Imagined Organisations. Practices of Artistic Research Moving Across Semiperipheries. International Gathering

This programme is subject to changes, please check for updates closer to the event.
Last update: 18 June 2026.

Day 1, 22.07.2026
Wednesday
Arrivals in Chisinau, Meet up. Venue: Feredeului Building, Albișoara St 23, Chișinău, Moldova
18:30-21:00 (with break 19:30-20:00) ball park
Welcome note with Vladimir Us and Maxim Polyakov
“Short introduction to the week” with Florin Bobu, Livia Pancu and Mick Wilson
Book Launch: tranzit 20+ past, present, future, edited by Flóra Gadó, Borbála Soós, published by Archive Books, designed by Andreas Wesle, 2026
Book Launch: Vitalie Sprînceană, Moldofuturism, Published by ArtMonitor in partnership with 1+1 and tranzit.org/ Iași, 2026
20:30 – 22:30 Rusanda Alexandru: Dj performance. Intros by Maxim Polyakov and Livia Pancu

Day 2, 23.07.2026
Thursday
Day in Chișinău
11.00- 13.00: Red Thread followed by Open Mic sessions (10-20 min/each)
13.00-15.00: Lunch
16.00-20.00: Presentations by Minna Henriksson & Sezgin Boynik (Iskra Research Group), Ioana Florea, Bojana Piskur, Maria Hlavajova; Venue: Plai Gallery, Alexander Pushkin St 39
Snacks and refreshments

Day 3, 24.07.2026
Friday
10:00 Meet at pick up point for bus
10:15 Bus departs to Iași with a 3h stop in Măcărești, RM
13:15 Arrive in Măcărești. “The Debt” programme by the artist Victor Ciobanu.
17:00 (approx.) Bus departs to Iasi
19:00 (approx.) Arrival in Iasi UNIRII Square. Check-in to accommodation.
20:00 Evening meeting and snacks and refreshments with a short Red Thread session

Day 4, 25.07.2026
Saturday
Day in Iași @tranzit-iasi
11.00- 13.00: Red Thread // followed by Open Mic sessions (10-20 min/each)
13.00-15.00: Lunch
15.30-19.00: Presentations by Clara Abdulah and Elena Russu, Alexandru Țirdea
19.30: Opening of Baran Caginli’s exhibition Lost and Found including a performative event.
Followed by light snacks and refreshments

Day 5, 26.07.2026
Sunday
Day in Iași
10:00-13.30: Greenpeace Pavilion, Trei Ierarhi Monastery, Turkish Bath, Iași Pogrom Museum (with guided tours by the artist Dan Acostioaei)
13:30-15.00: Lunch @CUIB
15.30-20.30: Presentations by Olja Triaška Stefanović, Matei Bejenaru, Charles Esche
Followed by light snacks and refreshments

Day 6, 27.07.2026
Monday
Departures from Iași

This is a cultural project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN). The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or for the way the project results can be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.

Co-organised by tranzit.ro/ iași in partnership with 1+1 Association and HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design, associated initiative of the Centre for Art and the Political Imaginary (CAPIm).

The main partner of tranzit.ro is the ERSTE Foundation.

Visual identity by Djordje Balmajović.

Cover image by Baran Caginli, Unable to recognize fingerprint (2020)