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Ekspozita Given Artist t et Artist Exhibition Given Lori Lako Kuratore Curator Lumturie Krasniqi Blerta Ho ia Abi Shehu Bobb Attard Berat Bajrami Bib Frrokaj Yll Xhaferi Laureta Hajrullahu

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Ekspozita Given Artist t et Artist Exhibition Given Lori Lako Kuratore Curator Lumturie Krasniqi Blerta Ho ia Abi Shehu Bobb Attard Berat Bajrami Bib Frrokaj Yll Xhaferi Laureta Hajrullahu

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ekspozita infrared given Blerta Ho ia Teksti Kuratorial E dh n 1 Hap sira e rrethuar 2 Bar rat e k qija Nj oaz e vog l e shkurreve dhe barishteve t vetmet q mund t i rezistojn degradimit t avancuar t k saj cop ze qyteti t kthyer n natyr sht n natyr n e betonit ta shp rfaq njeriun dhe n natyr n e barishteve t mbin kudo Nj ekosistem i ri i krijuar brenda k saj flluske t l n mbas dore n pritje q t b het s rish e frytshme n metamorfozat urbane Pritja e gjat ka rezultuar n disa tulla t kuqe t ngjeshura rast sisht me nj ra tjetr n dhe nj mur t zhveshur q ndryshon nuanc roz mente n gurkali dhe e bardh e pis t N se do t arrinim t shihnim tok n jasht ndikimit njer zor kjo hap sir e vog l mund t p rfaq sonte nj ide mbi makrokosmosin e realitetit si t ishte nj vend i ngrir n hap sir n kohore mij ra vje are t historis s zhvillimit njer zor duke fshehur q n zanafill potencialin e vet shkat rrues njeriun Gjurma e tij toksike sht e dokumentuar p rgjat t gjith epok s s tanishme gjeologjike ku mbizot ron vizioni antropocentrik p r ambientin dhe tok soren Nj vizion i natyr s si di ka e huaj jasht vetes Si di ka q mund t sht piak zohet sipas arroganc s do gj q sht jo njer zore mund t jet n sh rbim t p rfitimit njer zor A sht natyra di ka e dh n

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ekspozita infrared given Blerta Ho ia Teksti Kuratorial E dh n 1 Hap sira e rrethuar 2 Bar rat e k qija Nj oaz e vog l e shkurreve dhe barishteve t vetmet q mund t i rezistojn degradimit t avancuar t k saj cop ze qyteti t kthyer n natyr sht n natyr n e betonit ta shp rfaq njeriun dhe n natyr n e barishteve t mbin kudo Nj ekosistem i ri i krijuar brenda k saj flluske t l n mbas dore n pritje q t b het s rish e frytshme n metamorfozat urbane Pritja e gjat ka rezultuar n disa tulla t kuqe t ngjeshura rast sisht me nj ra tjetr n dhe nj mur t zhveshur q ndryshon nuanc roz mente n gurkali dhe e bardh e pis t N se do t arrinim t shihnim tok n jasht ndikimit njer zor kjo hap sir e vog l mund t p rfaq sonte nj ide mbi makrokosmosin e realitetit si t ishte nj vend i ngrir n hap sir n kohore mij ra vje are t historis s zhvillimit njer zor duke fshehur q n zanafill potencialin e vet shkat rrues njeriun Gjurma e tij toksike sht e dokumentuar p rgjat t gjith epok s s tanishme gjeologjike ku mbizot ron vizioni antropocentrik p r ambientin dhe tok soren Nj vizion i natyr s si di ka e huaj jasht vetes Si di ka q mund t sht piak zohet sipas arroganc s do gj q sht jo njer zore mund t jet n sh rbim t p rfitimit njer zor A sht natyra di ka e dh n

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A sht natyra nj koncept i shpikur nga njeriu dhe si pasoj do gj n t ekziston vet m n form n e perceptimit njer zor duke e p rjashtuar qenien e saj nj entitet t pavarur Vlera ekologjike e termit natyr mbivler sohet n m nyr t rrezikshme sepse natyra nuk sht thjesht nj term sht di ka q i ka ndodhur hap sir s s nd rtuar nga njeriu duke demarkuar sistemet njer zore nga sistemet tok sore Natyra si e till sht nj produkt njer zor dymb dhjet mij vje ar si gjeologjik ashtu dhe diskursiv T M Dark Ecology Si edhe argumenton filozofi Timothy Morton n Dark Ecology natyra e kuptuar k shtu shpreh nj qasje agrologjike t t jetuarit dhe si pasoj rezulton n nj k ndv shtrim q p rjashton t gjitha k ndv shtrimet q nuk jan njer zore E pra bar rat e k qija apo shkurret e sip rp rmendura ekzistojn vet m n dimensionin e perceptimit ton mbi k to bar ra apo k to shkurre Vizioni agrologjik sht i nj jti i njer zve t par q u kthyen nga mbledh s gjuetar n bujq agronom Njeriu p r njeriun sht nj formul vet asgj suese Vizioni q ne kemi p r natyr n sht ai i kufijve dhe m nyra e parap lqyer e ekzistenc s s k tij sistemi sht sht piak zimi i do forme jetese t gjall jo njer zore duke e thelluar linj n ndar se midis njeriut dhe natyr s Natyra imagjinohet m s miri si e imagjinonin shoq rit feudale nj cik l periodik harmonik i k ndsh m i mish ruar n ciklin e stin ve duke mund suar parashikimin e rregullt pa ankth t s ardhmes T M 2016 Por kjo munges e supozuar e ankthit mohimi i tij sht paradoksalisht ajo far e b n at ankthin t kudondodhurin e shoq rive moderne Natyra e dh n mbart n vetvete ambiguitetin e termit natyra e njeriut natyra e tok s natyra e panatyrshme e k shtu me radh Ajo se far sht e dh n i ngjan nj mase informacionesh t cilat e shtojn hutimin N veprat e ekspozuara ato marrin form n e p rfytyrimeve utopike apo distopike duke zhbiruar at se far sht e dh n dhe ku q ndron ajo koordinatat e sakta t konceptit natyr Qart sisht titulli sht nj referenc ndaj vepr s s mistershme t Marcel Duchamp tant donn s 1 La chute d eau 2 Le gaz d clairage ku p rmes t dh nave 1 dhe 2 k rkohet t shtjellohet dhe t zbulohet nj ekuacion duke e shnd rruar vizitorin n nj voyeur q e sheh vepr n n p rmjet peepholes vrima p r t p rgjuar t instaluara n t Shnd rrimi n voyeur p rball shpalosjes s t dh nave apo zbulimit t ekuacioneve sht gjithashtu karakteristik dhe pjes e pandashme e realitetit ton Dhe at her gjesti i vetmuar i vizitorit t Duchamp shum fishohet dhe p rs ritet n loop in e pafund t jetes s s shpenguar bashk kohore Nj gjest familjar dhe i huaj nj koh sisht i performuar me ankth n ciklicitetin e v shtrimit vojerist ndaj katastrof s ekologjike Given 1 The Waterfall 2 The Illuminationg Gas Marcel Duchamp 1946 1966

