiovisual arts He began his career as a scholar of Philosophy completing his PhD on philosophy of Martin Heidegger and poetry of Paul Celan and Ossip Mandelstam in 2003 In 2008 Permyakov won the Grand Prix of the IX Media Forum at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival for his video art piece Gazing His works have been exhibited in museums and art galleries including MMOMA Moscow and Tate Modern London Between 20082012 Permyakov cowrote and edited Nazidanie directed by Boris Yukhananov the film premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2017 Ilya Permyakov joined DAU in 2012 becoming a codirector cowriter and editor