Ampersand Foto Gallery Yul And Vito

Yul Ivanchey ＆ Vito Maksimum is an artistic collaboration between husband and wife, working and creating together for 29 years. Having spent over three decades designing conceptual clothing and shaping visual aesthetics as fashion designers, we transitioned our focus to Fine Art photography, capturing the raw, transient beauty of the physical world.
Our work explores urban entropy, architectural decay, and the Japanese concepts of Wabi-Sabi (beauty in imperfection) and Mono-no-aware (the poignant awareness of impermanence). Based in South America, we document the textures of time and the fleeting beauty of irrecoverable moments.
Bringing a meticulous designer’s eye for form, texture, and color to our photography, we seek to reveal the quiet dignity in structural decay. Every image is an archive of time’s impact on human space—skeptical of artificial perfection, grounded in reality, and focused on found elegance.

Master’s Degree in Fashion Design & Fine Arts (6-year Academic Degree + 2-year Professional Apprenticeship)

2020 — Group Exhibition, Palacio de Cristal, Guayaquil, Ecuador

2018 — Fine Art & Photography Exposition, Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art (MAAC), Guayaquil, Ecuador

2015 — Retrospective: Textures & Forms (Solo Photography Exhibition), Fine Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2010 — Ecuador Fashion Week: Conceptual Runway Collection, Guayaquil, Ecuador

2010 — Silk & Fine Art Installation Series (Solo Textile & Photography Showcase across multiple venues), Manta, Ecuador

2009 — Avant-Garde Batik & Fashion Performance, Event Hall & Boutique Gallery, Manta, Ecuador

2008 — Avant-Garde Textile & Form Showcase, Visual Arts Center, Quito, Ecuador

2004 — Independent Fashion Design Installation, Contemporary Cultural Center, Quito, Ecuador

1999–2003 — International Avant-Garde & Fashion Competitions (Selected Showcases & Runway Presentations), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Izhevsk