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A sht natyra nj koncept i shpikur nga njeriu dhe si pasoj do gj n t ekziston vet m n form n e perceptimit njer zor duke e p rjashtuar qenien e saj nj entitet t pavarur Vlera ekologjike e termit natyr mbivler sohet n m nyr t rrezikshme sepse natyra nuk sht thjesht nj term sht di ka q i ka ndodhur hap sir s s nd rtuar nga njeriu duke demarkuar sistemet njer zore nga sistemet tok sore Natyra si e till sht nj produkt njer zor dymb dhjet mij vje ar si gjeologjik ashtu dhe diskursiv T M Dark Ecology Si edhe argumenton filozofi Timothy Morton n Dark Ecology natyra e kuptuar k shtu shpreh nj qasje agrologjike t t jetuarit dhe si pasoj rezulton n nj k ndv shtrim q p rjashton t gjitha k ndv shtrimet q nuk jan njer zore E pra bar rat e k qija apo shkurret e sip rp rmendura ekzistojn vet m n dimensionin e perceptimit ton mbi k to bar ra apo k to shkurre Vizioni agrologjik sht i nj jti i njer zve t par q u kthyen nga mbledh s gjuetar n bujq agronom Njeriu p r njeriun sht nj formul vet asgj suese Vizioni q ne kemi p r natyr n sht ai i kufijve dhe m nyra e parap lqyer e ekzistenc s s k tij sistemi sht sht piak zimi i do forme jetese t gjall jo njer zore duke e thelluar linj n ndar se midis njeriut dhe natyr s Natyra imagjinohet m s miri si e imagjinonin shoq rit feudale nj cik l periodik harmonik i k ndsh m i mish ruar n ciklin e stin ve duke mund suar parashikimin e rregullt pa ankth t s ardhmes T M 2016 Por kjo munges e supozuar e ankthit mohimi i tij sht paradoksalisht ajo far e b n at ankthin t kudondodhurin e shoq rive moderne Natyra e dh n mbart n vetvete ambiguitetin e termit natyra e njeriut natyra e tok s natyra e panatyrshme e k shtu me radh Ajo se far sht e dh n i ngjan nj mase informacionesh t cilat e shtojn hutimin N veprat e ekspozuara ato marrin form n e p rfytyrimeve utopike apo distopike duke zhbiruar at se far sht e dh n dhe ku q ndron ajo koordinatat e sakta t konceptit natyr Qart sisht titulli sht nj referenc ndaj vepr s s mistershme t Marcel Duchamp tant donn s 1 La chute d eau 2 Le gaz d clairage ku p rmes t dh nave 1 dhe 2 k rkohet t shtjellohet dhe t zbulohet nj ekuacion duke e shnd rruar vizitorin n nj voyeur q e sheh vepr n n p rmjet peepholes vrima p r t p rgjuar t instaluara n t Shnd rrimi n voyeur p rball shpalosjes s t dh nave apo zbulimit t ekuacioneve sht gjithashtu karakteristik dhe pjes e pandashme e realitetit ton Dhe at her gjesti i vetmuar i vizitorit t Duchamp shum fishohet dhe p rs ritet n loop in e pafund t jetes s s shpenguar bashk kohore Nj gjest familjar dhe i huaj nj koh sisht i performuar me ankth n ciklicitetin e v shtrimit vojerist ndaj katastrof s ekologjike Given 1 The Waterfall 2 The Illuminationg Gas Marcel Duchamp 1946 1966

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infrared exhibiton given Blerta Ho ia Curatorial text Given 1 The fenced area 2 The weeds A small oasis of shrubs and herbage the only ones that can resist the advanced degradation of this piece of city turned into nature It is in the nature of concrete to reveal the human and in the nature of weeds to grow everywhere A new ecosystem created within this neglected bubble waiting to become fruitful again in the urban metamorphoses The long wait has resulted in some red bricks randomly compacted with each other a bare wall that changes hue pink mint in pebbles and dirty white If we could see the earth outside of human influence this small place could represent an idea of the macrocosm of reality as if it were a frozen space time in the thousands of years of human development history hiding from the beginning the potential of self destructive human Its toxic traces are documented throughout the current geological era where the anthropocentric vision for the environment and the terrestrial prevails

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infrared exhibiton given Blerta Ho ia Curatorial text Given 1 The fenced area 2 The weeds A small oasis of shrubs and herbage the only ones that can resist the advanced degradation of this piece of city turned into nature It is in the nature of concrete to reveal the human and in the nature of weeds to grow everywhere A new ecosystem created within this neglected bubble waiting to become fruitful again in the urban metamorphoses The long wait has resulted in some red bricks randomly compacted with each other a bare wall that changes hue pink mint in pebbles and dirty white If we could see the earth outside of human influence this small place could represent an idea of the macrocosm of reality as if it were a frozen space time in the thousands of years of human development history hiding from the beginning the potential of self destructive human Its toxic traces are documented throughout the current geological era where the anthropocentric vision for the environment and the terrestrial prevails

