Simon Shiroka, Petrit Halilaj, Flaka Haliti: Shooting Stars and Camo Clouds EssaySimon Shiroka, Petrit Halilaj, Flaka Haliti: Shooting Stars and Camo CloudsFor V/A’s focus theme on opulence, art critic Alex Fisher creates a constellation out of the works of three Kosovar artists.
Playing with Fire EssayPlaying with FireAlex Fisher concludes his six-part essay series, in which he highlighted positions and perspectives from Ukrainian contemporary art over the past few weeks.
Patches, Possession, and the Peaceful Atom EssayPatches, Possession, and the Peaceful AtomAlex Fisher addresses the issue of possession and the ambivalence that arises from the availability of objects and symbols. Who owns the signs and works that have tried to shape, change, or reform Ukraine over the course of time?
Blazing Trails, Striking Matches EssayBlazing Trails, Striking MatchesAlex Fisher combines two encounters and two practices of kindling in the manner of a vignette.
Smoke Signals EssaySmoke SignalsAlex Fisher asks which narratives and which explanations do justice to the complexity and multi-layered nature of Ukrainian reality.
On Location: Fomenting Relations EssayOn Location: Fomenting RelationsAlex Fisher on the open-ended negotiations over where contemporary art can, could, and should be exhibited in Ukraine.
What Fire Brings EssayWhat Fire BringsBeginning with this first part, the multi-part essay by writer and curator Alex Fisher considers fire as a motif and metaphor for (un)making meaning and memory, situating artworks, exhibitions, and ephemera in thick correspondence with societal tendencies, tragedies, and triumphs.
