olenashykina@gmail.com
Olena Shykina is a Kyiv-based composer and sound artist whose practice grows from a research-driven, conceptual approach shaped by her background in linguistics, product and experience design; and a deep love for cinema, literature, theater, and fine art. Aiming for a bold, holistic, and highly expressive sonic language, she approaches sound as a cohesive system defined by the correspondence of spirit and matter. Her work investigates the physical sensation of sound — how it expands, resonates, interacts with the body, and takes on a sculptural multidimensionality in space.
Using electroacoustic methods, noise, high-frequency oscillations, granular processes, and real-time manipulation, she builds sonic environments that are expressive, bright, and physically present. The result is a practice that bridges design thinking with musical experimentation: structured yet visceral, concept-driven yet intensely emotional, expanding the listener’s sense of sonic volume, energy, and tactility.
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