We will definitely talk about this after the first air raid alert stops
Yuri Yefanov

A utopia of a post-war city that launches a rewilding. 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…” The game simulation was used as a platform to develop a speculative scenario in which humanity survives the challenges of the current century. Looking at the dystopias of the last century, we find them already embodied in today's reality. The hope is that the development of utopian scenarios also has the potential to exist in the future. We use hope as a strategy.

Bio

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.