Exhibitions – Parallel Traces

Parallel Traces in Tbilisi: an outstanding finale!

PT comms — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:35:30 +0000

The last Parallel Traces’ exhibition, from March 11 to April 11 organised in Tbilisi, Georgia at the Museum of Modern Art, with the great support of our local partner Israeli House, was a huge success!

The important photographic and audiovisual works presented at the event have been able to keep contributing to the awareness of the European Jewish heritage as an integral part of European history. As a result of transnational cultural and creative work, the leadership of the European Association for the Protection and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) and guests from five European countries as well as representatives from four countries visited Tbilisi especially for this event.

At the opening on March 11 taking place at the im Museum of Contemporary Art, Sigrid Brettel, Head of Cooperation at EU Delegation in Georgia highlighted the importance of this innovative exhibition building bridges and connecting people from Georgia and all over the world.

The exhibition was realised with the fundamental support of Israeli House, one of Parallel Traces’ local partners, who promotes Jewish culture and heritage around Georgia. “One of the main activities of our organisations in Georgia is the promotion of cultural and historical values, […]. This is especially relevant in countries and cities with a long history, such as Georgia and Tbilisi, which are distinguished by multiculturalism, including samples of Jewish cultural heritage. It is a cultural code that is the key to a particular culture”, explained Itsik Moshe, Head of Israeli House. He also stressed the indispensable importance working actively with the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Culture and all the agencies that work to preserve and develop a unique cultural identity.

Elisso Bolkvadze, Member of Parliament of Georgia mentioned: “It is symbolic that this exhibition is hosted by Georgia, a country with a rich culture and cultural heritage, as well as a great Jewish cultural heritage.“ Bolkvadze also sheds light on Georgia as a “center of tourists’ attention from Israel and world Jewry”.

To sum it up in the words of Victor Sorenssen Project leader and Director of AEPJ: “Parallel Traces is a project that allows us, through the European Jewish heritage, to bring cultures, views, and celebrate our diversity, with a tool as revealing as audiovisual art”.

We were proud and happy to conclude our exhibitions tour with such a competent panel and engaged audience. And don’t forget that you have time until April 11th to visit! We are happy to welcome you !

Another year of Parallel Traces!

PT comms — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:26:06 +0000

What an exciting and challenging year for ParallelTraces! Ler’s dive together into the meanigful and beautiful moments of 2020.

We started the year traveling to Belgrade, Serbia, with a new ParallelTracesexhibition organised with the support ofourlocal partner Tačka komunikacije.

We faced some challenging moments when exhibitions and museums where not accessible, and we had to adapt and innovate to keep bringing Jewish Heritage to all of you.

And that’s why we created the #MyParallelTraces campaign, inviting people all around Europe to share virtual post cards of Jewish Heritage sites close to them.

In November we finally launched a new exhibition, this time in Sighet, Romania, in collaboration with Tarbut Foundation. But that’s not all: the exhibition was accompanied by an innovative Online Opening Event, giving everybody the possibility of participating to a digital guided tour of the exhibition.

Finally in December we reunited virtually with some of the Parallel Traces’s protagonists creating a beautiful conversation on the creative journey of the project. The Live Event Parallel Traces – An Artistic Perpective gave us the chance to discover more o the artists’ point of view and discuss the project’s strengths and evolution.

[LIVE EVENT] Parallel Traces – An Artistic Perspective – YouTube

We are very grateful for the support we received during this two years of the project and we look forward to an even better 2021!

Happy Holidays to everybody and see you soon in our next stop, Tbilisi!

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Thank you for joining the Parallel Traces Live Event!

PT comms — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:23:40 +0000

Thank you all for participating in our online event Parallel Traces- An Artistic Perspective, launched on December 1st on our YouTube channel!

This live discussion gave us a chance to go behind the scenes through the words and perspective of our Guest Artists, Coordinators, Artistic Director and Project Officer. The event provided a full vision of the Parallel Traces’ activities, especially in light of the impact of the current pandemic situation, showing how eventually this resulted in new stimuli for the project.

Our Artistic Director Rosa Juanco walked us through the genesis of the project and the propelling motivations behind it. As new technological and communication tools are so important and widespread in nowadays life, the fundamental idea was to provide a “new lens” with which to create a renewed look at Jewish Heritage, making the digital aspect the main ingredient of the project. She also highlighted her most impactful moment as Artistic Director, mentioning how artists who joined the contest were able to create and share beautiful and meaningful artworks.

The digital aspect of the project is its main strong point also according to our Project Officer, Olga Sismanindi: despite the challenges presented by Covid-19, the intrinsic audiovisual technology component of Parallel Traces allowed the project to deal with the “new normality”, and to successfully adapt to the evolving dynamics of the cultural and creative sector. Looking at future perspectives, it will be essential to continue on the path of digitization, being sure at the same time to maintain the human interaction aspect, in order to create sustainable solutions to diffuse culture and heritage.

