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Progress is a video piece that was made in collaboration with Samir Chadli, Lara Jacoski and Andrew Sawyer, and which hopes to draw attention to urban, cultural and environmental changes in Morocco. ​ Working with discarded construction material and found pieces of traditional Moroccan tiles, this work addresses issues related to what is gained and what is lost through economic development and how developing countries can face the challenges of growth and changes of identity. This is synthesised in the work through a choice of colours, pace, sound and themes. Note: the sound features street recordings which are inteligible and not possible to caption.

Belgium

The concrete structure of the Bronks theater located in the center of Brussels is altered by the presence and performance of Raven 007, a queer voguer. Their movement is political, it queers the architecture, changes the qualities of the building and has brought the queer ball room community together.

Denmark

In a "Space Between", Sophia talks about her personal experiences at the "Kalvebod Waves" in Copenhagen. Between tall buildings and noisy streets, the artist makes her way to the harbour where she spent a lot of time during her Erasmus: "The harbour of Copenhagen is like the Central Park for me". Sophia originally comes from a suburb near New York. In this public space she feels a safety in numbers as a queer person. She likes to spend time alone, but also with her best friend Isa. Leah Meinhof directed, filmed and edited the short documentary. Sophia Livecchi tells her personal story.

Nepal

Open space plays very important role in dense urban areas for maintaining health and wellbeing of people and the environment of the city. Due to rapid urbanization, haphazard development is seen without adequate open spaces. In other hand, the existing open spaces are being encroached and neglected. This video is about the revitalization of one of the open spaces of traditional city, Bagaicha of Lubhoo, Mahalaxmi Municipality, Nepal. The community collaborated with local government and Lumanti (NGO) for participatory process from designing to operation of the garden.

Belgium

Third episode of a mini series about Belgian contemporary architecture commissioned by Wallonie-Bruxelles Architecture in the framework of EUMiesAward 2022 . Let’s discover "La Cîme - La Famille" a Brussels based school for children with disabilities designed by Atelier229.

Azerbaijan

Pari Banu is a trans artist with an interdisciplinary and contemporary approach to her work. In her interview, she explains the connection of her inspiration to city planning. She also talks about queer oppression and her struggles while living in Baku. Authoritarian and phobic spaces leave many queers with no choice, and Pari Banu is one of those who left the city to seek a safer and more secure space where people respect her identity. She explains the issue further in the interview.