Sounds from Ukraine NOW: Recent Episodes
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Sounds from Ukraine Now is a radio programme in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives.
This week we speak with Kateryna Iakovlenko, a visual culture researcher based in Kyiv. Joining us from Vienna, AT, where she has been working as a researcher in residence, Kateryna shares her music and knowledge of Ukrainian cultural history as well as the history of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine during, and prior to, its most recent expressions in 2014 and 2022. Playlist (all available on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kateryna-iakovlenko (https://soundcloud.com/kateryna-iakovlenko)) VL by Kateryna Iakovlenko Obe Belye by Kateryna Iakovlenko Glushkov by Kateryna Iakovlenko VS by Kateryna Iakovlenko Links: Ukrainian Rage by Kateryna Iakovlenko: https://www.e-flux.com/notes/468104/ukrainian-rage (https://www.e-flux.com/notes/468104/ukrainian-rage) Links to local aid organizations by region: Dnipro: https://medhelpdnipro.org/ (https://medhelpdnipro.org) Zaporizhzhia: https://facebook.com/shotidyadya (https://facebook.com/shotidyadya) Sumy: https://fond.sumy.ua/ukr (https://fond.sumy.ua/ukr) Kharkiv: https://instagram.com/vo_vulyk/ (https://instagram.com/vo_vulyk/) Mykolaiv: http://rebelvol.com/ (rebelvol.com) and https://www.instagram.com/south.night.ua/ (https://www.instagram.com/south.night.ua/) fund supporting various local initiatives: https://helpvolunteer.com.ua/ (https://helpvolunteer.com.ua)
A radio program in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. This week we speak with Anna Manankina, an interdisciplinary media artist from Kharkiv. Joining us from Karlsruhe in Germany, Anna shares music inspiring her, as well as audio from some of her recent works and details of her experience leaving Ukraine and continuing her practice abroad. Playlist: Milk and Honey by Jackson C. Frank Come Wander with Me from Anna Manankina’s work of the same name, adapted from the original version recorded for the 1964 Twilight Zone episode of the same name Excerpt from Secondary Archive at Manifesta 14 Prishtina by Anna Manankina White Room by Cream
Links: https://cargocollective.com/manankina (https://cargocollective.com/manankina) https://secondaryarchive.org/news/secondary-archive-at-manifesta-14/ (https://secondaryarchive.org/news/secondary-archive-at-manifesta-14/) https://u24.gov.ua/ (https://u24.gov.ua/)
Also mentioned in the show Lenoczka https://www.instagram.com/zencubism/ (https://www.instagram.com/zencubism/) and TU Platform from Mariupol https://www.instagram.com/tu_mariupol/ (https://www.instagram.com/tu_mariupol/)
A radio program in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. This week we speak with Polina Verbytska, a sculptor based in Kyiv. Joining us from Klaipeda, LT, where she is currently in residency, Polina discusses changes to her practice during the war both practically and interpretively. Playlist: Act II: Una furtiva lagrima… Un solo instante by Gaetano Donizetti & Enrico Caruso Mother Sky by CAN After Hours by The Velvet Underground Lullaby [Колискова] by Nina Matvienko Links: https://www.instagram.com/weirdsculpture/ (https://www.instagram.com/weirdsculpture/) https://www.facebook.com/polina.verbytska (https://www.facebook.com/polina.verbytska) https://www.instagram.com/verbytska_po/ (https://www.instagram.com/verbytska_po/) https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi (https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi)
This week we speak with Illia Razumeiko & Marichka Shtyrbulova, two members of the collectieve Opera Aperta. Joining us from Kyiv, Illia and Marichka share music from their experimental opera Chornobyldorf, and discuss touring, new works and the role of culture during wartime. Links: https://grygoriv-razumeiko.com/ (https://grygoriv-razumeiko.com/) https://www.facebook.com/operaapertaopera (https://www.facebook.com/operaapertaopera) https://www.instagram.com/opera_aperta_ukraine (https://www.instagram.com/opera_aperta_ukraine) https://www.youtube.com/c/operaaperta (https://www.youtube.com/c/operaaperta) https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/ (https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/)
