Archiving transition and self – historicization
Session
Art & Digital Media
Description
Cultural developments in Kosovo mainly refer to the fragile state of art in the country, which continues to be such today as well. A system of art lacking many elements and not fully functional. The geographical, historical and political context has determined it, since for more than 3 decades, Kosovo has passed through many complex political and economic processes that have been highly influential on social and cultural developments. Sensing this, we must reflect on our role as artists, activists and civil society in this whole. To question whether we have identified the elements that are lacking in this system of art? Whether we consider our specific needs as a country and as cultural workers? All of this in order to reflect on the type of art system we are producing and whether we are determining its future. A documentary exhibition called PËRTEJ - archiving transition, brought by Galeria 17, in Prishtina, confirms once again that the cultural institutions of the country have held a negligent stance towards important events of our cultural history. The exhibition containing archival material, interviews and artefacts from 25 years ago, today serves missing narratives, those that we are living and those that will come. While public archives are scarce, cultural policies still developing, the independent scene inevitably turns towards self-initiative and self-organisation, in order to contribute to documentation and archiving through a self-historicizing and educative process at once.
Keywords:
Archiving, transition, art system, self-initiative, self-organization, self-historicization.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.60
Recommended Citation
Isufi, Fitore, "Archiving transition and self – historicization" (2022). UBT International Conference. 61.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/61
Archiving transition and self – historicization
Lipjan, Kosovo
Cultural developments in Kosovo mainly refer to the fragile state of art in the country, which continues to be such today as well. A system of art lacking many elements and not fully functional. The geographical, historical and political context has determined it, since for more than 3 decades, Kosovo has passed through many complex political and economic processes that have been highly influential on social and cultural developments. Sensing this, we must reflect on our role as artists, activists and civil society in this whole. To question whether we have identified the elements that are lacking in this system of art? Whether we consider our specific needs as a country and as cultural workers? All of this in order to reflect on the type of art system we are producing and whether we are determining its future. A documentary exhibition called PËRTEJ - archiving transition, brought by Galeria 17, in Prishtina, confirms once again that the cultural institutions of the country have held a negligent stance towards important events of our cultural history. The exhibition containing archival material, interviews and artefacts from 25 years ago, today serves missing narratives, those that we are living and those that will come. While public archives are scarce, cultural policies still developing, the independent scene inevitably turns towards self-initiative and self-organisation, in order to contribute to documentation and archiving through a self-historicizing and educative process at once.