ECHO III: FOR MEMORY`S SAKE
AUDIO-VISUAL CREATIVE RESIDENCY ABOUT MARRIAGE IN THE BALKANS
ECHO III: For Memory`s Sake is an artistic and cultural heritage project that aims to bring together artists from theatre, music, visual arts and literature to explore traditions and culture through the lens of themes related to marital practices in the Balkan context.
Six artists from Romania, Rep. Moldova, Greece/Poland, Bulgaria and Albania, participated in the audio-visual creative residency, organized in Bucharest, at Rezidența9.
The resident artists benefited from the guidance of Cristina Iliescu and Letitia Popa and masterclasses with professionals from the film industry, such as Dana Bunescu, Cătălina Tesar, Irina Trocan and Cristian Nunu.
Spune o poezie / Tell me a poem (video-poem)
By Elena Chirila and Ana Gurdiş (MD/RO)
The sequences of a personal diary that highlights the child-adult evolution join the viewer, powerlessness and self-doubt, in a journey marked by uncertainty, which ultimately leads to escape.
The video-poem oscillates between poetry and documentary, highlighting the struggle of a woman of to break free from oppression and find his voice and strength.
Special Jury Mention for Filmul de Piatra (2024)
Selected at Filma. Feminist Film Festival, Ukraine (2023)
Anemone (video-poem)
By Gergana Ivanova (BG) and Ioana Țurcan (RO)
A photograph found in the archives raises questions about marriages of other times and the inability of people in the past to be open about their sexuality and preferences.
Selected by Sunderland Pavilion of the Wrong Biennale, Sunderland, UK.
Selected by COATINGS-VideoArt Garden, organizat de Asociația Copia Originală, Timișoara, Romania.
Selected by expoziția ”Tell the story or it Goes Away”, MATCAspace, Cluj-Napoca.
Sad sad sad sad sad summer (video-poem)
By Ornela Alia (ALB)
In this paper, I try to draw several elements around the idea of couple dynamics that are very present in various contemporary lifestyle productions, including film, advertisements, video games, music and even poetry. It depicts love, communication and various events, using humor as a tool of expression and reflection. My goal was also to capture the special feeling that Bucharest offers.
WANDERING ARTS CARAVAN
Furthermore, the female artists-in-residence met with the other artists from all the other residencies in the European ECHO III project (partner residencies took place in Sofia, Athens and Tirana with musicians, poets and actors). All these artists from the Balkans met for the first time in Bucharest, to create a show-case performance of the residencies: an outdoor exhibition, a concert, a theatrical performance, video-poem projection and poetry recital.
After the performance in Bucharest, the Caravan went on to Bulgaria, Greece and Albania, in the Wandering Arts Caravan, a 10-day tour through the four countries in this area
Photo credit: Alex Smiricinschi
Cultural project co-financed by: Administration of the National Cultural Fund* * The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
Project funded by the European Union**The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.