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A vision of nature as something foreign outside the self As something that can be domesticated according to arrogance Anything that is not human can be in the service of human benefit Is nature something given Is nature a concept invented by humans and consequently everything in it exists only in the form of human perception excluding its being an independent entity The ecological value of the term nature is dangerously overrated because Nature isn t just a term it s something that happened to human built space demarcating human systems from Earth systems Nature as such is a twelve thousand year old human product geological as well as discursive T M Dark Ecology As the philosopher Timothy Morton argues in Dark Ecology nature thus understood expresses an agrologistic approach to living and consequently results in a view that excludes all views that are not human Well the weeds or shrubs mentioned above exist only in the dimension of our perception on these herbs or these shrubs The agrologistic vision is the same of the first people who turned from gatherer hunters to farmers agronomists Human for human is a self destructive formula The vision we have of nature is that of boundaries and the preferred way of existence of this system is to domesticate every non human life forms deepening the dividing line between human and nature Nature is best imagined as feudal societies imagined it a pleasingly harmonious periodic cycling embodied in the cycle of the seasons enabling regular anxiety free prediction of the future T M 2016 But this supposed lack of anxiety its denial is paradoxically what makes it anxiety ubiquitous in modern societies The given nature carries within itself the ambiguity of the term human nature the nature of earth the unnatural nature and so on What is given resembles a mass of information which adds to the confusion In the exhibited works they take the form of utopian or dystopian imaginations by exploring what is given and where it stands the exact coordinates of the concept of nature Clearly the title is a reference to the mysterious work of Marcel Duchamp tant donn s 1 La chute d eau 2 Le gaz d clairage where through data 1 and 2 it is required to elaborate and discover an equation by transforming the visitor to a voyeur who sees the work through the peepholes installed in it Turning into voyeur in the face of data disclosure or equation discovery is also characteristic and an integral part of our reality And then the solitary gesture of the Duchamp visitor is multiplied and repeated in the endless loop of contemporary redeemed living A familiar and foreign gesture at the same time performed with anxiety in the cyclicality of the voyeuristic gaze towards ecological catastrophe Given 1 The Waterfall 2 The Illuminationg Gas Marcel Duchamp 1946 1966

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A vision of nature as something foreign outside the self As something that can be domesticated according to arrogance Anything that is not human can be in the service of human benefit Is nature something given Is nature a concept invented by humans and consequently everything in it exists only in the form of human perception excluding its being an independent entity The ecological value of the term nature is dangerously overrated because Nature isn t just a term it s something that happened to human built space demarcating human systems from Earth systems Nature as such is a twelve thousand year old human product geological as well as discursive T M Dark Ecology As the philosopher Timothy Morton argues in Dark Ecology nature thus understood expresses an agrologistic approach to living and consequently results in a view that excludes all views that are not human Well the weeds or shrubs mentioned above exist only in the dimension of our perception on these herbs or these shrubs The agrologistic vision is the same of the first people who turned from gatherer hunters to farmers agronomists Human for human is a self destructive formula The vision we have of nature is that of boundaries and the preferred way of existence of this system is to domesticate every non human life forms deepening the dividing line between human and nature Nature is best imagined as feudal societies imagined it a pleasingly harmonious periodic cycling embodied in the cycle of the seasons enabling regular anxiety free prediction of the future T M 2016 But this supposed lack of anxiety its denial is paradoxically what makes it anxiety ubiquitous in modern societies The given nature carries within itself the ambiguity of the term human nature the nature of earth the unnatural nature and so on What is given resembles a mass of information which adds to the confusion In the exhibited works they take the form of utopian or dystopian imaginations by exploring what is given and where it stands the exact coordinates of the concept of nature Clearly the title is a reference to the mysterious work of Marcel Duchamp tant donn s 1 La chute d eau 2 Le gaz d clairage where through data 1 and 2 it is required to elaborate and discover an equation by transforming the visitor to a voyeur who sees the work through the peepholes installed in it Turning into voyeur in the face of data disclosure or equation discovery is also characteristic and an integral part of our reality And then the solitary gesture of the Duchamp visitor is multiplied and repeated in the endless loop of contemporary redeemed living A familiar and foreign gesture at the same time performed with anxiety in the cyclicality of the voyeuristic gaze towards ecological catastrophe Given 1 The Waterfall 2 The Illuminationg Gas Marcel Duchamp 1946 1966

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Lori Lako Lori Lako Un jam nj krijes e balt s jo e qiellit nga Lori Lako sht nj instalacion dhe lexim performativ me nj p rzgjedhje tekstesh t shk putura nga libri When species meet Kur speciet takohen nga Donna Haraway Kjo pun nis nga vizioni i nj imazhi n dukje absurd nj vazo me lule e lidhur me zinxhir Duke e p rforcuar absurditetin e k tij imazhi vazot n zinxhir b hen 4 ku s bashku me pranin e artistes duke performuar q llimsh m pengojn hyrjen dhe avancimin n hap sir Ato na detyrojn t shohim p rtej habis q ofron imazhi ready made n thell si t pozicionit dominues t njeriut dhe n zbutjen dhe sht piak zimin e do forme jetese I m a creature of the mud not the sky of Lori Lako is an installation and performative reading with selected excerpts from Donna Haraway book When species meet The works starts from the vision of an image absurd in appearance a chained vase with flowers By reinforcing the absurdity of this image chained vases become four where together with the presence of the artist performing on purpose inhibit the entrance and furtherance in the space They force us to look beyond the astonishment offered by the ready made image into the depths of the dominant human position and into the softening and domestication of every living form Un jam nj krijes e balt s jo e qiellit I am a creature of the mud not the sky Mediumi Instalacion skulptur performanc Materiali kat r vazo balte zinxhir bar ra Medium sculpture installation performance Materials four mud vases chain grasses

