Conceived as part of the Art Explora Durrës Festival, the installation Fwd: Reminder, by artist Bora Baboçi, explores the fragile territories of Mediterranean port areas, marked by exile, waiting and the erasure of landmarks.

Under the azure is an exhibition that pays tribute to the Mediterranean Sea, to the imagination it conjures up, to the fear it inspires, to the ancient and contemporary myths attached to it. Sous l'azur is inspired by the evocative power of this singular sea, and the visions it conjures up. In the form of a marine ballet, it recreates aquatic spaces and plunges visitors 20,000 leagues under the sea.

Discover Astrit Ismaili in this new episode of our "In The Eyes Of" series, and plunge into her world where performance and commitment meet to give voice to the forgotten.

A multidisciplinary artist from Kosovo based in Amsterdam, Astrit Ismaili explores societal issues and invisibilized narratives through a hybrid approach combining performance, music and choreography. Her artistic language is based on the transformation of bodies and spaces, questioning the boundaries of the possible and the representable.

Her current project, "The First Flower", is part of a reflection on the resilience of queer communities in the face of contemporary ecological and political challenges. Astrit Ismaili draws a parallel between the botanical world and the struggles of minorities, highlighting common strategies for survival and self-fulfillment. The flower, the central symbol of her work, becomes a metaphor for resistance, fulfillment and transformation.

During his residency in Marseille, he is deepening this research by drawing on stories of migration and marginalization, exploring how identities can take root in shifting spaces. Performance after performance, Astrit Ismaili constructs a universe in which the body becomes a constantly shifting territory, capable of defying norms and inventing new forms of coexistence.

Through his art, he invites us to rethink the way we inhabit the world and listen to those who inhabit it. Behind each performance, one question persists: how can we reinvent our relationships with others and our environment by cultivating the power of the margins?

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Discover Sofiane Byari in this new episode of our "In The Eyes Of" series, as he explores the dynamics of migration between Morocco and Spain through art and craft.

A multidisciplinary artist, Sofiane Byari uses his everyday environment as the raw material for his creations. Between recovery, transformation and misappropriation, he collects objects in the street, giving them a second life through hybrid sculptures and installations. His work moves away from conventional exhibition settings to take root in public spaces, where life is in full swing.

In Malaga, he welcomes us to his "zouia", his improvised temple. This space becomes the focal point of a project that questions migration and exchanges between the two shores of the Mediterranean. Using found materials, he builds a raft, a powerful symbol of the crossing, but also of movement in both directions. It's neither just a departure, nor just an arrival, but a possibility of going back and forth, an open dialogue between cultures and territories.

In his performative interventions, he invites passers-by to interact, to rethink the spaces they occupy, to become aware of the trajectories that run through them. His raft, more than a boat, is a metaphor: for art in motion, for an indestructible link between here and elsewhere, for a means of reinventing the way we inhabit the world.

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Discover Theo Prodromidis in this 6th episode of our "In The Eyes Of" series, as he explores the links between sound and social commitment in Andalusia.

Greek-born artist and filmmaker Theo Prodromidis questions notions of belonging and territory through his work. His approach is based on listening: to cities, to the voices and stories that weave the identity of a place. In Andalusia, he records the sounds of everyday life, capturing the resonance of urban spaces and the traces left by those who inhabit them.

Her project is rooted in encounters with individuals and collectives engaged in the fight against poor housing and precariousness. Notes, sound fragments and everyday objects become witnesses to a struggle, markers of a resistance where the intimate meets the political. By collecting these elements, Théo Prodromidis builds a sensitive cartography of social realities, offering a new way of inhabiting and thinking about the city.

For him, listening to the city also means reflecting on how we listen to each other. Behind these sounds, a question emerges: how can we overcome differences by highlighting similarities?  

In a context where finding a home is becoming a challenge, these recordings are much more than souvenirs, they are a way of reclaiming a territory, transforming the ephemeral into the permanent, and making listening an act of solidarity.

An invitation to hear the world differently.

Immerse yourself in history with "Mediterranean Wonders". At the Art Explora Festival, live an immersive virtual reality experience and explore one of these three emblematic cities at the height of their splendor: Athens in the 5th century BC; Alexandria in Ptolemaic Egypt; Venice in the Renaissance. 

To prepare for your visit, discover Ubisoft's Discovery Tour. Produced in partnership with McGill University and the Technology Learning & Cognition Lab, these educational guides for teachers offer practical tools for developing lesson plans and accessing printable documents.

Click here to view the Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt, discovering the Great Pyramids and the reign of Cleopatra.

Immerse yourself in history with "Mediterranean Wonders". At the Art Explora Festival, live an immersive virtual reality experience and explore one of these three emblematic cities at the height of their splendor: Athens in the 5th century BC; Alexandria in Ptolemaic Egypt; Venice in the Renaissance. 

To prepare for your visit, discover Ubisoft's Discovery Tour. Produced in partnership with McGill University and the Technology Learning & Cognition Lab, these educational guides for teachers offer practical tools for developing lesson plans and accessing printable documents.

Click here to view the Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece. ‍

Discover Juan Gallego Benot and Carmen Yruela Baena in this 5th episode of our "In The Eyes Of" series, as they explore the links between poetry, music and memory in Tangier.

Juan Gallego Benot is a poet and researcher. His academic reflection focuses on rhetoric and modernity, questioning forms of narrative and their impact on our perception of the world. In Tangier, he questions migration dynamics and identity tensions through poetry, a medium in which language becomes a space for resonance and confrontation.

Flamenco singer Carmen Yruela Baena brings Juan's writings to life. Her interpretation breathes new life into the texts, infusing them with the vibrant intonations of flamenco, an art with mixed roots. Together, they weave a dialogue where poetry mingles with sound, where the voice becomes an instrument of memory.

Both originally from Andalusia, the history of flamenco is revealed in the course of their research as a prism through which they observe colonial legacies and migratory trajectories between Spain and Morocco. Rhythms and melodies bear traces of shifting identities, crossed borders and shared narratives.

A work that invites us to rethink cultural identity as a polyphonic echo in constant reinvention.