A radio program in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. This week we speak with Les Vynogradov, a musician and cultural manager from Kyiv. Joining us from Chicago where he has been living since 2021, Les shares tracks from his various musical projects and discusses the experience of Ukrainians living abroad. Vin de Mia Trix: https://vindemiatrix.bandcamp.com/ (https://vindemiatrix.bandcamp.com/) a noend of mine: https://anoendofmine.bandcamp.com/ (https://anoendofmine.bandcamp.com/) Support Ukraine: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/ (https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/) Ukrainian Music Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6SOCMdFQ2bRPvPFs8iGwLw?si=1f95dad05fb145fa (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6SOCMdFQ2bRPvPFs8iGwLw?si=1f95dad05fb145fa)
Our weekly program of conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. This week we speak with Sasha Halishchuk, an artist based in Kyiv. Joining us from Lublin, PL, Sasha shares his ideas as an artist and musician, as well as his bureaucratic struggle to leave Ukraine after being awarded a scholarship in Poland. Playlist: Up by Sissster Oschcherba (Sasha Halishchuk) HURT by 1 800 PAIN Sessions by Sissster Oschcherba (Sasha Halishchuk) Baby In The Kitchen by Ayesha Erotica mos thoser by food house, Gupi & Fraxiom To My White Boy Princess…. by Alice Longyu Gao Links: https://soundcloud.com/user-745393387 (https://soundcloud.com/user-745393387) https://www.instagram.com/telonovela/ (https://www.instagram.com/telonovela/) https://produktionshaeuser.de/oleksandr-halishchuk-we-are-dancing-not-cops/ (https://produktionshaeuser.de/oleksandr-halishchuk-we-are-dancing-not-cops/) https://www.instagram.com/femsolution_org/ (https://www.instagram.com/femsolution_org/) https://www.instagram.com/solidaritycollectives/ (https://www.instagram.com/solidaritycollectives/)
Sounds from Ukraine Now is a radio programme in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. This week we speak with Ihor Kanivets and Margarita Sherstiuk of the Kyiv-based romantic electro-naïve band Ambrozia. Joining us from Kyiv and Paris, Ihor and Margarita share their music, their love for Kyiv, and the artistic philosophy behind their work. Links: https://www.instagram.com/the_ambrozia_project/ (https://www.instagram.com/the_ambrozia_project/) https://soundcloud.com/user-494409827 (https://soundcloud.com/user-494409827) http://facebook.com/theambroziaproject (http://facebook.com/theambroziaproject)
Our weekly program of conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. This week we speak with Lina Romanukha, a curator, cultural manager, and artist based in Kyiv. Joining us from Rivne in western Ukraine, Lina shares sounds from her personal experiences and discusses her recent activities including an exhibition of collage works. LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/romalina3/ (https://www.instagram.com/romalina3/) https://www.spikeartmagazine.com/?q=articles/lina-romanukha-ukraine-diary (https://www.spikeartmagazine.com/?q=articles/lina-romanukha-ukraine-diary) https://bank.gov.ua/ua/about/support-the-armed-forces (https://bank.gov.ua/ua/about/support-the-armed-forces) https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/ (https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/)
Sounds from Ukraine Now is a radio programme in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. This week we speak and listen to works and recordings by Theatre Director Pavlo (Pasha) Yurov. Joining remotely from Kyiv, Pasha discusses his involvement in the war and the changes to his creative practice over the last 8 years. Links to funds and initiatives to support Ukraine: https://savelife.in.ua/en/ (https://savelife.in.ua/en/) https://www.hospitallers.life/ (https://www.hospitallers.life) https://spilnameta.com/en/ (https://spilnameta.com/en/)
Sounds from Ukraine Now is a radio programme in conversation with Ukrainian artists sharing art, music, and sounds from Ukraine. The show is hosted by Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, a British artist based in Rotterdam, and Clemens Poole, a US American artist based (until recently) in Kyiv. The show seeks to explore contemporary Ukraine through discussions with sound-based creatives. Episode 1 - This week we listen to works and recordings by sound artist Oleksandr Yeltsin, video artist Yuri Yefanov, and curator Natalia Matsenko. Joining remotely from Kyiv, the group discusses recent changes to their creative practices during wartime. Links: Oleksander https://misteryoda.bandcamp.com/ (https://misteryoda.bandcamp.com/) http://www.elcyn.com/ (http://www.elcyn.com/) Yuri The Wind Probably: http://yuriyefanov.com/TheWind.html (http://yuriyefanov.com/TheWind.html) Natalia Bio: https://www.versopolis.com/author/467/natalia-matsenko (https://www.versopolis.com/author/467/natalia-matsenko) Video work: https://youtu.be/9rmj0UoUPqo (https://youtu.be/9rmj0UoUPqo)