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Lori Lako Lori Lako Un jam nj krijes e balt s jo e qiellit nga Lori Lako sht nj instalacion dhe lexim performativ me nj p rzgjedhje tekstesh t shk putura nga libri When species meet Kur speciet takohen nga Donna Haraway Kjo pun nis nga vizioni i nj imazhi n dukje absurd nj vazo me lule e lidhur me zinxhir Duke e p rforcuar absurditetin e k tij imazhi vazot n zinxhir b hen 4 ku s bashku me pranin e artistes duke performuar q llimsh m pengojn hyrjen dhe avancimin n hap sir Ato na detyrojn t shohim p rtej habis q ofron imazhi ready made n thell si t pozicionit dominues t njeriut dhe n zbutjen dhe sht piak zimin e do forme jetese I m a creature of the mud not the sky of Lori Lako is an installation and performative reading with selected excerpts from Donna Haraway book When species meet The works starts from the vision of an image absurd in appearance a chained vase with flowers By reinforcing the absurdity of this image chained vases become four where together with the presence of the artist performing on purpose inhibit the entrance and furtherance in the space They force us to look beyond the astonishment offered by the ready made image into the depths of the dominant human position and into the softening and domestication of every living form Un jam nj krijes e balt s jo e qiellit I am a creature of the mud not the sky Mediumi Instalacion skulptur performanc Materiali kat r vazo balte zinxhir bar ra Medium sculpture installation performance Materials four mud vases chain grasses

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Lumturie Krasniqi Lumturie Krasniqi Puna q prezanton Lumturie Krasniqi Copa sip r nesh copa posht nesh sht n dukje nj serr n miniatur e mjaftueshme p r nj person ajo rezonon z sh m me element t e k tij viti pandemik Vizitori gjendet i mbrojtur duke u mb shtjell nga plastika e trash gjysm e tejdukshme dhe nj herazi i mbytur n asfiksi At her shikimi shkon lart drejt qiellit p r t k rkuar frym marrjen q i mungon serr s klaustrofobike duke u p rballur me cop za t nj qielli t pikturuar n p lhur q ahen dhe thyhen si pasoj e pa jetueshm ris s k tij mjedisi The work that Lumturie Krasniqi presents Pieces above us pieces below us in a first sight looks like a miniature greenhouse enough for one person it resonates loudly with the elements of this pandemic year The visitor is found protected by being covered from thick semi visible plastic and at the same time is suffocated in asphyxia At that point the gaze goes up to the sky in search of the breath that is lacking in this claustrophobic greenhouse while facing the pieces of a painted sky in canvas the sky that is cracked and broken as consequence of non viability of this environment Copa sip r nesh copa posht nesh Pieces above us pieces below us Mediumi Instalacion Materialet akril n kanavac metal material transparent plastik e but najllon Dimensionet gjat sia 250 cm diametri 100 cm Medium Installation Materials acrylic on canvas metal transparent material soft plastic nylon Dimensions height 250 cm diameter 100 cm

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Lumturie Krasniqi Lumturie Krasniqi Puna q prezanton Lumturie Krasniqi Copa sip r nesh copa posht nesh sht n dukje nj serr n miniatur e mjaftueshme p r nj person ajo rezonon z sh m me element t e k tij viti pandemik Vizitori gjendet i mbrojtur duke u mb shtjell nga plastika e trash gjysm e tejdukshme dhe nj herazi i mbytur n asfiksi At her shikimi shkon lart drejt qiellit p r t k rkuar frym marrjen q i mungon serr s klaustrofobike duke u p rballur me cop za t nj qielli t pikturuar n p lhur q ahen dhe thyhen si pasoj e pa jetueshm ris s k tij mjedisi The work that Lumturie Krasniqi presents Pieces above us pieces below us in a first sight looks like a miniature greenhouse enough for one person it resonates loudly with the elements of this pandemic year The visitor is found protected by being covered from thick semi visible plastic and at the same time is suffocated in asphyxia At that point the gaze goes up to the sky in search of the breath that is lacking in this claustrophobic greenhouse while facing the pieces of a painted sky in canvas the sky that is cracked and broken as consequence of non viability of this environment Copa sip r nesh copa posht nesh Pieces above us pieces below us Mediumi Instalacion Materialet akril n kanavac metal material transparent plastik e but najllon Dimensionet gjat sia 250 cm diametri 100 cm Medium Installation Materials acrylic on canvas metal transparent material soft plastic nylon Dimensions height 250 cm diameter 100 cm

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Abi Shehu Abi Shehu Filmi i metrazhit t shkurt r nga Abi Shehu sht nj tregim n imazhe mbi poezin e jet s s thjesht shkat rrimit dhe bashk jetes n me natyr n Gur i Kuq sht nj shk mb madh shtor n zon n e Parkut Natyror t Liqeneve t Lur s Videoja nis me pamjen monumentale t k tij shk mbi q dikur ishte edhe p rcaktuesi i t gjitha ritualeve ditore t banor ve te fshatit Misteri i drit s dhe hijes q i p rvidhet malit sht tashm nj vall zim i pakuptimt formash t ndryshueshme Si shprehet edhe artistja filmi k rkon t prodhoj disa korniza t reja ku me e strehu nj ndjesi t ngroht vet dijeje p r Lur n Lura sht nj moment i paharruesh m n serin e katastrofave ekologjike t Shqip ris Gjate ekspozimit ky moment i Lur s p rballet me hap sir n ekspozuese ku imazhi ashtu si vet shk mbi dialogon dhe i imponohet kateve t larta t qytetit The short movie by Abi Shehu is a narrative in images on the poetry of simple life destruction and coexistence with nature The Red Stone is a magnificent rock in the Lura Lakes Natural Park area The video starts with the monumental view of this rock that was once the determinant of all daily rituals of habitants of the village The mystery of light and shadow that lurks the mountain is already a meaningless dance of changing forms As the artist puts it the film seeks to produce some new frames where it harbors a warm sense of awareness of Lura Lura is an unforgettable moment in the series of ecological disasters in Albania During the exhibition this moment of Lura faces the exhibition space where the image like the rock itself dialogues and is imposed on the high floors of the city Red Stone Guri i Kuq Medium Video sound black and white 8 12 Mediumi Video sound bardh e zi 8 12

