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Katya Stukalova - Curator of the first Kiev International Media Art Festival - Documentation Assistant, <Soros> Center for Contemporary Art, Kiev, Ukraine - Cofounder and editor of the first Ukrainian magazine on contemporary visual art 'Terra Incognita' - Wrote and edited articles on contemporary art and culture in Ukrainian and international magazines and newspapers ('Terra Incognita', 'Moscow art magazine', 'Kontura', 'Panorama', 'Looks International', 'Eastern Economist', 'Ukraine Report', 'Art and Business, 'Art line', etc.) Ukrainian media art - from videocracy to media diversity Introduction - short description of the Ukrainian media art. Superiority of video art, comparative underdevelopment of electronic art. Early 90s - first video experiments, documentation of performances, imitation of movies, home video stylistics. Late 90s - prosperity of video-art in Ukraine. Found footage esthetics - mostly because of the lack of equipment, than due to the conscious reflections on the nature of video narration. Exclusions - Kulchitsky/Chekorsky ("New York, New York", "Screen Copy", etc.), Olga Soloviova ("TV-terrorists"), Vasiliy Tsagolov ("Solid Television" conception). Young Kiev video of the late 90-s. More active application of the non-linear editing and special effects (Ilya Isupov). Causa proxima - opening of the Info Media Bank Program at the Center for Contemporary Art with modernly equipped Media Lab. Internet and CD-ROM workshops, organized by the Program. Projects, created during workshops. First Kiev International Media Art Festival as logical continuation of the program activity. |
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