It may seem that for the artwork to be retranslated and re-interpreted across the media that
way is a disadvantage, however I believe it actually exposes some of the intricacies of the creative process and lays open
the methods of digital world creation. After all, digital worlds are not purely escapist or entertaining, but largely speculative
– offering analogies for contemporary concerns.
Using examples from my own artistic and curatorial practice I will
talk about working with space as a narrative device, taking inspiration from literature, pop culture and digital media and
the fluid relationship between two and three dimensions.
Nika Kupyrova, born 1985 in Kyiv, Ukraine, studied at
the University of Applied Arts in Vienna (2013 – 2016), at the Edinburgh College of Art (2004 – 2008) and at the Iceland University
of Arts (2007). Solo exhibitions include Lentos Kunstmuseum (Linz, 2025), RAVNIKAR (Ljubljana, 2024), Kunstraum Lakeside (Klagenfurt,
2021), Wien Museum MUSA (Vienna, 2018), Fait Gallery (Brno, 2018), Meetfactory (Prague, 2011). Group exhibitions include Karlín
Studios FUTURA (Prague, 2021), EXILE (Vienna, 2020), WIELS Contemporary Art Centre (Brussels, 2018),
Berlínskej model
(Prague, 2017) Kunstraum Niederösterreich (Vienna, 2015), Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art (Pittsburgh, 2011).
Nika Kupyrova is the winner of the Kardinal König Art Prize (2023), the City of Vienna Promotion Award for Fine Arts (2023)
and the Erste Bank Art Prize (2017). She lives and works in Vienna.
nikakupyrova.com