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Abi Shehu Abi Shehu Filmi i metrazhit t shkurt r nga Abi Shehu sht nj tregim n imazhe mbi poezin e jet s s thjesht shkat rrimit dhe bashk jetes n me natyr n Gur i Kuq sht nj shk mb madh shtor n zon n e Parkut Natyror t Liqeneve t Lur s Videoja nis me pamjen monumentale t k tij shk mbi q dikur ishte edhe p rcaktuesi i t gjitha ritualeve ditore t banor ve te fshatit Misteri i drit s dhe hijes q i p rvidhet malit sht tashm nj vall zim i pakuptimt formash t ndryshueshme Si shprehet edhe artistja filmi k rkon t prodhoj disa korniza t reja ku me e strehu nj ndjesi t ngroht vet dijeje p r Lur n Lura sht nj moment i paharruesh m n serin e katastrofave ekologjike t Shqip ris Gjate ekspozimit ky moment i Lur s p rballet me hap sir n ekspozuese ku imazhi ashtu si vet shk mbi dialogon dhe i imponohet kateve t larta t qytetit The short movie by Abi Shehu is a narrative in images on the poetry of simple life destruction and coexistence with nature The Red Stone is a magnificent rock in the Lura Lakes Natural Park area The video starts with the monumental view of this rock that was once the determinant of all daily rituals of habitants of the village The mystery of light and shadow that lurks the mountain is already a meaningless dance of changing forms As the artist puts it the film seeks to produce some new frames where it harbors a warm sense of awareness of Lura Lura is an unforgettable moment in the series of ecological disasters in Albania During the exhibition this moment of Lura faces the exhibition space where the image like the rock itself dialogues and is imposed on the high floors of the city Red Stone Guri i Kuq Medium Video sound black and white 8 12 Mediumi Video sound bardh e zi 8 12

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Bobb Attard Bobb Attard Bobb Attard vjen me ciklin e fotografive t nd rtesave t periferis s Prishtin s Kjo seri e pun ve e merr titullin nga kuptimet q merr simbolika e x si nj shum zues i pafundm i hap sir s dhe nj koh sisht i t panjohur s dhe tjet rsimit si pasoj e k tij veprimi si nj entitet rast sor Si vendas i Malt s ishullit postkolonial i cili p rballet me shtje t planifikimit urban diktuar nga korrupsioni i rr njosur ngjashm rit me Prishtin n kap n menj her v mendjen time K to objekte shpeshher t nd rtuara si investime dhe t l na t pabanuara gradualisht eliminojn hap sirat e gjelbra k shtu duke ndikuar n ambientin dhe mir qenien ton Bob Attard Intervenimi i artistit n k t rast sht i dyzuar n at form sa e anulon at ai nd rhyn n imazh duke manipuluar n postproduksion dhe duke shum zuar format e nj jta N k t m nyr manipulimi b het inekzistent duke qen se p rkon n imazhe me t cilat kemi familjaritet p r shkak t ngjashm ris dhe paradoksalisht nd rhyrja si e till fillon e b het e padukshme Bobb Attard comes with a photo cycle of buildings on the outskirts of Prishtina This series of workstakes its title from meanings that the symbolic of X takes as an endless multiplier of space and at the same time of the unknown and alienation as a consequence of this action as a random entity X As a native of Malta a postcolonial island which faces serious issues of urban planning dictated by deep seated corruption the similarities in Pristina immediately caught my attention These buildings often built as investments and then left uninhabited are gradually eliminating open green spaces thus affecting the environment and our wellbeing in order to satisfy the human desire of excess Bobb Attard In this case the artist s intervention is dual in the form that cancels it he intervenes in the image by manipulating in postproduction and by multiplying the same forms In this way the manipulation becomes non existent since it coincides with images with which we are familiar because of the similarity and paradoxically the intervention as such begins to become invisible Mediumi Fotografi Art digjital Materiali Matte A0 shtypur forex X Medium Medium Photography Digital Art Material Matte A0 mounted on forex

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Bobb Attard Bobb Attard Bobb Attard vjen me ciklin e fotografive t nd rtesave t periferis s Prishtin s Kjo seri e pun ve e merr titullin nga kuptimet q merr simbolika e x si nj shum zues i pafundm i hap sir s dhe nj koh sisht i t panjohur s dhe tjet rsimit si pasoj e k tij veprimi si nj entitet rast sor Si vendas i Malt s ishullit postkolonial i cili p rballet me shtje t planifikimit urban diktuar nga korrupsioni i rr njosur ngjashm rit me Prishtin n kap n menj her v mendjen time K to objekte shpeshher t nd rtuara si investime dhe t l na t pabanuara gradualisht eliminojn hap sirat e gjelbra k shtu duke ndikuar n ambientin dhe mir qenien ton Bob Attard Intervenimi i artistit n k t rast sht i dyzuar n at form sa e anulon at ai nd rhyn n imazh duke manipuluar n postproduksion dhe duke shum zuar format e nj jta N k t m nyr manipulimi b het inekzistent duke qen se p rkon n imazhe me t cilat kemi familjaritet p r shkak t ngjashm ris dhe paradoksalisht nd rhyrja si e till fillon e b het e padukshme Bobb Attard comes with a photo cycle of buildings on the outskirts of Prishtina This series of workstakes its title from meanings that the symbolic of X takes as an endless multiplier of space and at the same time of the unknown and alienation as a consequence of this action as a random entity X As a native of Malta a postcolonial island which faces serious issues of urban planning dictated by deep seated corruption the similarities in Pristina immediately caught my attention These buildings often built as investments and then left uninhabited are gradually eliminating open green spaces thus affecting the environment and our wellbeing in order to satisfy the human desire of excess Bobb Attard In this case the artist s intervention is dual in the form that cancels it he intervenes in the image by manipulating in postproduction and by multiplying the same forms In this way the manipulation becomes non existent since it coincides with images with which we are familiar because of the similarity and paradoxically the intervention as such begins to become invisible Mediumi Fotografi Art digjital Materiali Matte A0 shtypur forex X Medium Medium Photography Digital Art Material Matte A0 mounted on forex

