Echoes of War: A Personal Narrative of Conflict and Community Support

By Kseniya Mirharodskaya, July 12, 2024

How does it feel to live in a country while a literal War is going on? I have been asking myself that question since the first day of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine. I was asking that question for the first time when back in 2014 my distant relatives from Donetsk came to stay with [...]

Where art is born. In memoriam of Artur Snitkus

By Karyna Lazaruk, July 11, 2024

Artur Snitkus was an artist, performer, and musician praised as an underground scene icon. In June 2023, he was called to defend Ukrainians from the Russian invasion. On June 7, 2024, he tragically lost his life fighting against the Russian neofascists. Artur died in one of the most intense areas of the frontline, fully embodying [...]

Eight Signs of the Danger of Telegram, One of Russia’s Most Successful Projects

By Nazar Tokar, May 14, 2024

This text was originally published by Texty.org.ua. Today, Telegram is one of the most popular apps on both sides of the Ukrainian-Russian front, as evidenced by Similarweb’s data for Ukraine and Russia. As of the end of 2023, it served 25 million Russians and 7 million Ukrainians. Most of Ukrainian ministries, state administrations, news agencies, [...]

Launch of the Ukranian Decolonial Glossary

By Geert Lovink, May 7, 2024

Ukrainian Decolonial Glossary is a compilation of concepts from de- and post-colonial theories, featuring examples specific to the Ukrainian context. The first edition of this glossary will showcase 20 terms, each contributed by diverse Ukrainian researchers, writers and artists. Curatorial team of the project: Yullia Elyas, Anastasiia Omelianiuk, Iva Naidenko, Nadiia Koval. Project Goals and [...]

UKRAiNATV – Streaming Philosophy by Konrad Wojnowski

By konradwojnowski, April 26, 2024

GETTING THERE UKRAiNATV makes sense through lived experience. And is capable of transforming you. It’s a polymorphous and a liminal space. Probably, if you watched the stream, you’ve either been there, or you’ll soon pay us a visit. This is how I got there and how it turned one hard-headed, rational academic into a zany [...]

Glorifying Neofascism – How the Berlin KW Institute and Austrian Artists Approach Future Audiences

By Karyna Lazaruk, April 22, 2024

When my friends were hiding in bomb shelters or once again forced to confront the reality of death, I eagerly hoped for a gesture of solidarity from the cultural and artistic institutions of Berlin. I believe in the power of art, it is a universal language that allows people to come together, exchange ideas, make [...]

Forgetting Yourself as Little as Possible

By fantasticlittlesplash, January 15, 2024

If you listen to your own still body long and intently enough, you can hear the roar of your own blood — somewhere in your fingertips or an artery in the back of your head, perhaps in a bent limb. In the same way, you can suddenly recognize your voice in the din of war, [...]

STREAM ART or THE THIRD AVANT-GARDE: Introduction to Hybrid Togetherness

By Rom Dziadkiewicz, December 21, 2023

From #StreamArtStudio / UKRAiNATV / ASP KRK. Intensity is no stranger to our collective’s daily life, given the ever-lasting hyperactivity prevalent in #StreamArtStudio and UKRAiNATV. Every day and every night a colourful team of artists, and media freaks of different ages and roots, genders and experiences explore space-times in hyper research core searching for connections [...]

Experimenting Liveness: Stream Art Between Amsterdam, Kraków, and Kyiv | REPORT

By Giulia Timis, October 17, 2023

UKRAiNATV MANIFESTO

By Geert Lovink, October 5, 2023

UKRAiNATV MANIFESTO HOPECORE MANIFESTO  GREEN-PINK NOISE MANIFESTO  STREAM ART MANIFESTO MANIFESTO OF HYPERACTIVITIES 1. When war crashed the social system, UKRAiNATV emerged as a small source of hope to power it up as a collective, a meeting spot, the poorest and weirdest TV around, a vibe, and an aesthetic. We call it #HOPECORE. Every Thursday [...]