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Please introduce yourself, describe what your artistic practice is focused on at the moment?

Through projects in recent years I have been focusing on various forms of stressed labour (of both humans and non-humans). These labourers have been forced to move from place to place, and greatly contributed to the shape of particular localities. At the moment I am doing my research about the hyperaccumulator plants (super plants) in the Balkan region, their socio-economic and environmental applications. Through this program, I would like to open up the research process and raise the question I often ask myself: What can art bring into these realities in the making?

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What are your real and desired conditions for art production?

Calle 5 is located on A. Mabini street with live band music; it opens from 6pm to 4am every night throughout the year. Between English pop songs, the singers also need to sing Chinese/Japanese/Korean pop songs with or without the guests’ order. The Happy Birthday song is sang twice every night, before and after midnight.

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What are your experiences of collaborative art and educational practices so far?

I don't have much experiences except collaborating with craftsmen and artisans for several projects and exhibitions.  

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How do these times of economic, social and ecological crises affect your art practice?

My notion of time has been changed, together with the rhythm of my life/art practice.

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Name about 10 words/associations/notions that first come to your mind when you think of engaged eco-social participatory practices?

Reciprocity

Intimacy

Symbiosis

Fermentation

Archipelago

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