A narrative account of the considerations alongside Alain Badiou's proposed three essential functions of the institution of philosophy (an address, a transmission, and an inscription) in relationship to the auditory landscape between Russia and Ukraine. The text considers philosophical, ethical dimensions of how media and the industrialization of language create new contexts for consideration, action resistance.

What can an artist do when faced with another war? Engage as a war artist … that is, stand by and reveal the horror? But surely, art always challenges the neutral? Artists make things that engage with ideas and situations. Michail Mersinis proposes a repurposing of the instruments of war to make sensitive participatory gestures that constitute a respite from the language of war and hate. The tragedy is happening in Ukraine now -but is it even possible to act innocently?