The third edition of the Art House school entitled “Beyond the Image”(August 19- September 15, 2019) offered as a creative platform and exchange among artists where friendly predisposition cohabited with the critical debate, the respect for other’s way of thinking with the exigency for truth as a horizon of research. The participants Abi Shehu, Bib Frrokaj, Elton Gllava, Erdiola Mustafaj, Erjola Zhuka, Marlin Dedaj, Orestia Kapidani were selected from a joint open call of the Art House and Marubi with a focus on the close relationship between the author and the images along with the complexed possibilities activated by this.
They spent a four weeks in Shkodra and through the presentation of their works, discussions about projects and initial intuition about future works, readings and screenings, reflections and debates over arguments, there was also created a space for individual research. A group of artists and curators such as Chiaralice Rizzi, Alessandro Laita, Angelika Stepken, Pier Luigi Tazzi, François Cheval were invited in a dialogue with the participants. Mentors Zef Paci and Lek. M. Gjeloshi.
The end of this experienc resulted in the exhibition “Seven Albanian Photographers. A residency” curated by François Cheval, was opened at Marubi Museum and the Art House.