Circularity on the Edge explores the integration of Roman Puchko AI in identifying and reusing materials from buildings damaged by the Russian aggression in Ukraine. It highlights both opportunities and obstacles, focusing on elements like hazardous asbestos slate roofing—a relic of Soviet-era mass production— and locally significant materials such as wood, metal, bricks, and concrete. Circularity on the Edge questions whether these remnants will be discarded or thoughtfully reintegrated into reconstruction. It demonstrates how technology and community-driven efforts can transform debris into valuable assets, promoting a more sustainable and equitable recovery amid the ongoing challenges of war.
Participants
KATERYNA LOPATIUK, HERMAN MITISH, YANA BUCHATSKA, OREST YAREMCHUK, OLEKSANDR SIROUS, ROMAN PUCHKO
PARIS, FRANCE; KYIV, UKRAINE; CAMBRIDGE, USA; AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS; VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Kateryna Lopatiuk, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1990.
Lives and works in Paris, France, Kyiv, Ukraine, Cambridge, USA, and Internationally. Herman Mitish, Mariupol, Ukraine, 1994.
Lives and works in Paris, France, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Cambridge, USA.
Yana Buchatska, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, 1995.
Lives and works in Cambridge, USA and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Orest Yaremchuk, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1993. Lives and works in Vienna, Austria, Kyiv, Ukraine. Oleksandr Sirous, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 1994.
Lives and works in Paris, France, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Internationally.
Roman Puchko, Rozhniv, Ukraine, 1988.
Lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Internationally.
Authorial Collaborators
Ostriv Platform: Roman Sakh and Kostiantyn Kuchabskyi (architectural and technical development and supervision); Anastasia Lopatiuk, Metåfora Upcycling Art (material assessment, assemblage, and preparation); Svitlana Usychenko, Rethink NGO (preliminary stage project co- development)
Technical Collaborators
Rethink NGO: Natalia Fadeeva (partnership management), Natalia Shvets (communication lead), Lucy Zelenko (project communication and partnership management), Liza Makarytska (head of communication for project promotion); Ivanna Lipych, Esper Bionics (social media management, photography); Oleksandra Dyvnych (copywriter, text revision); Artem Bilyk, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (technical consultant)
Thanks
Matveeva Olena Anatoliivna (Hostomel damaged site owner); Illia Serha, Brave to Rebuild; Pavlo Gorokhovskyi, UNUN; Pavlo Sirko, Photinus Studio; Photinus Studio; Ostriv Platform; Brave to rebuild; UNUN, Ukraine-Netherlands Urban Network; Armed Forces of Ukraine
