Oleksandr Halishchuk – I miss Ukraine

On November 5 “Chvert” festival of DIY art and Ukraine’s underground scene was held at the Gunpowder Tower in Lviv. Initiator and co-author of the project is a multimedia artist, queer-anarchist and an activist Oleksandr Halishchuk from Melitopol (town in Southern Ukraine) who is currently living in Poland and was not able to attend the festival in person.

Opening: 2 December 2022, 19.00
When: 3-4 December, 12.00-19.00
Where: Labirynt Gallery, Popiełuszki 5
For: adults
Ticket: 1 PLN

Workshops of Culture in Lublin and Labirynt Gallery invite the public to see an exhibition-presentation of video materials and multimedia documentation which the artist received from the event’s co-organizers and producers in Ukraine – „Undercover.residence”, „SRZ-4” and „Teletransfer” and also „Coschey Lab”.

What happened there and what to see here?

During the exhibition there will be presented videos from workshops like circuit bending in other words  the creative, chance-based customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as children’s toys and digital synthesizers to create new sound, and trash printing; hairdressing and piercing by the salon “nomer.47” with the support of “Raiskii_raiiii”, performances, noise and experimental music concerts, DJ sets and presentation of indie song and sound, artworks by grassroots artists and collectives.

The opening of the exhibition on December 2 will be followed by the discussion of the festival “Chvert” between Oleksandr Halishchuk and the director of Labirynt Gallery Waldemar Tatarczuk, who attended “Chvert” in person on November 5.

“Chvert” (insta: _4vert_) – festival of DIY art and Ukraine’s underground scene was held on November 5 festival at the Gunpowder Tower in Lviv. Initiator and co-author of the project – Oleksandr Halishchuk. Event was co-organized and produced in Ukraine by: „Undercover.residence”, „SRZ-4” i „Teletransfer” oraz „Coschey Lab”.

Initiator and co-author of the project: Oleksandr Halischuk
Ukrainian producers and co-ordinators: Kseniia Shcherbakova, Banan Vedro, Paul Klymenko, Slavik Breus, and Serhii Suliaev.
Organiser in Lublin: Workshops of Culture
Curator: Magda Linkowska
The exhibition is hosted by Labirynt Gallery, 5 Popieluszki St, Lublin