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Berat Bajrami Berat Bajrami Ishulli i lumturis nga Berat Bajrami vjen n form n e nj instalacioni multimedial Z rat e larg t t nj vere t nxeht dep rtojn dend sin e k tij dhjetori T dyja punimet grafike t prezantuara hetojn n p rb rjen e k saj dend sie nga ku tingulli tkurret At her ato i bashkohen t nj jt s materie t grimcuar dhe ishulli kthehet n nj vegim q i p rket t ardhmes The Island of Happiness from Berat Bajrami comes in the form of a multimedia installation The distant sounds of a hot summer penetrate the density of this December Both graphic art works presented investigate the composition of this density from where the sound shrinks Then they merge into the same granular matter and the island turns into a vision that belongs to the future Ishulli i Lumturis Island of happiness Mediumi Audio instalacion Materiali Vizatime shtyp n p lhur e gomuar audio n JBL drunj Dimensionet 70 190 cm Medium Audio installation Material Drawings print on tarpaulin

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Berat Bajrami Berat Bajrami Ishulli i lumturis nga Berat Bajrami vjen n form n e nj instalacioni multimedial Z rat e larg t t nj vere t nxeht dep rtojn dend sin e k tij dhjetori T dyja punimet grafike t prezantuara hetojn n p rb rjen e k saj dend sie nga ku tingulli tkurret At her ato i bashkohen t nj jt s materie t grimcuar dhe ishulli kthehet n nj vegim q i p rket t ardhmes The Island of Happiness from Berat Bajrami comes in the form of a multimedia installation The distant sounds of a hot summer penetrate the density of this December Both graphic art works presented investigate the composition of this density from where the sound shrinks Then they merge into the same granular matter and the island turns into a vision that belongs to the future Ishulli i Lumturis Island of happiness Mediumi Audio instalacion Materiali Vizatime shtyp n p lhur e gomuar audio n JBL drunj Dimensionet 70 190 cm Medium Audio installation Material Drawings print on tarpaulin

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Bib Frrokaj Bib Frrokaj Projekti video nga artisti Bib Frrokaj merret me nj shtje thelb sore dhe shum aktuale t ambjentit at t lumenjve dhe shfryt zimit t tyre Puna e tij sht sa e drejtp rdrejt aq edhe reflektuese The Big Snake sht nj tub i plastik s q futet n tok Me an t deg zimeve dhe zgjatjeve t cilave nuk ia arrijm fundin kamera na shoq ron p rmes nj rrug timi t uditsh m Kjo guid e shkurt r n p r shtigjet e nj pylli t but dhe t im t nuk synon t na shpjer n nj pik kulminante konflikti por kjo struktur e zez produkt teknologjik e ashtuquajtura The Big Snake b het vet konflikti kryesor q mitizohet prej simbolit t rigjenerimit dhe pafund sis Bib Frrokaj Dhe pik risht ky simbol i pafund sis q sht i pranish m n konceptin e gjarprit rikthehet si nd rhyrje n hap sir e cila krijohet me mbetjet e betonit t dyshemes s kinemas verore ku m shum se nj gjarp r e shohim t shnd rruar n fosilin e tij The video project by the artist Bib Frrokaj deals with a fundamental and a very present environmental issue that of rivers and their exploitation His works is both direct and reflective The Big Snake is a plastic tube that enters in the ground Through the branches and extensions which end we do not see the camera accompanies us through a strange journey This short guide through the paths of a gentle and fine forest does not aim to lead us to a climax of conflict but this black structure technological product the so called The Big Snake becomes the main conflict that is demythologized from the symbol of regeneration and infinity Bib Frrokaj And it is this symbol of the infinity that is present in the concept of snake that returns as intrusion in space which is created from the concrete floor remnants of Summer Cinema where more than a snake it transformed into his fossil The Big Snake The Big Snake Medium Video sound color 7 35 one channel Mediumi Video tingull ngjyr 7 35 nj kanal

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Bib Frrokaj Bib Frrokaj Projekti video nga artisti Bib Frrokaj merret me nj shtje thelb sore dhe shum aktuale t ambjentit at t lumenjve dhe shfryt zimit t tyre Puna e tij sht sa e drejtp rdrejt aq edhe reflektuese The Big Snake sht nj tub i plastik s q futet n tok Me an t deg zimeve dhe zgjatjeve t cilave nuk ia arrijm fundin kamera na shoq ron p rmes nj rrug timi t uditsh m Kjo guid e shkurt r n p r shtigjet e nj pylli t but dhe t im t nuk synon t na shpjer n nj pik kulminante konflikti por kjo struktur e zez produkt teknologjik e ashtuquajtura The Big Snake b het vet konflikti kryesor q mitizohet prej simbolit t rigjenerimit dhe pafund sis Bib Frrokaj Dhe pik risht ky simbol i pafund sis q sht i pranish m n konceptin e gjarprit rikthehet si nd rhyrje n hap sir e cila krijohet me mbetjet e betonit t dyshemes s kinemas verore ku m shum se nj gjarp r e shohim t shnd rruar n fosilin e tij The video project by the artist Bib Frrokaj deals with a fundamental and a very present environmental issue that of rivers and their exploitation His works is both direct and reflective The Big Snake is a plastic tube that enters in the ground Through the branches and extensions which end we do not see the camera accompanies us through a strange journey This short guide through the paths of a gentle and fine forest does not aim to lead us to a climax of conflict but this black structure technological product the so called The Big Snake becomes the main conflict that is demythologized from the symbol of regeneration and infinity Bib Frrokaj And it is this symbol of the infinity that is present in the concept of snake that returns as intrusion in space which is created from the concrete floor remnants of Summer Cinema where more than a snake it transformed into his fossil The Big Snake The Big Snake Medium Video sound color 7 35 one channel Mediumi Video tingull ngjyr 7 35 nj kanal

