ΚΟΙΝΟΣ ΚΟΣΜΟΣ Shared Universe

film essay, work-in-progress


The Shared Universe dissolves rigid boundaries between fiction and reality, creating a fluid space where history, mythology, and speculative thought converge. More than a setting, it is a framework that integrates game mechanics, ancient Greek tragedy, utopian ideals, and the evolving complexities of contemporary society.

At its core is the tension between borders — physical and conceptual. Rather than barriers, they act as permeable membranes, shaped by historical reinterpretations, memory, and shifting cultural narratives. Here, the imagined real is not a distortion but an inevitable extension of reality, where fiction and truth merge to challenge limitations.

Like Greek tragedy, this universe embraces the struggle between fate and free will, questioning structures that dictate existence. Utopian ideals, once fixed visions of a perfect future, now fragment under societal pressure, becoming prototypes that morph with time.

Ultimately, this space redefines conventional binaries—fact versus fiction, past versus future, individual versus collective — turning borders into thresholds for reinterpretation, reinvention, and possibility.

authors: Yana Osman, Anton Khamchishkin

festivals / exhibitions / pitches / labs / awards:

Moving Image Art Prize-2024, Nomination, by Centre Pompidou – Paris, MAMCO – Musée d’art contemporain de Genéve, Centre for Fine Arts BOZAR – Brussels, Melly Centre for contemporary art – Rotterdam (Paris, France)

Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2024 (with Gaîté Lyrique, Jeu de Paume, CWB Paris, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Forum des images, Pathé Les Fauvettes и Fiminco Foundation), Group Show (Paris, France)