Category: moldova

  • sub-Project Moldova

    This subproject focuses on how the contemporary independent art scene in the Republic of Moldova addresses conflicts such as the 1992 frozen conflict in Transnistria, the lack of an adequate framework for the development of contemporary arts in the region, and, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the effects of this war on…

  • The research project featured on ZHdK’s Kunstlicht podcast

    Rada Leu and Jörg Scheller spoke with Kunstlicht co-host Eva Pauline Bossow about the potentials and limitations of art as peace(building). Rada gave insights into her research in the Republic of Moldova. https://www.zhdk.ch/meldung/wie-kuenste-den-frieden-foerdern-7061

  • Art, Activism, Antagonism?

    Art, Activism, Antagonism?

    During a field trip to Chișinău in May 2025, Rada Leu co-hosted a public discussion with our project partner Oberliht under the title Art, Activism, Antagonism? The event took place at Zpațiu and was one of two public discussions which will lead up to a symposium planned for July 2025. In the first of these…

  • Insights into the Research Project in The Neue Zürcher Zeitung

    Rada Leu and Jörg Scheller published an article about their research in the Republic of Moldova in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: “With the war in Ukraine, other post-Soviet states are also moving into the spotlight of Western media attention, such as the Republic of Moldova, which borders Ukraine. This week, the “European political community” met…