Namaste

To stage corona. To dramatize shame. To enact maternity. To (re)produce hospitality work. To listen to history. To sing delivery. To have solidarity in solitude. What does the labour of a commercial worker or a delivery wo/man mean in Corona times? How can one step in the shoes of those who just serves one’s needs?...

Blockchain solutions continue to revolutionize entertainment and luxury More and more commercial brands join the e-space, a trend accelerated further by Zuckerberg’s announcement on the Metaverse. It might look like a business development potential for the i-gaming industry as well. Fashion brands are championing this brand move, with Gucci’s virtual sneakers available in Roblox and...

I should start by thanking Diana Flutur & Victor Dobre from IAA Romania for managing to pull the inspiring Creativity 4 Better online conference and bringing an engaged, curious audience in spite of the zoom event fatigue 👏 I really found great value in many of the sessions so here’s a briefish digest of Creativity4Better...

– And, knowing it won’t happen any time soon, I donated almost all of my negatives to the Engravings Department of the Romanian Academy Library. – And I decided to stop waiting and create my own, online.  – And I went and saw as many photographic archive museums and galleries as I could in order...

Magical realism with a shot of sadness, to go. This is how I’d characterize the aesthetic of contemporary Moldovan photography, by reducing it to its essence. I find a sort of dreamlike realism browsing through the series of Mikhail Kalarashan, Maria Guțu, or Ramin Mazur. It’s a dream in which sadness and joy converge and...

Uneori îmi place să mă autosurprind, să-mi faci mici surprize „culegând” ceva „banal” care-mi iese-n cale. Ceva care să mă scoată din zona de confort. Dar doar puțin. Așa am învățat să fac curry, la un Centre d’animation in 13eme, Paris. Așa a ajuns și Scoby la mine acasă, de la Ari și de la Oana....