Sep 1, 2019
Illya Chichkan Atomic Love, 2002
Video by Ilya Chichkan “Atomic love”, where people in protective suits imitate sexual intercourse against the background of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, with which Ukraine is associated abroad.
The artist focuses mainly on the romantic line between the two characters, who wander through apocalyptic landscapes and are interested in each other, and not in ecology or disaster. Nevertheless, this reflects the still prevailing discourse of total hedonism and political non-participation.