We also had the amazing opportunity to discuss the perspective and artistic journey of two of our Guest Artists, Daniel Grünfeld and Nikola Radić Lucati. In the work of Daniel we can see and feel the relevance and presence of the time element, leaving on the images “a physical trace of what happened in those places”, creating “an actual connection” to the Jewish past. In Nikola’s photography work we find the importance of the historical memories and stories behind each place, creating a real connection between the past and the present. Quoting Danilo Kiš, Nikola remarked how we need to approach heritage as something that needs to be created every single day to ensure it will stay alive – and as AEPJ’s Director Victor Sorenssen said, “as a laboratory where we study the past to look for new experiences and meanings in the present”.

The pioneering aspect of Parallel Traces also emerges in its democratic perspective, bringing together jewish and non jewish points of view, and creating this way a common sense of heritage. As Olga Sismanindi highlighted, the powerful element of the project is the ability to create communities and connecting them, bringing a sense of belonging and of shared values and culture. Creating new channels of intercultural dialogue between different worlds plays a fundamental role in terms of promoting a better understanding and knowledge of the common european history, showing the richness of cultural diversity, added Victor Sorenssen.

So congratulations on the launched event and we hope that this project is only a beginning of a beautiful journey that awaits us!

If you didn’t have the chance to follow our online event live, don’t worry – you can watch it below:

[LIVE EVENT] Parallel Traces – An Artistic Perspective – YouTube

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Parallel Traces goes online!

PT comms — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:24:12 +0000

We are very happy to announce a new online event: a live conversation exploring the artistic perspective of Parallel Traces!

Join us on December 1st at 15.00 CET here on Youtube, to learn more about the project through the words of our Guest Artists, Artistic Director, but also Coordinators and Project Officer. We are going to reflect on the artists’ journey and perspective, their relationship with Jewish Heritage but also on the current pandemic impact. Don’t miss it!

Didn’t have the chance to follow our last online event? No worries, you can find it here! The Sighet Online Opening Event was launched on November 15th and already has over 400 views, so thank you all for your support. The video will guide you through the beautiful journey of the Sighet exhibition, bringing a renewed look and perspective on the significance of european Jewish history and it’s urbanistic architecture, taking in account it’s past, present and future. The online event combines the photographic and short film artworks made by our guest artists and the winners of the contest, and a special interview with two of the Parallel Traces guest artists, moderated by Project’s Artistic Director, Rosa Juanco.

“Photography sparks your imagination, in order to provoke conversation” Israel Ariño from Spain.

“All kinds of stories that people told me, made me connect to the places through stories, through talking to people, and I think that was the important part of being in Sighet” Daniel Grunfeld from Romania.

And if you are in Sighet, don’t forget to stop by Adela Pop Studio (Str. Independentei 37, Complex Flora) to visit the exhibition in person. Due to the current Covid-19 measures the physical exhibition will have a limited-access on reservation-only basis, but don’t hesitate on visiting such an amazing cultural and artistic project, we will be delighted to see you around! To book a visit: RSVP- Alina Marincean 0740904135 emaill: peninah@frsighet.com

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The Parallel Traces exhibitions are back!

PT comms — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:42:11 +0000

We are very excited to announce that Parallel Traces exhibitions and events are back, and we are getting ready to launch the next one soon!

In November, the Parallel Traces exhibition will travel to Sighet, Romania. The experience has been updated of course, given our current limitations caused by the global pandemic. The physical exhibition will be limited-access, reservation only basis. However, there will be an all-access digital tour of the exhibition in the online launch event which will be held on November 15th. We hope you will join us!

The online program will be joined among the others by Victor Sorenssen, Director of AEPJ and Parallel Traces coordinator, Peninah Zilberman, Tarbut Foundation Founder & CEO, and Rosa Juanco, Parallel Traces Artistic Director. The event will feature a guided tour of the exhibition with Alina Marincean, Exhibit Coordinator, Tarbut Foundation, and an interview with Guest Artists Daniel Grunfeld from Romania and Israel Ariño from Spain, that will engage in a virtual conversation about their artistic process.

To book a visit to the Sighet exhibition kindly RSVP by phone at 0740904135 (Alina Marincean) or by email at peninah@ftsighet.com. And don’t miss our online event on November 15th at 20.00 CET!

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Una nova mirada al patrimoni jueu: a conversation with Victor and Rosa

PT comms — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:28:36 +0000

Victor Sorenssen, Parallel Traces project manager, and Rosa Juanco, artistic director, resume the story and the contents of our project in a brief talk.

