[oberlist] Sense of Autonomy (In Search of) – a retrospective exhibition by Oberliht Association

[Asociația Oberliht]

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https://chiosc.oberliht.org/2025/04/30/sense-of-autonomy/

*Sense of Autonomy (**In Search of)* – a retrospective exhibition by
*Oberliht*
* Association* <https://oberliht.org/>The exhibition opening will take
place on *Saturday*, *May 3, *from* 2 pm to 5 pm*, at the *Middle Art Space*
<https://www.instagram.com/the_middle_art_space/?hl=en> in Taipei, and will
feature several Moldovan wines for degustation.
The exhibition will be on view between *May **6*
* – July 5th, 2025*Schedule of the exhibition:
*Tue-Sat 11:30-20:00 (GMT+8)*address: *The Middle Art Space,*
*103台北市大同區太原路156巷13號1樓*

The present program aims to familiarize the Taiwanese audiences with the
early activities of *Oberliht* Association <https://oberliht.org/> and with
Moldovan contemporary art. Curated by *Vladimir Us* this retrospective
exhibition presents the activity timeline of *Oberliht* Association
complemented by a limited number of videos, art works, photographs,
objects, technical drawings and publications that document the work of *Angela
Candu*, *Ghenadie Popescu*, *Ștefan Rusu*, *Jaroslav Sedlak* and of other
artists and cultural workers, with whom *Oberliht* has been collaborating
along the years.

Both the exhibition and the accompanying program of public events touch
upon the topic of Moldovan cultural identity and the way it has been
evolving during the last few decades after the dissolution of the Soviet
Union and in relation to the local context of rural and urban
transformations. Organized around several elements like food, clothing,
transportation, housing and public spaces, the presented works offer a
distinctive perspective on their meaning as a part of the daily lives of
Moldovan citizens, while approaching the topic of identity through its
rural (associated with traditional culture) and urban (associated with an
emerging civic culture) origins and influences.

Throughout our entire lives we can adopt multiple identities so even if we
look and dress the same and speak similar languages, the societal model
that we adopt could differ from region to region and from country to
country (in this context the term post-Soviet, when referencing to Moldova,
is too general and can be rather confusing). This is to say that our
contemporary identity is formed both from what we used to be and believe in
in the past and what we consider to be representative for us today,
including the set of values that we adhere to as a community of people and
that are constantly being shaped by an evolving political system that we
are part of.

As a young country, Republic of Moldova is still in the process of defining
its own identity in a new global order, having to deal with a complex past,
rethinking its cultural traditions and embracing new values. Relying mostly
on farming activities while lacking its own natural resources, having weak
public institutions and an underdeveloped civic sector, facing a
demographic crisis and other important issues, Moldovans have still to
identify their *sense of autonomy* and to negotiate their independence from
much stronger actors in the region and while avoiding leaning too much
towards older or newer centers of power, to find the necessary means for
creation of a democratic society.

In many ways, this influenced the situation in which the independent
cultural actors from Moldova (*Oberliht* Association as one of them) were
acting during the last few decades, while facing structurally precarious
conditions (lack of spaces, funding and educational opportunities) they
would stay focused on the need for achieving artistic autonomy and a more
just and peaceful society.

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*May 9, 2025*,
*7 pm (GMT+8)**Interventions 3* (2008) – art interventions in public spaces
of Chișinău, film screening
35 min., Romanian with English / Mandarin subtitles

The exhibition opening will be complemented by a public talk with
participation of the curator *Vladimir Us*, which will take place on
*Friday*, *May 9, 2025* at *7 pm* at the *Middle Art Space* in Taipei and
that will be followed by the screening of *Interventions 3* film.

The *Interventions 3* <https://archive.oberliht.org/interventii3.html>
(curators:
Natasa Bodrozic, Vladimir Us), artistic project dealing with the topic of
public space took place in the city of Chisinau and its surroundings
throughout August 2008, thus anticipating the Kiosk project. It gathered
more than thirty participants from Moldova, Romania, Croatia, Germany and
France who stayed in the city for a short term residency creating art works
and reflecting over the processes producing Chisinau’s public space, the
city’s visual structure, the hidden histories and experience of its
inhabitants’ everyday life.

Their stay and the results of the project was documented in a catalogue, in
two different issues of *State of Emergency* magazine / *Oberliht
Supplement* and in this film.

The project consisted of several phases: city walks, artists’ projects,
public presentations and discussions, Ghidighici Graffiti session and
opening to the public of ArtHotel – a space for artistic production and
exchange.
https://archive.oberliht.org/interventii3.html

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About *Oberliht** Association*

Founded in 2000 and based on a rather long working experience as an
independent cultural actor, “Oberliht” Young Artists Association aims to
interconnect dispersed artistic scenes and build an artistic community
making use of public spaces. The Association aims to provide support to
emerging artists and contribute to their professional development. It
develops and maintains interdisciplinary platforms and projects aiming to
connect the local and international contemporary art and culture
initiatives, and advocates for a strong and independent cultural sector in
the Republic of Moldova and in the region.
https://oberliht.org/

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