Svitlana Zhytnia

Three-dimensional line drawing of a city with tall buildings and complex network lines in red and black.

To the living, Frame from AV composition, 2022 © Zhytnia

Abstract kaleidoscopic view of buildings with reflective faceted surfaces.

Reflections, 2023 © Zhytnia

Several people stand behind a transparent surface with a complex geometric line pattern of rectangles and vertical lines.

Pleasurable Sensory Overload, 2024, © ORF musikprotokoll, M. Gross

Dark room with two large screens on the walls showing abstract orange and blue patterns with several seated people in silhouette in front.

Illusions, Live performance, 2025 © SZKMD production CH

Black-and-white line drawings with organically curved abstract shapes and some pink accents on a black background.

Illusions, Frame from AV composition, 2025 © Zhytnia

Key Facts

Nationality

Ukraine

Area

Digital Art, Video

Place of residence

Graz

Period

March - April 2025

Links

zhizhivisuals.tilda.ws

@zhi_zhi_visuals

Svitlana Zhytnia, artistic name Zhi Zhi, is a new media artist from Ukraine who specializes in digital visual art. In 2022, due to the war in Ukraine, she relocated to Graz, Austria. Zhi Zih collaborates with sound artists to create live audio-visual performances and interactive visuals for theater performances and installations. In 2022, in collaboration with Nick Acorne, a Graz-based composer, she started a duo project named Zhi Zhi Ni Ni. They experiment with technology and new media to create music and live visuals on stage. In 2024, they performed live on ORF Musikprotokoll as part of the Steirischer Herbst ’24 program. With Genevese musician Joëlle Kehrli Zhi Zhi created AV compositions that were played live at the Mapping Festival in Geneva in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, she worked with Portuguese performer Andrea Conangla to create visuals for Helmut Lachenman's contemporary academic piece Got Lost. The work was presented in Lisbon and Stuttgart.

Project info

Internship at WIENWOCHE Festival for Art and Activism.