Places of Memory - Memory of places

Places of memory – Memory of Places – invited young people from Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic), Kosovo and Germany to take part in an exchange and art project on dealing with the past. From 7 to 14 May the group went together to Usti nad Labem and Terezin in the Czech Republic and Dresden in Germany. Afterwards they continued their explorations in Prishtina. During these 13 days they dealt intensively with the topic of remembering the past in the three countries Kosovo, Germany and the Czech Republic. The project took place in places that have experienced several tyrannies and violent clashes.
In this three countries the group visited monuments and discussed with historians and artists who work on the topic. In Kosovo they were exploring on forms of institutionalized memory. What complicates and prevents to deal with the past and to memory the war? Discussions with representatives from politics, civil society and with victims were held, about what forms of public remembrance, they favour.
Partners: Collegium Bohemicum (CZ), Technische Universität Dresden

DWP Fields:
Memory Work
Storytelling

DWP Actors:
Qendra Multimedia

Dates:
2009 — 2009

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