From November 20 until December 6, 2008 Galerija Miroslav Kraljević was transformed into a dynamic working space for workshop programmes, debate groups and presentations in which students, members of the press, scientists and activists dealt with the topic of Otherness and the media from different aspects, and created and released “virus news” into mainstream media, thus deconstructing the dominant models for treating Otherness.
Materials of NGOs were also available in the gallery space, as well as an archive of newspaper articles and video interviews with the Roma, Chinese and homosexual persons.
The design of the space was created and realized by ARCHISQUAD, squad for the architecture of consciousness.
The video and editing workshop as well as the video documentation of events within the project were realized in collaboration with the organization Restart.
   
 
 
WORKSHOPS:
 
   
 

21-23 November
VIDEO AND EDITING
Tutor: Restart (Branko Vilus)
The workshop introduced the participants to the basics of video and editing, focusing on the genre of documentary and format of TV feature.
The workshop was led by Branko Vilus, member of Restart, organization dealing with production, education, publishing, distribution and technical assistance in production and promotion of socially-engaged video and documentary film.
   
  24 & 25 November
MEDIA & THE ‘OTHERS’ - workshop in anthropology
Tutor: Danijel Lončar (anthropologist), Korana Radman (ethnologist)
Guests: Mima Simić (writer and activist) and Inge Liu (economist)
The workshop discussed the relation of the media towards Otherness. Who are the ‘first’ and who are the Others? How to deconstruct a text and how to construct the Other and the way he/she is positioned?
   
  27 November
WRITING ON THE OTHER - workshop in journalist practice
Tutors: Marko Jurčić (journalist and activist), Martina Topić (expert in political sciences)
The workshop is intended for journalist, students of journalism and all interested in the process of news formation. Through analysis, discussions and practical work, the workshop tried to define principles of a non-discriminating relation towards writing about the Others, finding strategies to avoid the traps of falling into steretypical discourses.
   
  28 & 29 November
SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART PRACTICE - Workshop in contemporary art
Tutor: Andreja Kulunčić (visual artist)
The workshop explored the phenomenon of socially engaged art. In which way does contemporary art participate in creating a public discourse on the Others and how can it intervene into hegemonic stereotypical and oppressive discourses? The artist Andreja Kulunčić thematized these issues from the perspective of her own artistic practice and thematization of the neuralgic spots of our society in general. The emphasis was placed on developing ideas for individual projects of the participants.
   
   
  ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:
 
   
  1 December
ON OTHERNESS
Participants: Ankica Čakardić (philosopher), Hrvoje Jurić (philosopher), Sanja Potkonjak (anthropologist)
Moderator: Antonia Majača (curator)
   
  3 December
JOURNALIST ETHICS
Participants: Ivica Đikić (writer and journalist), Hajrudin Hromadžić (sociologist), Gordana Vilović (expert in political sciences)
Moderator: Mima Simić (writer and activist)
   
   
 
PRESENTATIONS:
   
 

28 November
NEMEZA /organization for development of non-profit media/
topic: RADIO ACTIVISM
presented by: Agata Juniku

FADE IN /video-production studio/
topic: DIRECT APPROACH TO MARGINALIZED GROUPS
presented by: Martina Globočnik

   
   
 
   
 

2 December
Dejan Dragosavac – Ruta graphic designer
topic: RESPONSIBLE DESIGN

ARCHISQUAD /squad for architecture of consciousness/
topic: SOCIALLY SENSITIVE ARCHITECTURE