After the eager industrialization of the Soviet Union came to a rest in the 90s, working class areas in Lviv are filled with empty factory buildings causing a sense of urban blight. Jam Factory is a revitalization project aiming at offering new cultural life to a historic factory building in the district of Pidzamchè. But the project risks pushing the local people out through gentrification, if necessary measures are not taking into consideration.
Lviv is a colourful city and the buildings are no different. All over Lviv you will find eye catching murals painted directly on the walls. The word “mural” originates from the Latin word “murus”, meaning “wall”.
Community, cognitive challenges, fun. Young people report gaining lots of positive things from gaming. Still, old people hardly get electrified from this concept. Is there a tendency in the world of video gaming to neglect the older audience? And if so, why?
When everything in a city is given a certain function, what happens to the freedom that comes with a place that per definition does not have one?
The internet. It’s a wonderful thing that connects people all over the world. But many of them lose that connection.
Multimedia Feature by Kitte Fabricius, Alissa Hacker & Vlad Krylevskyi Tutor: Alexey Furman Link to story
Multimedia Feature by Nino Abdaladze, Kateryna Firsova, Daniela Prugger & Klaus Præst Jaque Tutor: Kateryna Gornostai Link to story
