The "MIR is MIRË" exhibition in Prizren builds bridges for intercultural dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia  

The exhibition with the works of young artists from Kosovo and Serbia, entitled "MIR is MIRË" has been presented in Prizren, proving the power of art that inspires cooperation, but also presenting a new perspective on shared experiences.

The works presented in this exhibition were realized after cultural exchanges in Serbia and Kosovo, in which case a space for sensitivity and understanding was found in dialogue and art, reports Telegrafi.

"The exhibition called "MIR is GOOD" translated as "Peace is good" is the result of several months of work by young artists from Kosovo and Serbia, within the "Culture for Change" project implemented by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of Man and Artpolis, thanks to the support of the EU", said the project manager at Artpolis, Venera Ismaili.

This project, according to her, aims to expand and deepen the cooperation between young Albanian and Serbian artists and to encourage and empower them to engage in the development of intercultural dialogue.

Ismaili explained that 16 young artists were involved in this activity, who were first in cultural exchange in Serbia and Kosovo, then during an art colony they realized their works, which have now been revealed to the public in Belgrade, in Prishtina and Prizren, reports Telegrafi.

According to her, the love for art has united young people from Kosovo and Serbia.

"Art really breaks the barriers, which have been created by many situations, especially the political one, maybe even by religion, by racial divisions, but culture and art are what unites", declared Ismaili.

While the artist from Belgrade, Katarina Drenjanin, has evaluated the experience of getting to know and collaborating with colleagues from Kosovo as quite positive.

"It has been a pleasure for me to associate with young artists from Kosovo and Serbia and to learn together about the past, about the conflicts that we know exist, and to get to know each other as young people who have similar interests, but we also share beautiful experiences in Kosovo and Serbia", she said.

Drenjanin in Prizren presented the work entitled "The Black House", for which he was inspired while learning about the conflict in Kosovo, reports Telegrafi.

"It has been difficult for me to learn and hear about all that has happened. I experienced it with the experiences we have in our homes, where during the conflict they become unsafe places where bad things can happen, even though before we were neighbors, we knew each other, etc., she stated.

Venera Ismaili from Artpolis has emphasized that within this project there are many other activities, such as the play "Women of Troy", with dramaturgy and direction by Zana Hoxha and Maja Mitić, and with a contemporary text by Shpëtim Selmani, that during the month November is given in Pristina and Belgrade. /Telegraph/