Projekt Begunčev kovček // The Refugee's Diary

Projekt bo predstavljen v četrtek, 8.6. v Trgovskem domu v Gorici ter v sredo, 14.6. ob 18.30 v Carinarnici - Bivaku urbane kulture v Novi Gorici. Projekt je nastal pod okriljem goriškega Kinoateljeja, sodelovala je tudi Akademija umetnosti UNG - skorajšnji diplomant Ivan Umer je soustvarjal virtualni kovček, magistrski študent Rajat Sharma pa je sodeloval pri zasnovi in postavitvi razstave.
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UNG School of Arts collaborated in this project - the almost graduate Ivan Umer has cocreated the virtual diary while Rajat Sharma collaborated on the exhibition concept and setup. The project will be presented in Trgovski dom Gorica on Thursday June 8 at 6pm and on Wednesday June 14 at 6.30pm.

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Begunstvo je tematika, o kateri mediji poročajo malodane vsak dan. A to ni nekaj novega, nasprotno. Če se omejimo le na naš teritorij, lahko nedvomno omenimo masovno selitev prebivalstva, ko je po vzpostavitvi soške fronte leta 1915 od tod odšlo kar 190.000 ljudi. Izhajali smo torej iz predpostavke, da nam spoznavanje naše preteklosti lahko pomaga pri razumevanju aktualnih tem, povezanih z migracijami. Zgodovina se namreč ponavlja: včeraj so odhajali naši predniki, danes pa smo mi tisti, ki sprejemamo vojne begunce. Ne razumemo njihovega jezika, kulture, vrednostnega sistema. Ne poznamo njihovih želja, njihovega trpljenja tudi ne. Mogoče je ravno skupna begunska usoda tista, ki bo pomagala, da bomo razumeli drug drugega. S poznavanjem preteklosti do razumevanja sedanjosti – nekako tako bi lahko strnili dejavnosti, ki so se odvile v sklopu izobraževalnega projekta Kinoateljeja Vse kar imam, nosim s seboj. Begunčev kovček, ki ga je podprla Dežela Furlanija - Julijska krajina in Urad za Slovence po svetu. Vanj so bili vključeni dijaki in učenci osnovnih, nižjih in višjih srednjih šol iz Gorice, Trsta, Doberdoba in Špetra. Z nizom srečanj, projekcij v kinu in delavnic smo udeležence opremljali z izkušnjami na področju avdiovizualnega ustvarjanja in kritičnega razmišljanja.
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The media report on the topic of refugees almost on a daily basis. This issue, however, is not unheard of in our region: the mass migration of about 190,000 people after the establishment of the Isonzo Front in 1915 is just one example worth mentioning. Thus, our assumption is that we can better understand the current affairs pertaining to migration by familiarising ourselves with our own past. History repeats itself: once, it was our ancestors who fled, and today we are the ones accepting war refugees. We are strangers to their language, culture, and value system; we do not know their hopes or their suffering. Perhaps the fact that our cultures share the experience of being forced into refuge is the fabric that could bring about our mutual understanding. Learning about the past to understand the present may be the most appropriate description of the events which have been a part of Kinoatelje's educational project: All That I Own, I Carry with Me. A Refugee's Suitcase. Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Office for Slovenians Abroad sponsored the project, which involved primary and secondary school students from Gorizia, Trieste, Doberdò del Lago, and San Pietro al Natisone. Through a series of meetings, films, and workshops, the participants gained experience in audio-visual creation. At the same time, the project gave them the opportunity to develop the skills needed for the critical observation of today's society, and to better understand it by learning about the past.