2014, video (loop)

The work was created at the height of the saturated political atmosphere in the Republic of Macedonia. The division of the citizenry into two large groups – the supporters of the authoritarian right-wing government and the rest, considered traitors and anti-Macedonians by the previous ones, was accelerated by the growth of nationalism, xenophobia and hate speech. In such an atmosphere, artists are often called upon to take a clearly expressed political stance.

Further reading:

Melting Point: Art as Anti-hegemonic Propaganda, Koopreacija, Skopje, 7-12.07.2014 (exhibition info / photo documentation)

Irvine-Fortescue, Camilla. 2017. Captured State: New Art from Macedonia, The Wee Review -Scotland’s online arts and culture magazine, 17.11.2017

Σπίνου, Παρή. 2018. Τα Γιάννενα έχουν την Μπιενάλε τους, efsyn.gr, 05.10.2018