Anton Kats/ILYICH: Sudnozavod

In the organizer's words:

Sudnozavod
EXHIBITION & ACTIVATIONS 30.10.-02.11.2025
WITH Anton Kats / ILYICH
FREE ENTRY Donations welcome
ACCESS Our space is accessible by wheelchair

→ 30.10.-02.11.2025 14:00-19:00 The exhibition is open
[Please note: On Saturday, 01.11., the exhibition will be open in parallel to the celebration of SAVVY's 15th anniversary]
→ 30.10.2025 19:00 Opening with film screening & vinyl launch
→ 02.11.2025 15:00 Listening Session & conversation between Anton Kats & Rike Frank

What is Sonic Antifascism? For ILYICH, something like an answer begins in Kherson's vast ruined shipyard looming large in the shadows of history. Situated in the delta of the Dnipro in southern Ukraine, the shipyard was once the largest in the USSR, giving birth to Vishwa Asha, meaning Universal Hope, a cargo ship built in 1974 during the Indo-Soviet partnership. Decades later, Vishwa Asha is decommissioned or lost, a ghost ship drifting through fractured narratives of war. Sudnozavod (Ukr. "Shipyard") is a new video work and album by ILYICH that expands on the performance After Hope, premiered at Sophiensæle in Berlin. The exhibition at SAVVY Contemporary coincides with the digital and vinyl release of the album.

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EXHIBITION & ACTIVATIONS 30.10.-02.11.2025
WITH Anton Kats / ILYICH
Free admission Donations welcome
VISIT SAVVY is accessible by wheelchair

→ 30.10.-02.11.2025 14:00-19:00 The exhibition is open
[Note: On Saturday, 01.11., the exhibition will take place at the same time as the celebrations for SAVVY's 15th birthday]
→ 30.10.2025 19:00 Opening with the film screening and launch of the record
→ 02.11.2025 15:00 Listening session & conversation between Anton Kats & Rike Frank - as part of the Artistic Research Festival of the Berlin Artistic Research Program

What is acoustic anti-fascism? For ILYICH, the clue to an answer lies in a huge, dilapidated shipyard in Kherson, which played a significant role in the shadows of history. The shipyard in the Dnieper Delta in southern Ukraine was once the largest in the USSR. In 1974, the cargo ship Vishwa Asha ("Universal Hope") was built there during the Indo-Soviet partnership. Decades later, the Vishwa Asha was decommissioned or lost and is now a ghost ship drifting through the fragments of war history. Sudnozavod (Ukrainian for "shipyard") is the title of a new video work and album by ILYICH that builds on the performance After Hope , which premiered at Sophiensælen in Berlin. The exhibition at SAVVY Contemporary coincides with the digital and vinyl release of the album.