Oksana Chepelyk

The article raises issues of the subjectivity of Ukrainian art and culture, in particular in its theoretical and practical aspects, which was developed by the artistic projects of Ukrainian authors, implemented abroad during the war within the framework of representative art forums and exhibitions of Manifesta 14, Ars Electronica, EDAF and others. The purpose of the article is the formation of professional awareness of the practices of Ukrainian contemporary art regarding the problem of the subjectivity of Ukraine on the international arena, through the prism of critical thinking and sensitivity in the cultural and political context of the war, for the sake of modern cultural creation, as well as to facilitate further research studies, of the Ukrainian art projects, implemented abroad during the war within the framework of representative art forums and exhibitions, for their full involvement in the national art discourse. The process of struggle for the subjectivity of Ukraine both ...

The documentary films presented at the Docudays UA film festival, which took place on March 26 — April 4, 2021, are analyzed with the question — what is the role of art in the age of the coronavirus crisis and worsening of social inequalities? The aim of the article is to research the documentaries in various programs of the film festival to include them into the national art discourse to explore the role of art in the life of modern individuals and society as a whole. Philosophical ideas that help to understand the urgency of changes that resonate with nowadays challenges are considered in the films «Taming the Garden», «Becoming Animal» and «Ivan's Land». The films that prepare humanity for a turn in the comprehension of the Universe — the understanding of space-time relations, nature and civilization, network capitalism and the noosphere — are analyzed. The films of the DOCU/ART program are explored: «The Last Archer», «The Filmmaker's House», «Forensickness» and «Watchin...

The article is devoted to the scientific problem of theoretical elaboration and contextualization of immersive environment realized in the physical space of a gallery or museum, in VR and on the new virtual platforms on the Internet, as well as in hybrid space, in the augmented and mixed reality of the 21st century. The aim of the research is to identify the peculiarities of the formation of the immersive environment and of the practices of VR and AR projects creation in Ukrainian contemporary art in recent years. The task is to elaborate the theoretical bases of the development of immersive environments and VR, review and analysis of projects that use the digital technologies in order to create an immersion and AR. The methodology of the study consists in theoretical and field research of immersivity and in the author’s experiments development. The main method is a comprehensive and systematic approach to the development of the theory of virtuality, visual and photometric methods, ...

The article addresses the problem of the effectiveness of eco-art as an instrument for the transformation of consciousness in the era of environmental crises. A number of eco-art projects focusing on threats to aquatic biodiversity that use digital technologies and data-driven approaches in interaction with biological organisms are considered. The features of eco-art with the use of new technologies and its impact on the formation of eco-consciousness are the subjectof the research. The aim of the study is to identify the features of the impact of eco-art projects on the formation of eco-consciousness in order to fundamentally rethink the principles of human interaction with nature. The objective of the paper isto review and analyze eco-art projects that use digital technologies in interaction with biological organisms and act as a catalyst for socio-cultural transformations. The methodology includes theoretical and field research on the topic “Dead zones. Global Data and the Local ...

The artistic achievements of international artists such as Mirjana Batinić, Oksana Chepelyk, ThereseDebono, Debbie Caruana Dingli, Emma Fsadni, Anna Grima, Gloria Oyarzabal and Enriqué Tabone, JeanBusuttil Zaleski, were examined at the exhibition «Art + Feminism 2020» held from February 7 to August 23, 2020 at the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Malta, dedicated to feminist issues, with the aimto include them into national cultural study discourse, as a subject for reflections and discussions.Topics developed by artists, such as empowerment of young girls and women to combine professional realization and motherhood, bioethics and women’s rights in the commercialization of reproductive technologies, the conflict between traditional gender norms and prejudices and modern expectations, untold stories in patriarchal society, historical infantilization of women through the colonization of consciousness, art history in the era of matriarchy with a focus on women’s perspective t...