From 22 October 2018 to 22 November 2018, four (4) visual artists, Ljubica Meshkova-Solak (North Macedonia), Snezana Petkovic (Serbia), Ivanka Stavreva (Bulgaria) and Aristaios Tsousis (Greece), gathered together in Bitola, and engaged themselves in a creative process, while exploring the local events of World War I (Macedonian Front) and their impact in the local community.
With the support of SFERA INTERNATIONAL, the artists visited some significant places related to WWI (such as the Pelister trail, the Kajmakcalan peak on Nidze Mountain, and the Mariovo region, the French, Serbian, German cemeteries, and the city of Ohrid), and interacted with experts and locals.
They also had the opportunity to meet non-Balkan artists working in different artistic fields, and discuss with them about other aspects of European dark heritage, in the context of intercultural events, such as a poetry night, where a Basque poet shared her creations in the Basque language, and offered her insights on the Basque history and culture.
The artists received input and feedback from the local audiences during and after the overall creative process, in the aforementioned events, and in the local exhibition that took place in Bitola, at the end of the art residency, that was open to the public and the local media.