Stepan Ryabchenko

Born 1987 in Odessa, Ukraine, Stepan Ryabchenko is a leading Ukrainian media artist and Art Laboratory chief curator. His work spans conceptual architecture, sculpture, and light installations. The focus of his attention is the boundary between the real and virtual world and the new nature of art. In his artwork, the artist creates his digital universe with its heroes and mythology. Well-known for his monumental prints and video-art installations of non-existent characters, including Computer viruses, Electronic winds, Virtual flowers, etc.

In his art practice, Stepan Ryabchenko always tries various forms of art and technology, giving priority, especially to innovative technology. With the rapid development of technology in recent decades, art and science are more closely linked than ever before. The cutting-edge integration of the two has brought forth a myriad of new phenomena that Stepan Ryabchenko believes merit further research and analysis.

Like science, art is also a tool for understanding the world around us. Science and art use different methods, but they have a lot in common in that they need to be open, creative, and have an endless interest in learning new things. Furthermore, knowledge itself is an infinite process, an engine that stimulates the development of various human activities.

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