MLADI LEVI FESTIVAL: DISCUSSION CAFÉ: ”Our” future spaces

This year, the Festival’s tradition of Discussion Cafés under the Tabor chestnut trees over coffee, which continue to reflect on the role of art in the problem-oriented issues, will be linked to the Summer School of the Moderna galerija. The theme of this year’s Summer School is Our Many Easts, while both Discussion Cafés will be dedicated to the topic of imagining or even creating future spaces. Spaces that are “ours” or shared are constantly under attack from many different forces – urbanisation, gentrification, commodification, commercialisation, as well as wars, resource depletion and consequent degradation – or subject to attempts to transform them by various interests.

The first panel will try to initiate a reflection on common spaces as spaces of potential for reparative practices, or how to rethink change in a way that brings community practices into the space and allows for the emergence or support of community.
The second panel will focus on community management and self-organisation in defending specific spaces and planning their future purpose and use.

Wednesday, 28 August
Speakers: Ala Younis, Bojana Kunst, Ivana Müller
Moderator: Klara Drnovšek Solina

Thursday, 29 August
Speakers: Dubravka Sekulić, Maja Simoneti
Moderator: Bojana Piškur

The Discussion Cafés are in English, simultaneous translation is provided upon request.

90 minutes

Photo by: Nada Žgank