Listening to the sounds of war

Razumeiko Illia

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The project intertwines personal memory, sound studies, and artistic practice to explore how war transforms both landscape and perception. Beginning with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the author reflects on the Dnipro River as a literal and symbolic frontline, where silence and explosions shape the sonic environment. Through the creation of operas such as Chornobyldorf, Genesis, and GAIA-24, in cooperation with composer Roman Grygoriv and artistic collective Opera Aperta author investigates how art can transmute trauma into collective listening and ecological reflection. The text ultimately proposes sound and water as metaphors for resilience and continuity—liquid archives that carry both the memory of destruction and the possibility of regeneration.

type	research exposition
keywords	ukraine, russian terrorism, genocide, ecocide, theater of war, rivers, Ukraine, invasion colonisalism
date	21/10/2025
published	21/11/2025
last modified	21/11/2025
status	published
affiliation	Univercity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, ARC Center
copyright	Razumeiko Illia
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3947616/3947617
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.3947616
published in	Research Catalogue
external link	https://opera-aperta.com.ua/

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copyright	Denis Melnik
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copyright	Illia Razumeiko
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copyright	Denis Melnik
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