e-book: Narratives of closeness and distance from Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Africa

We are happy to present to you our intercontinental anthology titled “Narratives of Closeness and Distance from Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Africa”, created thanks to the ART TRANSPARENT Foundation in collaboration with PRO PROGRESSIONE, Nafasi Art Space and the Women’s History Museum Zambia, and together with editors Urszula Markowska-Manista & Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda.

By bringing together artists, scholars and practitioners from different contexts and countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia) who search for common points and connections in intercontinental history, memories, art, science and fine literature, our partners were searching for innovative ways of looking at what is near and far, while exploring the world of Central and Eastern Europe (i.e. Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) and South-Eastern Africa (i.e. Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia). The artists were gathered through an open call.

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• Edited by: Urszula Markowska-Manista & Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda
• Authors: Karolina Bieniek, Paulina Brelińska-Garsztka, Shilika Chisoko, Chiteu Kasongo, Kamil Kawalec, Urszula Markowska-Manista, Karolina Marcinkowska, Mwaka Siluonde, Nyimbili Suzyika, Klara Wojtkowska
• Publisher: Art Transparent
• Co-publisher: Pro Progressione
• Proofreading: Ian Maloy
• Translation: Karol Waniek Graphic
• Design: Oleg Šuran  

Publication premiere and discussion

The premiere of the publication “Narratives of Closeness and Distance from Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eatern Africa – a Multicontextual Patchwork” took place as part of the AfryKamery festival, African Film Festival, organised at the Lower Silesian Film Centre in Wrocław,

The event was attended by the editors and the author(s) of the texts included in the e-publication. The meeting was preceded by a conversation with curator Małgorzata Miśniakiewicz, who talked about the experiences of those who participated in the artist residency in Tanzania, which ended in February this year.

The meeting was hosted by Karolina Bieniek, PhD, Urszula Markowska-Manista, PhD.