exhibitions

1. Wir sind das Volk!

3. Human

4. Growing up

6. Christmas time is not always happy time

7. What if?

1. Wir sind das Volk!

3. Human

4. Growing up

6. Christmas time is not always happy time

7. What if?

2. Loud colours

10. Was it worth it?

11. Last time together

12. What was it made for?

2. Loud colours

10. Was it worth it?

11. Last time together

12. What was it made for?

8. It’s Christmas, but I am alone

9. We see fire, but we still pass by

13. Can you call this “life”?

14. That’s how it started…

5. Is there tomorrow?

8. It’s Christmas, but I am alone

9. We see fire, but we still pass by

13. Can you call this “life”?

14. That’s how it started…

5. Is there tomorrow?

author: Anastasia Sargarovschi

National Heroes of Georgia fighting Russian-led, Soviet occupation: Kaikhosro “Kakutsa” Cholokashvili (1888-1930) Georgian commander of an anti-soviet guerilla movement Part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia after the Russian Revolution of 1917. He fought in a guerilla campaign during the Soviet invasion in 1921. Became a rebel commander in an anti-soviet rebellion in 1924, had to flee to Paris after its failure and died of disease thereat. // Giorgi Antsukhelidze (1984-2008) Georgian soldier who fought during the Russia-Georgia war in South Ossetia in 2008. He was captured and killed in battle. His family has sued Russia at the European Court of human Rights for torture and murder. In 2013 he was awarded the Georgian Order of National Hero. // Maro Makashvili (1901-1921) Student at the Tbilisi State University and poet. Volunteered as a nurse in the Georgian Regiment during the Red Army invasion of Georgia in February 1921 and was sent to Kojori, where she was killed. Awarded the Georgian Order of National Hero in 2015, becoming the first woman to receive this honor. // „Never tolerate occupation.“

National Heroes of Georgia fighting Russian-led, Soviet occupation: Kaikhosro “Kakutsa” Cholokashvili (1888-1930) Georgian commander of an anti-soviet guerilla movement Part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia after the Russian Revolution of 1917. He fought in a guerilla campaign during the Soviet invasion in 1921. Became a rebel commander in an anti-soviet rebellion in 1924, had to flee to Paris after its failure and died of disease thereat. // Giorgi Antsukhelidze (1984-2008) Georgian soldier who fought during the Russia-Georgia war in South Ossetia in 2008. He was captured and killed in battle. His family has sued Russia at the European Court of human Rights for torture and murder. In 2013 he was awarded the Georgian Order of National Hero. // Maro Makashvili (1901-1921) Student at the Tbilisi State University and poet. Volunteered as a nurse in the Georgian Regiment during the Red Army invasion of Georgia in February 1921 and was sent to Kojori, where she was killed. Awarded the Georgian Order of National Hero in 2015, becoming the first woman to receive this honor. // „Never tolerate occupation.“

authors: Greta Herzig & Jule Bressler

EU – Hope: The EU as well as other international organizations are believed to carry democratic values and ensure stability among their member states.

Ukrainian flag between the bars of the Russian Embassy – The Ukrainian flag as seen through the bars of the gate leading to the Russian Embassy to Georgia. It is the only flag visible in this perimeter.

Building with empty flagpole – The Russian Embassy to Georgia is not displaying the Russian flag at the pole outside. Only a metal plaque is notifying of the presence of the Russian and Swiss Embassies at this location. The Ukrainian Embassy to Georgia is visible and present across the street a few meters away.

EU – Hope: The EU as well as other international organizations are believed to carry democratic values and ensure stability among their member states.

Ukrainian flag between the bars of the Russian Embassy – The Ukrainian flag as seen through the bars of the gate leading to the Russian Embassy to Georgia. It is the only flag visible in this perimeter.

Building with empty flagpole – The Russian Embassy to Georgia is not displaying the Russian flag at the pole outside. Only a metal plaque is notifying of the presence of the Russian and Swiss Embassies at this location. The Ukrainian Embassy to Georgia is visible and present across the street a few meters away.