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Yll Xhaferi Yll Xhaferi The Land From It nga Yll Xhaferi trajton shtjet emergjente t ambientit n p rmjet nj intervenimi minimal q konsiston n eleganc n dhe natyrshm rin e gjestit t performuar nga vet publiku Instalacioni p rb het nga nj pllak n plexiglass ku t n nshkruar dhe t ndri uar me ngjyr t gjelb r mund t lexojm poezin Haiku t krijuar nga artisti si shprehet ai vet Poezia Haiku ka nj filozofi dhe teknik q p r t lexuar rreshtat dhe fjal t t duhet t lexosh me nj frym marrje Pra nj far ushtrimi apo meditimi q t detyron t i kushtosh respektin e nevojsh m p r ta lexuar N p rmjet leximit t k saj poezie publiku detyrohet t thith at aj r q i ofrohet dhe t b het i vet dijsh m gjithashtu p r k t faktor bazik nj interaksion n mes t subjektit dhe ambientit The Land From It from Yll Xhaferi deals with pressing environmental issues through a minimal intervention which consists in the elegance and naturalness of the gesture performed by the public itself The installation consists of Plexiglas tile engraved and illuminated in green color where we can read a Haiku poetry created by the artist As he says Haiku poetry has a philosophy and technique that in order to read lines and words you have to read it in one breath So some kind of exercise or meditation that forces you to pay the necessary respect to read it By reading this poem the public is forced to inhale the air that is offered to them and to become aware also of this basic factor an interaction between the subject and the environment The Land From It The Land From it Medium Installation Material Plexiglass led light Dimensions 50cm x 40 cm Mediumi Instalacion Materiali Plexyglass led light Dimensionet 50cm x 40

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Yll Xhaferi Yll Xhaferi The Land From It nga Yll Xhaferi trajton shtjet emergjente t ambientit n p rmjet nj intervenimi minimal q konsiston n eleganc n dhe natyrshm rin e gjestit t performuar nga vet publiku Instalacioni p rb het nga nj pllak n plexiglass ku t n nshkruar dhe t ndri uar me ngjyr t gjelb r mund t lexojm poezin Haiku t krijuar nga artisti si shprehet ai vet Poezia Haiku ka nj filozofi dhe teknik q p r t lexuar rreshtat dhe fjal t t duhet t lexosh me nj frym marrje Pra nj far ushtrimi apo meditimi q t detyron t i kushtosh respektin e nevojsh m p r ta lexuar N p rmjet leximit t k saj poezie publiku detyrohet t thith at aj r q i ofrohet dhe t b het i vet dijsh m gjithashtu p r k t faktor bazik nj interaksion n mes t subjektit dhe ambientit The Land From It from Yll Xhaferi deals with pressing environmental issues through a minimal intervention which consists in the elegance and naturalness of the gesture performed by the public itself The installation consists of Plexiglas tile engraved and illuminated in green color where we can read a Haiku poetry created by the artist As he says Haiku poetry has a philosophy and technique that in order to read lines and words you have to read it in one breath So some kind of exercise or meditation that forces you to pay the necessary respect to read it By reading this poem the public is forced to inhale the air that is offered to them and to become aware also of this basic factor an interaction between the subject and the environment The Land From It The Land From it Medium Installation Material Plexiglass led light Dimensions 50cm x 40 cm Mediumi Instalacion Materiali Plexyglass led light Dimensionet 50cm x 40

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Laureta Hajrullahu Laureta Hajrullahu Laureta Hajrullahu vjen me nj instalacion multimedial titulli i pun s Look Up Zoom in Space Out sht nj koh sisht nj guid dhe nj paralajm rim Vepra p rb het nga nj kod r prej bari artificial dhe syze p rmes t cilave v shtrojm nj realitet virtual Shtegu i krijuar nga veprat e ekspozuara p rfundon n k t kod r Dritat roz q ndri ojn pun n e b jn vizitorin t afrohet dhe ta p rshkoj kodr n duke u gjendur p rpara vizionit surreal t projektuar n brend si t syzeve VR Sipas artistes Njer zit krijojn hap sira t reja digjitale p r ndrrat dhe utopit do gjurm e dobis biologjike anulohet dhe p rt rihet p rmes nj njohjeje t re materiale jo njer zore jo bimore jo mish Papritur gjendemi n nj bot tjet r sa familjare aq edhe t huaj por q paraqitet si vizioni m shpres dh n s dhe shp timtar si nj fe e re ku t gjith do t gjejn paqe dhe amshim t p rhersh m Laureta Hajrullahu comes with a multimedia installation the title of the artwork Look Up Zoom in Space Out is both a guide and a warning The work consists of a hill of artificial grass and glasses through which we look a virtual reality The path created by the exhibited works ends on this hill The pink lights that illuminate up the work makes the public approach and transverse the hill while being confronted with a surreal vision projected in VR goggles According to the artist People create new digital spaces for dreams and utopias Every trace of biological utility is annulled and renewed through a new material cognition of the non human non plant non flesh Suddenly we find ourselves in another world both familiar and alien but that comes to us as the most hopeful vision and savior as a new religion where everyone finds peace and permanent eternity Look Up Zoom in Space Out Look Up Zoom in Space Out Mediumi Instalacion video Materiali bari artificial syze VR Medium Installation video Material artificial grass VR goggles