Jewish Culture has a long, millennial history: as Rosa and Victor explain, the purpose of the project is to promote this heritage directly to the local community, in order to strenghten the connections with the story and the values of these sites. Rosa gives also an insight on our past exhibitions and on the artworks created by the guest artists. She explains their creative process and the relation with their cities.

Curious? Check the video and our online gallery to have a virtual experience of the exhibitions. If you’re close to Girona, you still have the opportunity to see the exhibition at the Museum of Jewish History of Girona until December!

We stand together for Jewish Heritage!

PT comms — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:32:12 +0000

The world today is facing a new and challenging situation. The spread of Covid-19 forced us to rethink our daily lives and change our habits and plans all of a sudden. Culture is not immune to this: the closure of cultural spaces and the cancellation of many events are severely impacting the sector.

To guarantee everybody’s safety and to comply with regulations in place, Parallel Traces too made the decision to postpone its planned exhibitions. But Parallel Traces will continue supporting and promoting Jewish Heritage around EU, as always and more!

While you #StayHome, discover our past exhibitions and explore the artworks created by our Guest Artists and contest winners. And you still haven’t tried the Parallel Traces App? It’s free and easy to use! Through our innovative application you are guided around Girona, Wroclaw, Belgrade, Sighet and Tbilisi with an interactive map to continue discovering Jewish Heritage even from home.

Keep following us, much more is about to come!

New year and new Parallel Traces’ exhibition – is the time of Belgrade!

PT comms — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:03:15 +0000

The new year brings good news for Parallel Traces!

On February 6th, at 19:00, join the opening of a new Parallel Traces’ exhibition in the city of Belgrade, organised with the support of Tačka komunikacije, our local partner from Belgrade.

The exhibition will show the photographic and audiovisual works of the Guest Artists and of the Parallel Traces competition winners. You will find yourself enjoying visual representations revealing the understanding and discovery of the Jewish Heritage in the urban environment. Through these artworks, we aim at rediscovering traces of Jewish cultural heritage in European urban landscape, in order to raise awareness about the contribution of Jewish history and heritage in Europe today.

Besides the exhibition, don’t miss the round table discussion with:

Witja Frank (Parallel Traces Contest winner)
Dina Oganova (DIKARKA) (Guest Artist from Tbilisi, Georgia)
Nikola Radić Lucati (Guest Artist from Belgrade, Serbia)
Rosa Juanco (Parallel Traces Artistic Director)

Our invitation goes not only to the vivid and active Jewish community of Belgrade, but also to everyone interested in Jewish Heritage, to art and cultural heritage lovers and to people eager to know more about Jewish Heritage.

We will be happy to welcome you at Kuća legata, Kneza Mihaila 46 (Belgrade, Serbia).

Take a chance to visit our exhibition, you can do so until February 27th!

Parallel Traces in Wroclaw: understanding Jewish heritage today through a new lens

PT comms — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:48:52 +0000

Yesterday November 7th, the exhibition of Parallel Traces in Wroclaw, Poland, was inaugurated in the fantastic space of the White Stork synagogue, center of the Bente Kahan Foundation, partner of the Parallel Traces project.

It has been a very special night, where we were able to share ideas and reflections, alongside the creative works of our artists. Bente Kahan, CEO of the foundation, has presented before a large and enthusiastic audience the round table, formed by Daniel Grunfeld and Agnieszka Traczewska (guest artists), Ewa Rossano and Witja Frank (winners of the Parallel Traces contest), together with Rosa Juanco (Parallel Traces artistic director). The discussion covered different topics as the interpretation of heritage, the connection between Jewish heritage and audio-visual art, and above all, of the traces, here and there. A dialogue between artists, between cities, between different ways of working and understanding Jewish heritage today through a new lens. The artists have shared their approach in their work, creating a revealing and significant dialogue within the framework of Parallel Traces.

We want to thank Bente Kahan and Malgorzata Hucko for the fantastic work in the production of the exhibition, with the supervision of the curator Rosa Juanco. Thanks to their dedication, this project travels from city to city, with new forms, transforming itself, becoming a unique production, and above all, offering new content and reflections.

Parallel Traces in Girona: thank you!

PT comms — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:42:57 +0000

On October 1st, 2019, the first Parallel Traces collective travelling exhibition “Parallel Traces: A new lens on Jewish Heritage” was presented in Girona, at the Museum of Jewish History of Girona!

We want to thank all the people who made it possible for the event to be a success. Besides, we would like to recognize the fantastic works of our Guest Artists and their contribution for an inspiring round table, where we were able to learn and discuss on this fascinating and huge issue that is Jewish heritage in Europe.

Check out what happened through the pictures of our artist Nikola Radić Lucati:

See you in Wroclaw!