We will definitely talk about this after the last air raid alert stops / O tem se bomo zagotovo pogovorili, ko utihne zadnji alarm za zračni napad

Yuri Yefanov (Pinchuk Art Center)
2024, Ukraine, 16’

A utopia of a post-war city that launches a rewilding process. Shot within a game simulation, it touches on culture and nature binaries and possibilities of dealing with environmental exploitation. “The program is an attempt to create a new society where the aims of people do not stand in the way of the aims of other people, trees, rivers, chipmunks, mushrooms…”

Utopija povojnega mesta, ki sproži proces vračanja v divjino. Film, posnet znotraj igričarske simulacije, se dotika dvojnosti med kulturo in naravo ter možnosti spoprijemanja z izkoriščanjem okolja. “Program je poskus stvaritve nove družbe, v kateri cilji ljudi ne ovirajo ciljev drugih ljudi, dreves, rek, prasketačev, gob …”

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Language: Ukrainian
Technique: Simulation, 3D CGI
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes

Team

Film by Yuri Yefanov
Narrator: Natalia Matsenko
Music: Dmytro Avksentiev
Additional 3D: Ihor Durniev

Yuri Yefanov

is a Ukrainian artist and filmmaker whose work explores the otherworldly digital dimensions through computer-generated imagery. His practice examines the interactions between everyday life and politics by creating his digital systems and mythologies. His practice is focused on the future, landscapes, war, and ecology. He is using a game engine to generate digital simulations of various decentralized societies. Within these virtual domains, he cultivates utopian visions.

Find more: www.yuriyefanov.com