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Vj Yarkus
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The video work explores the idea of other dimensions through the prism of the geometric form of the hypercube – a four-dimensional analogue of the cube. The purpose of the work is to convey the complexity and multidimensionality of perceiving reality that goes beyond the three-dimensional world through visual imagery and acoustic effects.
The video raises questions about how we perceive reality, which may transcend our physical capabilities. It encourages viewers to reflect on the connection between mathematical concepts and philosophical questions of existence, inviting them to explore their own perceptions of space and time. At the end of the video, viewers witness a return to the cube, but now with a new understanding and awareness of its nature. This symbolizes the transformation of perception that the exploration of other dimensions can provoke.
Vj Yarkus is a Ukrainian media artist who works with audiovisual performances, light installations, video mapping, interactive installations, motion design, and sound art.
He has showcased video installations at major festivals such as Burning Man, SvitloFest, LPM – Live Performance Meeting, BYOB, Signal Festival, Circle of Light, Berlin Light Festival, Visual Brasil, Kazantip, Global Gathering, and I:O Art Residence, among others. Yarkus is also the founder of Carbon Media Art Laboratory and the audiovisual art label The Sound Eye. He actively participates in the activities of the Ukrainian Association of VJs (VJUA).
Education:
1997-2002: Zaporozhye National Technical University (ZNTU) – Master’s degree in Computer Networks and Systems
2013: New Art School (Media-Art), Kyiv, Ukraine
2016: BlckBox Media Art School – Sound Design, Arduino, Max/MSP, Touch Designer
2018: TouchDesigner Summit, Berlin, Germany
2019: Prakticum School – Synchronized Show Design, VectorWorks, Mediaservers
2019: American Arts Incubator, Kyiv, Ukraine
2020: ACT Academy – Lighting Design with GrandMA2
2020: Laserworld Academy – Laser Safety Officer, Munich, Germany
Creative Path:
2023: STATE OF EMERGENCE EXHIBITION (New York, USA), Unsound Festival – AV Performance, Short Wave Festival (Poznan, Poland), “How Did I Get To The Bomb Shelter” – Media Art Exhibition (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2022: OVNi – Objectif Vidéo Media Art Festival (Nice, France), Farba and Cifra – Media Art Exhibition (Collider, Kyiv), Torun Light Festival (Poland), Media Art Exhibition “When War Will End?” (Kassel, Berlin, Germany), Venice Biennale «Beyond CODE & TIME» Media Art Exhibition (Venice, Italy)
2021: Lange Nacht Der Bilder Berlin Festival (Germany), Shoom Rave – VJ Mapping Performance (Lisichansk, Ukraine), Art Basel (Miami, USA), Reunion Exposure – Carbon Media Art Exhibition (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2020: “Heritage, Dialogues” – Teo Media Art Fest (Odessa, Ukraine), Respublica Festival Media Art (Kamenec-Podilsky, Ukraine), AV Projection Mapping Performance – Die Neue Renaissance (Stuttgart, Germany / Ukraine), “Roots of Ukraine” – Mapping Installation (Slawjansk, Ukraine), Opening Projection Mapping for Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture
2019: Carbon Media Art Festival (Kyiv, Ukraine), ARTEFACT Chernobyl33 Media Art Exhibition (Kyiv, Ukraine) – curator, Kyiv Art Week – Opening Projection Mapping, Salamanca Light Festival (Madrid, Spain), Burning Man (USA – projection mapping installation, VJing)
2018: Kyiv Light Festival – Mapping Contest (Kyiv, Ukraine), International VJ Battle (Kyiv, Ukraine), Helikon Art Residence (Turkey, Bahchechik), Kyiv Art Week, Porto Franko Festival (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine), Carbonarium – live performance festival (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2017: Kyiv Light Festival – VJ Mapping Contest (Kyiv, Ukraine) – 1st prize, International VJ Mapping Contest, LPM – Live Performance Meeting (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 1st prize, Halogramm Video Installation (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, China), Helikon Art Residence (Turkey, Bahchechik), Visual Brasil (Barcelona, Spain), Mediart Festival (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2016: BYOB – Signal Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), Helikon Art Residence (Turkey, Bahchechik), LPM (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Papadokia – Video Mapping (Cappadocia, Turkey)
2015: Helikon Art Residence (Turkey, Bahchechik), Art Vision Contest
2014: Occupation Art (Ternopil, Ukraine), LPM (Eindhoven, Netherlands), I:O Art Residence (Izmit, Turkey), Occupation Art (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
2013: I:O Art Residence (Koktebel, Ukraine), Chartresenlumiries (Chartres, France), Cool Dance Festival (Baku, Azerbaijan).
2012: LPM – Live Performance Meeting (Rome, Italy);
2011: ArtPole (Unizh, Ukraine);
2010: Kazantip Festival (Crimea, Ukraine), Pirate Station (Kyiv, Ukraine);
2009: VJ Festival (Zaporozhye, Ukraine);
Prizes:
1st prize, LPM Live Mapping Contest, Amsterdam, 2017
2nd prize, Mapping Tournament, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2017
1st prize, Kyiv Light Festival Live Mapping Contest, 2017