Oleksandra
Umanska

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Projects

Iron Steppe — cover image
Speculative Design & Research on post-war landscape of Ukraine

Iron Steppe

A speculative exploration of post-war land transformation in Ukraine, where technology, memory, and ecology intersect to imagine how devastated landscapes can be reclaimed and redefined.

Conceptual drawings · landscapes of war destruction
Reverie Ruins — cover image

Reverie Ruins

Conceptual studies of ruined landscapes, exploring memory, absence, and the traces left by conflict.

Speculative Design · Trading and preserving memories
Memora — cover image

Memora

A near-future platform where memories are tradable digital assets. Once sold, the original owner forgets entirely. The past is no longer permanent.

Speculative design · post-war futures
Memory Eternal — cover image

Memory Eternal

A speculative future study on World War III, collective memory, and the rise of new religious movements in a near-future society.

Experimental film · Ukrainian folklore and Orthodox identity
Holy War — film still

Holy War

A narrative work using Ukrainian folklore to challenge Western storytelling conventions while exploring religion, grief, and identity in wartime Ukraine.