“Be good enough not to kill”.

Krav Maga has been developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, a wrestler, gymnast and swimmer Jew, living in Bratislava. When anti-Semitism swiped Europe, Lichtenfeld and other boxers and wrestlers ganged up to protect their community. That set the foundation for Krav Maga, and later, once in Israel, Imi was asked to develop the technique further, with/for the...

Timișoara (Temeswar), April 2023.   Timisoara greeted me with a few rainy days at the beginning of April, which were nevertheless perfect for exploring the exhibitions within Timișoara European Capital of Culture. Rainy and cold, the city shined brighter than last year. As one might expect, some of the projects within the Capital of Culture status...

Ireland. Where you hear birds chirping even at night! You know it. One day you’re young, the next day you’re observing & capturing photos of birds with your telelens. Next, you know what they’re called, too. 👀 Joking around about aging-worries, I feel I’m at my absolute best, both mentally and physically. So, here, enjoy these...

Beautiful end of November hike guided by Ben Shorten, from My Bike or Hike. It did come as a surprise, as I cozied myself up in Dublin, that the public transport is far from stellar 🙃 There is only a handful of trails one can do using the public transport to the starting point – not...

  Apparently, my visit of the Venice Biennale was more about observing the other visitors than interiorizing the work(s). I honestly can’t say I was taken aback by most of it… but neither did I expect it to be so. It’s rather hard to bring in controversial work when you’re “representing the nation”. Yet, Cosmin...

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...

One of the most complex & challenging projects I have ever co-organized was aimed at children and teens in Marin, a village in Northern Romania. My role was two-sided: 1) Coordinating the communications for MarinArt. A platform for education through art in the rural world. What did that entice on my side? Part of the...

After my extensive and critical contributions in Revista ARTA and Revista 22, Ioana Marșic, artist and curator, promoter and making-happen-er of all sorts, reached out to me. Together with Leilei, Andrei, Andrei and Lucian, she was just starting to imagine a NFT-centric exhibition in Romania. But, besides playing around within this new crypto-realm, it was...