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dintre aceøti participanfli afli lucrat deja øi la Bucureøti – putefli vorbi deja de o continuitate
øi de colaboræri care dau rezultate pe termen lung?
√ Credem cæ, îngæduindu-ne sæ folosim un cuvînt oarecum devalorizat de retorica
„evaluærilor de proiect“, „succesul“ unor proiecte ca Project Space sau Feminisme,
care au caracterul unor platforme unde diferite inifliative se întîlnesc, este dat
tocmai de continuitatea în timp a acestor platforme, chiar dupæ ce spafliul fizic nu
mai funcflioneazæ. Pentru noi, e o mare sursæ de energie øi de inspiraflie faptul cæ
existæ oameni øi grupuri cu care s-a creat o legæturæ continuæ în timp, materializatæ
în diferite alte discuflii, întîlniri, proiecte, prietenii.
¬ Credefli cæ modelul democrafliei participative øi al microcomunitæflilor autoreglate
poate deveni eficient la scaræ largæ? Cæ putem înlocui simboluri „eroice“ ale revolufliei
precum generalii în uniformæ?
√ Chiar dacæ, gîndindu-ne la circumstanflele globale din prezent, pare aøa de puflin
posibil ca modelul unei democraflii puse în practicæ de jos în sus sæ fie aplicabil la
scaræ largæ, totuøi, tocmai avînd în vedere revoltætoarea lipsæ de eticæ øi de responsabilitate
care guverneazæ în mare mæsuræ lumea, consideræm cæ e important sæ credem
cæ o lume diferitæ ar fi posibilæ. Probabil cæ, urmærind ceea ce se petrece în prezent
în lume, acesta este lucrul cel mai greu, sæ crezi cæ mai existæ un punct de întoarcere
øi sæ crezi cæ posibilitatea schimbærii depinde de fiecare dintre noi, sæ crezi cæ felul
în care alegem sæ ne træim vieflile noastre individuale, gesturile cotidiene pe care
le facem pot avea un impact asupra unei schimbæri într-un plan mai larg, sæ nu renunfli
sæ-fli imaginezi spaflii posibile în afara normelor existente øi sæ nu-fli pierzi speranfla
cæ aceste spaflii ar putea fi, la un moment dat, accesibile oricæruia dintre noi.
¬ Ce planuri avefli pentru lunile urmætoare încheierii proiectului Feminisme?
√ Spafliul de proiecte Feminisme va fi deschis pînæ în luna mai, pînæ atunci desfæøurîndu-se
evenimentele publice øi, de asemenea, pînæ atunci fiind accesibilæ
publicului øi o micæ bibliotecæ cu cærfli øi publicaflii relevante pentru proiect, reprezentatæ,
în mare parte, de colecflia Travelling Zines a colectivului Ladyfest România/F.I.A.
În paralel, lucræm la o publicaflie care va reflecta, în afara evenimentelor desfæøurate
în spafliu, diferite poziflii øi practici feministe din România øi din afara flærii, care
au relevanflæ pentru o înflelegere mai nuanflatæ a subiectelor. Aøa cæ, în urmætoarele
luni dupæ încheierea lucrului în spafliul fizic al proiectului, principalul nostru focus
va fi editarea publicafliei. De asemenea, subiectele øi practicile proiectului sînt de
aøa naturæ, încît nu se vor epuiza odatæ cu finalizarea acestuia, ci vor fi, cu siguranflæ,
o constantæ, în continuare, a muncii noastre.
Project Space, within Spafliul Public Bucureøti | Public Art Bucharest 2007, Ladyfest,
October 2007, Bucharest. Photo: H.arta
We think that the way we work as a group and the way we negotiate
the relations among the members of the group, as well as with other
groups or individuals, the way we constantly refer to ourselves as
“I“ and “we“ is an important practice for the ways in which we constantly
try to define our position as artists and as persons who want
to react to the injustices around us. In this respect, we could also talk
about the models which inspire us in our collaborative work.
We think that the need to approach feminist issues was and still is
always present throughout the world. If we think, for example, about
one of the major issues approached by feminism, that of inequality
(who are the outshined, whose voices are not being heard, whose
problems are not being talked about, what is considered worthy
of being talked about, how inequitable and to whom are the states
of fact which we take as “normality“), we will see that this is a problem
never completely solved.
In this respect, the models inspiring us are not necessarily from the
art field. They are diverse and come from various fields, they are all
those questions, actions, approaches, practices which challenge our
prejudices, which broaden our perspectives, activate our creativity
and our courage to think that it is possible to change a compelling
situation.
¬ Practically, the space of the Feminisms project functions as a
meeting point for the public and all those local and international
initiatives you were talking about. You have already worked in
Bucharest with some of these participants – can you already talk
about continuity and about fruitful collaboration on the long term?
√ We think that, if we may use a word rather devalued by the rhetoric
of the “project evaluation“, the “success“ of projects like Project
Space or Feminisms, which serve as platforms where different initiatives
meet, is given by the time continuity of these platforms, even
after the space itself stops functioning. The fact that there are still
people and groups with whom we have a continuous bond in time,
which materializes in various other discussions, encounters, projects,
friendships is a great source of energy and inspiration for us.
¬ Do you think that the model of participative democracy and selfregulated
micro-communities may become efficient on a large scale?
That we can replace “heroic“ symbols of the revolution such as the
generals in uniforms?
√ Even though, if we consider the present global situation, it seems
very improbable for the model of a democracy from bottom to top to
be applied on a large scale, especially considering the revolting lack
of ethics and responsibility which mostly governs the world, we think
that it is important to believe that a different world could be possible.
It is probably, keeping an eye on what happens in the world,
the most difficult thing – to think that there is a point of return and
that the possibility of change depends on everyone of us, to think
that the way we choose to live our individual lives and our everyday
actions can impact on a wider change, not to give up imagining possible
spaces outside the existent norms and not to lose hope that
these spaces could be someday accessible to everyone.
¬ What are your plans for the months after the conclusion of the
Feminisms project?
√ The project space Feminisms will be open until May; until then,
the public has access to a small library of books and magazines relevant
for the project which mostly consists in the collection of Travelling
Zines of the Ladyfest România/F.I.A. collective. In parallel, we
work on a publication which, apart from the space-related events,
will reflect different feminist positions and practices in Romania and
abroad, which are relevant for a more nuanced understanding of the
issues. Thus, during the months after completing the work within
the physical space of the project, our main focus will be on editing
the publication. At the same time, the topics and the practices of the
project will not exhaust once it is completed, but will surely continue
to be a constant of our work.
Translated by Alex Moldovan
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