EU – Impulses F++ck the system – In recent years euro-skepticism has been on the rise among national and European parties. Next year the European elections are coming up. Far-right parties promoting a seclusion and down-scaling of the EU are on a record high. Interest in the upcoming elections among EU citizens is at 56%, likeliness to vote at 67%.

Influence drifts – Located next to the EUMM building is the exhibition “Influence drifts”. Artist Nino Eliashvili presented an exhibition earlier in March with the topic “For Dreams About Peace”. EU presence in Georgia is present on the streets, the official embassies and delegations however are located in Vake, a wealthier district in Tbilisi.

Duty-free diplomats? In face of the current challenges and crises what are a diplomat’s obligations? Diplomats’ benefits: This logo belongs to a shop. At the entrance it states: “Shop works only for diplomats”. A space only for diplomats.

EU – Impulses F++ck the system – In recent years euro-skepticism has been on the rise among national and European parties. Next year the European elections are coming up. Far-right parties promoting a seclusion and down-scaling of the EU are on a record high. Interest in the upcoming elections among EU citizens is at 56%, likeliness to vote at 67%.

Influence drifts – Located next to the EUMM building is the exhibition “Influence drifts”. Artist Nino Eliashvili presented an exhibition earlier in March with the topic “For Dreams About Peace”. EU presence in Georgia is present on the streets, the official embassies and delegations however are located in Vake, a wealthier district in Tbilisi.

Duty-free diplomats? In face of the current challenges and crises what are a diplomat’s obligations? Diplomats’ benefits: This logo belongs to a shop. At the entrance it states: “Shop works only for diplomats”. A space only for diplomats.

authors: Greta Herzig & Jule Bressler

two

chairs

1/3

two

chairs

1/3

leftism

gender

lines

leftism

gender

lines

author: Kateryna Kormilets

big bike in a small world. it’s about how sometimes it’s not easy for a child to fit himself in the society of adults

it’s about the joy of childhood under the supervision of a big man

What parts of me are important to me?

post-heroism

big bike in a small world. it’s about how sometimes it’s not easy for a child to fit himself in the society of adults

it’s about the joy of childhood under the supervision of a big man

What parts of me are important to me?

post-heroism

conflict or differences between animal life in the city and in nature

animal life in the city. trust

conflict between performer and audience. the audience didn’t come and the performer asks “why?”

our history is written on our faces

conflict or differences between animal life in the city and in nature

animal life in the city. trust

conflict between performer and audience. the audience didn’t come and the performer asks “why?”

our history is written on our faces

author: Katheryna Mahnytska

An article in the British newspaper „The Guardian“ described a clash on May 14 2018 between progressive and traditional, where clubs of the urban, hip youth where targeted. „In this socially conservative former Soviet country, the clubs that were raided are beacons of tolerance and progressive values. Bassiani, a cavernous concrete pleasure dome beneath the national football stadium, also operates a companion LGBT club called Horoom. The more intimate Cafe Gallery is the pioneering LGBT-friendly dance venue that first started to nurture Georgian techno culture in 2010. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 2000 and laws prevent discrimination on grounds of sexuality. But gay marriage remains illegal and LGBT Georgians often face hostility, so clubs such as these have become safe spaces. „The raid was not an operation against drug dealers – it was an operation against freedom,” insisted Bassiani’s co-owner Zviad Gelbakhiani, who was detained for several hours in the aftermath. Like both clubs’ other owners, he has not been charged with any criminal offence. Techno emerged earlier this decade as a mass youth movement in this small Caucasus state, and has become the soundtrack to the lives of thousands of European-oriented Georgians who want a more socially liberal future.

They are from the generation that grew up in the years after independence from the Soviet empire, immersed in the turbulent political atmosphere of a country turning away from Moscow and towards Europe. The shift was sealed by Georgia’s brief but brutal war with Russia in 2008, but the changes in the country have caused friction between liberals and conservatives, as was starkly evident on May 14.“

My pictures show „Fabrica“, a cultural centre, hostel, bar and event location and it’s surrounding area. It is one of Tbilisi‘s urban youth „places to be“. Do you see the conflict?

author: Evelyn Meister