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B-shapes
B-Shapes investigates the role of borders in shaping societies, culture, heritage, and belonging. Lungomare, a cooperative for cultural production, partners with eight European universities and various institutions, including a research institute, a national museum, a foundation, a political association, and a consultancy. Through its site-specific artistic productions, Lungomare contributes to a deeper exploration of public, individual, and spatial narratives, encouraging a more nuanced understanding of borderlands.
Under the theme Through the Prism of Borders, artistic interventions take place in two European borderlands. Boris Missirkov & Georgi Bogdanov, Esra Ersen, Ivan Moudov, and ZimmerFrei explore the southeastern European border between Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, while Zorka Wollny works in Český Těšín/Cieszyn, a city divided by the Czechia-Poland border. These performative acts engage with the concept of ‘borderscaping,’ shifting the perception of borders from fixed lines to dynamic spaces shaped by experiences, interactions, and political possibilities.
The artistic works explore questions such as: How can border narratives be revisited and deconstructed? How do cultural and historical phenomena shape landscapes? How do borderlanders navigate their borders? What cross-cultural exchanges define European identities and influence the perception of borders?
