biography
Oleksandra Khmel is a Ukrainian philosopher exploring shamanism, trauma, and radical subjectivity. Drawing from displacement and war, she uses lo-fi media and non-musical soundscapes to challenge conventional standards of beauty and correctness.
Credits
- Directing : Oleksandra Khmel
- Script : Oleksandra Khmel
- Sound : Oleksandra Khmel
- Music : Oleksandra Khmel
- Production : Oleksandra Khmel
- Sound mixing : Oleksandra Khmel
As a philosopher and refugee, I found ordinary language insufficient for a collapsing world. PHOENIX is my "absolute zero", recorded during recovery from re-feeding syndrome and war-induced PTSD. This shamanic noise-rock intentionally rejects "professionalism" to reclaim authenticity over perfection. Shot on a phone, the video is an affront to the "polished lie". Stillness amid splashes of color represents the soul reclaiming its territory. It is a philosophy of survival — the sound of an old world dying so that a new one can be reborn.
