Proposal for a project entitled “Vjersha (Rather keep it fanatically)”
The artist composes at least 100 short poems using the English text of the recent “Culture Quartet” call for proposals from Atelier Albania (http://competitions.planifikimi.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Competition-Brief_Culture-Quartet1.pdf). Alternately the artist may use the Albanian-language version. The poems may be printed and installed physically in areas near the four buildings in question, or they may exist only digitally. However, they should also be submitted in the form of a single document to the organizers of the call for proposals.
Samples:
“The architecture is designed/
according to the principles of socialism regime/
“the windowless façade”/
The spaces of the museum/
are organized around a central courtyard/
which stays hidden/
from the main facades/
This introverted space suggests a hermetic
Expression/
of the building/
The extruded rectangular volume/
place on top of the main entrance/
displays a large mosaic entitled/
“The Albanians”.”
“Megjithatë/
kopshti ofron potenciale për zhvillimin/
e funksioneve të moderuara komerciale/
duke patur gjithmonë në mendje/
jocenueshmëritë e vendit.”