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.
Art Just Keeps Us Going: An Interview with Petro Ryaska InterviewArt Just Keeps Us Going: An Interview with Petro RyaskaArtist Petro Ryaska works with performance art, painting, drawing, and writing. He also founded the artist residency “Sorry No Rooms Available” in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion, the city has become home to a large number of internally displaced people. Amina Ahmed talked to Ryaska about the residency and the challenges it faces in times of war.
The Elephant in the Room EssayThe Elephant in the RoomWhy has Ukraine – and to a certain extent also other Eastern European countries – been such a blind spot in European culture and art circles? Ukrainian curator Kateryna Botanova tries to come up with some answers to that question.
Mapping Voices; Making Sense ListicleMapping Voices; Making SenseFaced with the war in the Ukraine that not only touches but shakes her to her core, Ira Melkonyan created a personal map of voices in her head, which documents and sheds light on this rupture.
