Born February 25th 1995 in Kyiv, Ukraine
Sound artist and composer
Digital audiovisual installations, sound objects, and live performances.
Education:
2019 – Bachelor of Musical Art at R.M.Glier Kyiv Institute of Music
2014 – Junior Specialist of Musical Art at R.M.Glier Kyiv Institute of Music
Courses:
2023 – Create A Theater In A Kiosk by Miskyi Theatre
Installations:
2024:
State of Latitude, Echoes of the Earth (residency and exhibition), Kyiv
Sonic Climates, UH Festival, Budapest
A New Memory From The Future, Kultmotiv (public event), Kyiv
2023:
Cube, Brave!Factory Festival, Kyiv
Selected Live performances:
2025:
Concert with Ba Alvares & Patricia Miguel, OUT.RA, Barreiro
2024:
Abo, Kyiv
Sonic Climates, UH fest, Budapest
Skanu Mezs White Night, Riga
Sub-sur-face, Time Based, Kyiv
CXEMA, Kyiv
Miasma of The Real, ∄ club (K41), Kyiv
Wakushoppu, Punctum, Krásovka, Prague
Vasulka Kitchen, Brno
2023:
Noise Shchoseredy, Kyiv
Liniyï, Miskyi Teart Kiosk, Kyiv
Upovilnennia, home session, Kyiv
Kyiv Noise Market, Kyiv Food Market
Noizshchoseredy Kyiv Noise Market, Kyiv
Kiosk Tenditnyy, Miskyi Teart, Kyiv
Fantazery, Yasinya
meeting in the tunnel with Georg Wissa, Graz
Kulturkotten with Nick Acorne, Graz
Austrian Composers Week with STIO, Graz
Liniyï of imperceptible, MOT, Kyiv
2021:
FREEBUTTREE, Otel', Kyiv
KK4TET, Promprylad, Ivano-Frankivsk
2020:
Am I Jazz? INWARD, Kyiv
Group exhibitions:
2024:
Echoes of the Earth, ∄ Kyiv UA
Residencies:
2025:
OUT.RA, Barreiro PT
2024:
Echoes of the Earth, ∄ Kyiv UA
UH Festival, Budapest HU
SHAPE+, Prague
Time Based, Kyiv
Bastl Instruments, Brno CZ
2023:
Fantazery, Yasinya UA
Styria-Artist-in-Residence, Graz AT
Releases:
2024:
Sub-sur-face, Liky Pid Nohamy label, Odesa
2023:
2022:
2021:
Compilation Releases:
2024:
Area of passive recreation – Ukrainian Field Notes Volume II, система system, Odesa
Phantoms Of Perception – Resistance, Flaming Pines, London
Pohlyad Vseredynu – Portraits, Telesma, Kyiv
Khvyleyu – (Uncertainty) FUTURE, Corridor Audio, Kyiv
Music & sound design for special projects:
2024:
Partnerky by Projector Foundation, Kyiv
2023:
Bagllet commercial
2019:
Music for theatre & performative acts:
2024:
I She Her by Vlada Chentsovska, Graz
2023:
Syreny by Ira Nirsha at ONFAM, Odesa
Workshops/teaching:
2024:
Point of Sound, Skanu Mezs, Riga
SOUND→BOX, 036, Kyiv
Improv Music Workshops, Synth Library, Prague
2022-2023:
musical-performative lab, Maibutni Democratic Alternative School for teenagers, Kyiv
Selected community projects:
2024:
036 (Performative and creative art space), Kyiv
2023:
Liniyï, (Multimedia performative collective), Kyiv
2019-2021:
KK4TET, (post-bop jazz quartet), Kyiv
2020-2021:
Freebuttree, (free jazz ensemble), Kyiv
2020-2022:
Uncovered Music Space, (music studio and YouTube channel), Kyiv
Photos:
Bio:
Khrystyna Kirik is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges experimental music, sound art, and multimedia installations. Her practice revolves around deep listening and embodied sonic experiences, integrating performance, audiovisual elements, and self-built instruments.
Originally trained as a double bassist, Khrystyna transitioned into non-traditional instrument design, which led to the creation of Sound→box, a workshop where she explores new sonic possibilities through unique instruments and sound objects.
Her sonic world blends delicate noise, electroacoustic improvisation, and abstract narrative structures, often incorporating field recordings, synthetic textures, and tactile sound manipulations. She is the founder of the projects FREEBUTTREE, KK4TET, and the multimedia project Liniyï, where she explores various approaches to improvisation.
Her work focuses on immersive performances and sound installations, including Cube for Brave! Factory Festival, State of Latitude for ∄, A new memory from the future for Cult Motiv, Sonic Climates for UH Festival, and Sub-sur-face for Time Based.
As part of the SHAPE+ platform (2024-2025), Khrystyna has performed at festivals including Skanu Mežs (Riga), UH Fest (Budapest), and OUT.RA (Barreiro).
In her artistic practice, she seeks to amplify the imperceptible, revealing hidden resonances and subconscious states through her sonic landscapes. Whether through live performances, digital installations, or handcrafted sound objects, she creates liminal spaces that invite contemplation and a heightened awareness of sound as an extension of the body and environment.
