| Description |
ARCIPELAGO BALKANI. An Alternative Map –published by Silvana Editoriale– is a journey towards the ‘Balkans’, providing an analysis of the contemporary cultural life of the cities and their people through the eyes of artists, students and writers, in collaboration with various local institutions. An intense programme, two years of work and research, of exchanges and reflections, starting from the reality of three case-study cities: Skopje (Macedonia), Tirana (Albania) and Sarajevo (Bosnia). The project examines the contamination between contemporary art, urban development and various social phenomena. ARCIPELAGO BALKANI. An Alternative Map, edited by Claudia Zanfi, brings together texts, photographs and maps by theorists who have sought out and gathered together first-hand testimonies of the Balkans, as well as alternative travel logs recounting the direct experiences of international artists. Skopje, Tirana, Sarajevo. A glance at the future of this young ‘factory’ that is the Balkans. New landscapes, alternative cultural paths leading to cities in permanent becoming. The project analyzes the contamination between contemporary art, urban development and social issues. |