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Laureta Hajrullahu Laureta Hajrullahu Laureta Hajrullahu vjen me nj instalacion multimedial titulli i pun s Look Up Zoom in Space Out sht nj koh sisht nj guid dhe nj paralajm rim Vepra p rb het nga nj kod r prej bari artificial dhe syze p rmes t cilave v shtrojm nj realitet virtual Shtegu i krijuar nga veprat e ekspozuara p rfundon n k t kod r Dritat roz q ndri ojn pun n e b jn vizitorin t afrohet dhe ta p rshkoj kodr n duke u gjendur p rpara vizionit surreal t projektuar n brend si t syzeve VR Sipas artistes Njer zit krijojn hap sira t reja digjitale p r ndrrat dhe utopit do gjurm e dobis biologjike anulohet dhe p rt rihet p rmes nj njohjeje t re materiale jo njer zore jo bimore jo mish Papritur gjendemi n nj bot tjet r sa familjare aq edhe t huaj por q paraqitet si vizioni m shpres dh n s dhe shp timtar si nj fe e re ku t gjith do t gjejn paqe dhe amshim t p rhersh m Laureta Hajrullahu comes with a multimedia installation the title of the artwork Look Up Zoom in Space Out is both a guide and a warning The work consists of a hill of artificial grass and glasses through which we look a virtual reality The path created by the exhibited works ends on this hill The pink lights that illuminate up the work makes the public approach and transverse the hill while being confronted with a surreal vision projected in VR goggles According to the artist People create new digital spaces for dreams and utopias Every trace of biological utility is annulled and renewed through a new material cognition of the non human non plant non flesh Suddenly we find ourselves in another world both familiar and alien but that comes to us as the most hopeful vision and savior as a new religion where everyone finds peace and permanent eternity Look Up Zoom in Space Out Look Up Zoom in Space Out Mediumi Instalacion video Materiali bari artificial syze VR Medium Installation video Material artificial grass VR goggles

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p r infrared INFRARED sht zhvilluar duke u bazuar n natyr n e rrezes infra t kuqe e cila n p rgjith si sht e padukshme p r syrin e njeriut por q mund t ndjehet si nxeht si dhe mund t shihet vet m n n rrethana t caktuara me pajisje t ve anta N t nj jt n vij t mendimit projekti INFRARED aspiron p rmes artit t identifikoj shtje t ndryshme q preokupojn komunitetin Pra INFRARED p rmes komponent s s edukimit rezidencave artistike ekspozitave bisedave me artist dhe publikimeve ka p r q llim t krijoj nj dialog publik mbi shtje specifike nga artist t et t cil t at shfryt zojn artin si mjet p r t vepruar Prandaj INFRARED p rfshin t gjitha llojet e qasjeve p r q llim t programit t edukimit rezidenc s dhe rrjet zimit p rtej zhvillimit artistik about infrared INFRARED has been developed based on the nature of infrared light which is generally invisible to the human eye but that can be felt as heat and which can only be seen under certain conditions and with special equipment In the same line of thought INFRARED project aspires to identify through arts various issues that concern the community Therefore INFRARED through the component of education artistic residencies exhibitions artist talks and publications aims to create a public dialogue on specific issues by artists who use art as a tool to act Accordingly INFRARED includes all types of approaches for the purpose of educational program residency and networking beyond artistic development

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p r infrared INFRARED sht zhvilluar duke u bazuar n natyr n e rrezes infra t kuqe e cila n p rgjith si sht e padukshme p r syrin e njeriut por q mund t ndjehet si nxeht si dhe mund t shihet vet m n n rrethana t caktuara me pajisje t ve anta N t nj jt n vij t mendimit projekti INFRARED aspiron p rmes artit t identifikoj shtje t ndryshme q preokupojn komunitetin Pra INFRARED p rmes komponent s s edukimit rezidencave artistike ekspozitave bisedave me artist dhe publikimeve ka p r q llim t krijoj nj dialog publik mbi shtje specifike nga artist t et t cil t at shfryt zojn artin si mjet p r t vepruar Prandaj INFRARED p rfshin t gjitha llojet e qasjeve p r q llim t programit t edukimit rezidenc s dhe rrjet zimit p rtej zhvillimit artistik about infrared INFRARED has been developed based on the nature of infrared light which is generally invisible to the human eye but that can be felt as heat and which can only be seen under certain conditions and with special equipment In the same line of thought INFRARED project aspires to identify through arts various issues that concern the community Therefore INFRARED through the component of education artistic residencies exhibitions artist talks and publications aims to create a public dialogue on specific issues by artists who use art as a tool to act Accordingly INFRARED includes all types of approaches for the purpose of educational program residency and networking beyond artistic development

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Katalogu dhe ekspozita Catalogue and Exhibition Ekipi i Shtat mb dhjet Shtat mb dhjet team Agnesa Qerimi Ajete K rqeli Liri Hashani Nita Zeqiri Sihana Klisurica Teknik profesional Professional technician Skender Xhukolli Fotografit Photographs Atdhe Mulla Liri Hashani Nita Zeqiri Dizajn Design Argjira Kukaj Shtypi Print Viti Year 2021

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Katalogu dhe ekspozita Catalogue and Exhibition Ekipi i Shtat mb dhjet Shtat mb dhjet team Agnesa Qerimi Ajete K rqeli Liri Hashani Nita Zeqiri Sihana Klisurica Teknik profesional Professional technician Skender Xhukolli Fotografit Photographs Atdhe Mulla Liri Hashani Nita Zeqiri Dizajn Design Argjira Kukaj Shtypi Print Viti Year 2021

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