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Georgia

Georgia

In the late 90s there were few places where one could go as a kid and have fun. Tbilisi zoo was one of them. While skipping the school, me and my friends would go there often. By that time this place had no much meaning, it was just a place to hide. I have not been to the zoo since childhood, until my kid got 3-4 years old. After almost 20years gap, revisiting this place got me into a big emotional mess. I started to go there for my photo projects, at first, I was obsessed with the architecture of the cages. Later in 2015 Tbilisi flood happened. It resulted in around 20 peoples and in half of the zoo’s animals’ deaths. Some of the wild animals escaped from the zoo and were roaming in the city, just like in Hollywood movies or animations. For me it got more meaning to observe the life of the zoo after the flood. From a happy childhood attraction, it has transformed into a saddest place, which is located in the city center, surrounded by highways and constructions. We go there and take our kids, as if we are getting them used to have fun in a most primitive way.

Nepal

Disasters are always associated with destruction and grief. The April 2015 earthquake was not different for Nepal; it caused havoc in lives of millions of Nepalese people. It disrupted their lives, damaged their homes, many lost their lives and livelihoods. But it is also said that disasters also bring opportunities to make things better and improve lives. The story of Kalpana is such testimony that how the extremely poor and vulnerable families got support from everyone and could build her own house even in crisis.

Albania

Reinventing inclusive design through the use of cardboard. A material usually employed as container, now it can be a doormat or a table. Through examples of re-use, cardboard becomes a symbol and gives a new understanding of inclusive design: creativity, accessibility and recycling may be pillars for a new (social) inclusion within modern design and architecture.

Canada

Georgia

The fly watched the animation: "Human Evolution" at the museum in Bolnisi, the region where the oldest bones of the first Europeans were found. Then fly flew through the city and see how modern people live. The fly experienced the "kindness" of Bolnisi children towards other creatures. The film shows a typical, old, private Bolnisian house with a courtyard on a summer day.