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ASTRIT ISMAILI - DIGGING
Digging is a performative methodology by artist Astrit Ismaili, exploring past events through the limitations of language and grammar. Through a series of recollections, Ismaili traces moments from the present to the past, revealing layers of personal history and socio-economic transformations. This performance blurs past and present, turning memory into a shared, dynamic experience while questioning how we construct and reconstruct our narratives.
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Astrit Ismaili - Digging
Digging is a performative methodology by artist Astrit Ismaili, exploring past events through the limitations of language and grammar. Through a series of recollections, Ismaili traces moments from the present to the past, revealing layers of personal history and socio-economic transformations. This performance blurs past and present, turning memory into a shared, dynamic experience while questioning how we construct and reconstruct our narratives.
Digging is a performative methodology conceived by artist Astrit Ismaili that aims to look into past events through the limitations of language and grammar. The artist tells stories within a framework where language often fails to capture how events unfolded. Digging is conceived as a transitional performance as it transfers the heritage of Entr’acte, or intermissions, intermezzos in the realm of temporality and language. Digging is both a metaphor and a practice that touches upon the elasticity of memory and time through spoken recollection. Seated among the audience, Ismaili begins with a simple statement about their day, from there, tracing the same moment back in time, recalling what they did exactly one year ago, then further back, unraveling layers of personal history and how they are related to broader socio - economic transformations. Blurring past and present, Ismaili challenges the ways we construct and reconstruct our narratives, turning memory into a dynamic, shared experience.
Drawing from the 'through and in and out of the hole' series 2021-2025
Photo: Matthieu Croizer
Astrit Ismaili (b. 1991, Pristina) is a performance artist whose work explores the body as a site of transformation, resilience, and futurity. Blending voice, movement, and costume, Ismaili creates performative personas that challenge gender norms, identity constructs, and the limits of physical expression. Their practice often incorporates sound, pop culture aesthetics, and speculative storytelling, imagining new ways of being and belonging. Ismaili has presented work at venues such as KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), and the Venice Biennale. They are also known for their ongoing research into the voice as an extension of the body, using it as both a personal and political tool. Based between Amsterdam and Pristina, Ismaili continues to shape performance as an expansive, fluid, and deeply embodied practice.
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Address
Bar Tore, Port of Durrës
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Dates and times
Friday, April 11, 18:00 to 19:00
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EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition "Présentes
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilization, thanks to the digitization and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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The artists
Astrit Ismaili
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.