Humanitarian aid project
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, March 2022
On February 25th, the 2nd day of war, full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine Yasia escaped from Kyiv to Ivano-Frankivsk in the western part of Ukraine and saw the endless piles of humanitarian aid clothes, collected by local inhabitants. At the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine sharing things between people was the only way to get clothes or other necessary stuff. That fact brought an artist to the idea of social sharing interaction.
This practice is based on research of the socio-economic codes that have been highlighted in mass by the changes the world has been subjected to, demonstrating the symbiosis between war crises and building new social relationships.
"Humanitarian aid project" reflects the idea of reconstruction from the destruction brought by the war. With the help of local organisations (Promprylad, MetaLab, Framiore, Centre of educational innovations) all unwearable clothes and damaged textiles from humanitarian aid centers were reconstructed into new objects.
This project was made during "the Working Room" residency, curated by Lesia Khomenko and was shown in numerous group exhibitions such as “A: 2402 / D: 2022” in A:D:Curatorial (Berlin, Germany), MitOst-Festival (Maribor, Slovenia), “What is depicted here?” in Museum Folkwang (Essen, Germany)
© XOMEHKO 2024
EN
“WHAT'S NEXT?” is a documentary fake.
An archaeology of the future that hasn’t happened yet, but has long been sold in second-hand shops.
The classical state system is losing relevance.
In its place, branded power structures emerge — not driven by ideology, but by loyalty, recognition, and accessibility.
Inside an old church, we witness a new religion where the marketplace is the holiest entity.
We invite you to join the ritual of corporocracy from May 8 to 11 at Plantage Dok (Plantage Doklaan 8, 1018 CM Amsterdam)
Program:
May 8, 19:00 — Official opening of the exhibition
May 9, 19:00 — Artist's guided tour of the exhibition
May 10, 20:00-22:00 — yi.collective/live + dj (UA) / donation link
May 11, 20:00-21:00 — T’iju T’iju (aka Jochem van Tol) / live (NL) / donation link
NL
“WHAT'S NEXT?” is een documentaire fake.
Een archeologie van de toekomst die nog niet heeft plaatsgevonden, maar allang wordt verkocht in tweedehandswinkels.
Het klassieke staatsbestel verliest zijn relevantie.
In de plaats daarvan ontstaan merkgebonden machtsstructuren — niet gedreven door ideologie, maar door loyaliteit, herkenbaarheid en toegankelijkheid.
In een oude kerk worden we getuige van een nieuwe religie waarin de marktplaats het heiligste is.
Wij nodigen je uit om deel te nemen aan het ritueel van de corporocratie van 8 tot 11 mei in Plantage Dok (Plantage Doklaan 8, 1018 CM Amsterdam)
Programma:
8 mei, 19:00 — Officiële opening van de tentoonstelling
9 mei, 19:00 — Rondleiding door de kunstenaar
10 mei, 20:00-22:00 — yi.collective/live + dj (UA) / donatielink
11 mei, 20:00-21:00 — T’iju T’iju (aka Jochem van Tol) / live (NL) / donatielink