Artistic Walk for Democracy - Gorizia-Nova Gorica
Artistic Walk for Democracy is an event taking place between Gorizia (Italy) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia) that aims to commemorate and reflect on past and present authoritarianisms and totalitarianisms. Through the power of arts and culture it seeks to counter these oppressive forces and reimagine democracy as the engagement of people coming together to co-exist and co-create.
Our focus will be on the public use of the space. We want to give a voice to the history engraved into the public space, to echo its memory, and simultaneously reflect on and re-imagine it for a new, shared future. If totalitarian regimes restrict the usage of public space to atomize the population and destroy the solidarity between people so that can be easily controlled and managed, we seek to reframe democracy as the dynamism of diverse people coming together to co-create their lives and communities. That’s how people from Gorizia and Nova Gorica can create a common, civil society.
Artistic Walk for Democracy (part of the Comfort Zone project) will be an afternoon event where we will visit five historically significant spots between Gorizia and Nova Gorica, traveling on foot (or by bike or other modes of transport) and think about the themes of public engagement and the resilience of the people living in this territory.
Project collaborators: Walter Calamita, Patrizia Dughero, Simone Cuva, Lorenzo Drascek, Miha Kosovel, Andrej Kobal, Tomi Novak, Salvatore Calì, Nika Šimac.
Project venues: Agore, Forum Gorizia, Carinarnica, XCenter
Project partners: Društvo humanistov Goriške, IoDeposito, Qudu Libri, Agorè aps, Forum Gorizia, XCenter, 24marzo Onlus
Meeting point: Agorè aps, Corso Giuseppe Verdi, 95, 34170 Gorizia/Gorica
The walk will be 3 km long. Please come prepared (comfortable shoes, hat, sun protection, etc.)
Project is funded by the European Union (CERV program). However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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