Ukraine's most influential contemporary art centre invited Kiritchenko for a six-month sound residency with sound installation. February-July 2026.
PinchukArtCentre — Ukraine's most influential contemporary art centre (founded 2006, part of Pinchuk Foundation, known for the international Future Generation Art Prize project) — announced on 18 January 2026 a six-month residency for Andrey Kiritchenko from 1 February to 31 July 2026. This is the centre's first sound-art residency in history (previously residencies concerned mostly visual art). Residency concept — creating a sound installation 'City Echo: Kyiv 2026' for one of the centre's exhibition halls (Hall 4 on the third floor, area 280 m²). Installation — 32-channel sound system reproducing live sounds of Kyiv at night, processed in real-time through an algorithmic processing engine written by Kiritchenko. Visitors hear an 'environmental' sound map of Kyiv at night, which changes from visitor to visitor (through motion sensors affecting the algorithm). Besides the main installation, Kiritchenko will conduct 8 public events at PinchukArtCentre during the residency: 1) Presentation lecture (8 February 2026); 2) 4 sound performance evenings (one per month); 3) 2 modular synthesis masterclasses for IT-Step Academy Kyiv students (with whom the centre partners); 4) 1 closing tour-meeting with composers of the international community (July 2026, with participation of Holly Herndon, Caterina Barbieri, Christian Fennesz via video link). The installation is expected to be visited by over 95 thousand viewers over 6 months.
