Programme

The Art Explora Foundation and artist Jakob Kudsk Stensen invite you to discover Psychosphere, an immersive underwater world that invites the public to discover the origins of life in the deep sea. the origins of life in the depths of the sea. The work of Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen offers an immersive journey into the depths of the sea, combining original sound recordings with digitized images of volcanic vents, fossils and fish species. The fruit of five years' research conducted alongside scientists and expedition ships, Psychosphere offers new perspectives on our relationship with ecological systems.

Experience on reservation. Duration: 45 min.

Public opening on Friday, September 12th, starting at 3:00 PM

Koza Mostra is a Greek rock band founded in 2012. It consists of Ilias Kozas (lead singer, classical and electric guitar), Dimitris Raptis (drums), Stavros Apostolidis (bouzouki, backing vocals), Giannis Bellos (bass guitar, backing vocals), Sofia Staikou (violin, backing vocals) and Asterios Fragos (electric guitar, backing vocals). The band fuses ska, punk, and rock music together with the style of traditional Greek folk music such as Macedonian Greek music and rebetiko. 

DuOud consists of two oud playing ; Tunisian born Jean-Pierre Smadja (already noted for many albums he issued as Smadj), and Algerian born master oud player Mehdi Haddab (known for his work with the acclaimed French based trio, Ekova, and more recently Speed Caravan). Blending their North African heritage with the latest Western technology, the pair builds a musical cycle that looks to their African roots while absorbing and morphing contemporary music styles – break beats, jazz grooves and metal guitar.

Stanislav Grdaković and Darko Terlević were members of the Rijeka-based band Morso, but after the group stopped playing in 2016, the two of them embarked on a creative journey to Australia. There, they got a fresh inspiration to create music and defined a unique style which shaped their new project – The Siids.

Lana G is a Zagreb-based DJ, passionate about afro house and African culture. Her journey started with her first love – dancing, through which she became more and more interested in house music and afro sounds. In time, she founded a collective called Soulectors, dedicated to organizing events and building the Soulful and Afro House scene in her hometown.

During this workshop, participants will discover the beauty of mosaics, one of the best-known art forms of Mediterranean cultures such as Greek, Roman and North African. Each participant will create his or her own small mosaic using paper squares. Inspired by traditional motifs, plants, the sea and geometry, participants will create unique works of art.

“Water Lilies” was created in 2025 for the 4th year contemporary dance students at the Elementary School for Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance, at the Elementary School Vežica, Rijeka. Inspired by Monet’s “Water Lilies” and set to Claire de Lune by Debussy, the work is a meditation on peace, interdependence and the flow of water. The dancers investigated aspects of flow, falling, stability and instability in partnership.

Land Inventory is an immersive sound installation created in collaboration with artist Youmna Saba. Through a curated inventory list and field recordings from Lebanese soils, the project explores what remains, what has changed, and what might be lost of Lebanon’s natural and cultural heritage – its flora, fauna, landmarks, and homes.

The House of Extreme Music Theatre is a Zagreb-based performance group by the artist duo Damir Bartol Indoš and Tanja Vrvilo, which has been creating performance theatre works and sculptural sound installations based on the interaction of several media and forms of the essay theatre.

The choir Praksa nurtures antifascist values through music, performing songs that promote class solidarity and the overcoming of national barriers. Such songs have been empowering the marginalized and oppressed for centuries, advocating for a fairer life. Since the choir’s founding in March 2014, we have held over 200 performances in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Italy, Austria, France, Sweden and Spain.

The launeddas is a reed wind instrument. Despite its resemblance to other wind instruments, this instrument is unique. It originated in Sardinia and perfectly embodies the identity of this island. It is indeed a very ancient instrument, as evidenced by a small bronze statue depicting a player dating from the second millennium BC.

Sunny Sun is a talented DJ and producer based in Ljubljana, with roots tracing back to both Syria and Croatia. He began his musical journey as a 14-year-old emcee, performing on stage at drum and bass and hip-hop parties while also exploring beatmaking.

This workshop combines artistic expression with the exploration of Mediterranean flora. Participants discover local aromatic and medicinal plants such as lavender, immortelle, rosemary, and sage, which they then press using a contemporary technique combining a botanical press and a microwave. The resulting botanical prints are used to create personal postcards, bookmarks, or small visual compositions. This process invites reflection on impermanence, the beauty of detail, and nature as the living memory of the Mediterranean.