Held every two years in different locations, the 14th edition of the European nomad biennial "Manifesta" has now arrived in Pristina. Within 100 days, starting from July 22 to October 30 of this year, various activities of this biennial have been organized and are continuing to be organized.
The program of this edition is entitled "How to tell stories otherwise", positioning the narrative as the main element of how we live as a society. The creation of stories is conceived as a way to open our minds to new ways of thinking and stimulate our imaginations towards a different future for Kosovo.
Artistic interventions in various objects characterize the "Manifesto" of one of the "RomaMoMa" libraries in the National Library of Kosovo. This library was established in 2021 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress and includes books on Roma literary, artistic and cultural heritage. Her stay in the National Library is accompanied by the outstanding portraits of Roma women painted by the artist Farije Mehmeti.
In addition to the artists, the young volunteers also have a big job in "Manifesto". Valdrin Rrahmani told us more about his work as a volunteer, who said that his participation in this Festival is very significant.
In addition to the library, another space that has been selected to carry out artistic intervention is the "Grand" hotel in Pristina. The third floor of this hotel has been transformed into a place full of installations with the theme "Transition", a word that is used a lot in Kosovo. Each intervention tries to answer questions like: What does it feel like to live in a transitional society?, How do we clean the toxicity?, How do we repair the damage? and How do we heal pain?
All these interventions show different stories, and in order to orient the visitors towards them, there are also engaged volunteers in this space.
With the involvement of a very large staff, "Manifesta" is on its way to fulfilling its mission; to shed light on the forgotten public spaces of Pristina.