Blue Bull at camp, 2026

Chapter 10 · 9 years · Axis of Us

2026

Axis of Us

After the most epic year, the cozy one. A smaller camp built around the Bull: light, warm and close.

Lighter

Fewer people, more done

2026 was simpler and lighter: much less infrastructure, a much easier build, a smaller and friendlier crew. A few generous supporters made the format possible. With fewer people, Kurenivka did more, and without anyone breaking along the way.

Blue Bull at camp
A man beside a trailer loaded with water tanks and equipment in a parking lot at duskA metal art car frame with a tower on a flatbed trailerA lounge of blue cushions and red and white spheres at camp under a golden skyA shipping-container structure with a roof deck at camp at sunsetHands chopping food on a cutting board in the camp kitchenCrew members standing together beside blue cushions on the playa

The week

A wedding, the Titanic and steaks

The week was full of good moments: a collaboration with Nova Camp on the first day, great parties, Blue Bull at its best, and a closing night to remember.

One evening the Bull drove first to a wedding, Ros Rusakov's, hosted by the camp, and then on to the burning of the Titanic, with a great set. On Burn Night Yaro grilled steaks on Blue Bull while the Man burned.

People in white gathered under Blue Bull on the playa at sunset
A large sculpture lit pink and green at night, shaped like a ship breaking in twoA crowd dancing at night in front of a brightly lit art carA tall lit robot figure on the playa at night
Photo: Ros Rusakov's wedding on the playa
Pendant 2026

Pendant of the year

The 2026 pendant. [Photo to find]

SoundCloud player

Track of the year

Chosen by Mamay. [Coming soon]

Effigy 2026

Effigy of the year

Every year, wherever Kurenivka was, something burned. [Photo of the figure and the burn]

Built by

The 2026 build crew

The people who arrived first and left last.

  • Yaroslav Korets
  • Tagir Sultanov
  • Yev Zee
  • Yaroslav Diakiv (Mamay)
  • Ihor Klymyuk
  • Nastya Kuzmicheva
  • Ondryk
  • Sergii Malyii
  • Yulia Vasylega
  • Taras Klipin
  • Roma K
  • Vika
  • Dmytro Bershadskyi
  • Alex Isaenko
  • Olesia
  • Dima Zlenko
  • Olya P

Kurenivka 2026 · 36 names on the wall

Were you here in 2026?

New names appear after a quick check by the camp.

  • Andriy Velykyy
  • Andy Rodriguez
  • Anna Blagovisnyy
  • Arkadii Oganian
  • Dima Serhieiev
  • Dima Zlenko
  • Dmytro Bershadskyi
  • Gena Z
  • Igor Kostov
  • Igor Poliakov
  • Ihor Klymyuk
  • Julia
  • Julia Poliakova
  • Katrin Davidoff
  • Masha I
  • Milena Miriushyna
  • Nadiia Vlasenko
  • Nastya Kuzmicheva
  • Natalya Klipina
  • Oleg Kudrenko
  • Oleksandra Ustymenko
  • Olesia
  • Olya Borniakova
  • Olya P
  • Ondryk
  • Pavlo Bobko
  • Sergey Andronyk
  • Stefan Blagovisnyy
  • Tagir Sultanov
  • Taras Klipin
  • Toria Malaei
  • Vika
  • Yaroslav Diakiv (Mamay)
  • Yaroslav Korets
  • Yev Zee
  • Yura

Kurenivka 2026

More from 2026

Blue Bull art car with a Ukrainian flag on the playa at sunset, people in white gathered beneathA trailer carrying fresh and grey water tanksClose-up of a water heater, pump and propane tanks mounted on a trailerA rental truck towing a generator trailer under a blue skyBicycles strapped in the bed of a pickup truckFour crew members taking a selfie at sunset on the playaBlue Bull alone on the open playa, mountains on the horizonLarge black signs with gold lettering standing on the open playa
Your photo from 2026