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EVROVIZION

Evrovizion.Crossing Stories and Spaces, Key Visual

Curated by Sabina Klemm and Sanja Kojić Mladenov, the co-creative exhibition EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES explores the current social and political situation in Europe and the idea of a European identity. A project by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), it was presented in Nicosia in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Cyprus, and NiMAC [Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation].

About Evrovizion

EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES focuses on less visible and marginalized geopolitical and cultural spaces, in particular in southeastern and eastern Europe. These are so-called “semi-peripheries” and “places of diversity” that often play only a minor role in many international theoretical discourses and exhibition practices. In close cooperation with regional protagonists and each local art scene, new artistic projects are being added to the exhibition during the course of its tour.

More information about the project

Cities of the travelling exhibition

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2021), Novi Sad (Serbia, 2021–22), Athens (Greece, 2023), Nicosia (Cyprus, 2023), Tbilisi (Georgia, 2024), Chișinău (Republic of Moldova, 2024), Varna (Bulgaria, 2025), Brussels (Belgium, 2025), Kraków (Poland, 2026), Vilnius (Republic of Lithuania, 2026), Kaliningrad (Russian Federation, 2027), Berlin (Germany, 2027)

The Exhibition in Nicosia

Nicosia was the fourth station after the presentations at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina in Serbia, and the Goethe-Institut Athen in Greece.

The exhibition in Nicosia was expanded to include works by Turkish-Cypriot artist Nurtane Karagil and Greek-Cypriot artist Kyriakos Theocharous. Further local expansion of the exhibition was also planned: the artist Adnan Softić developed new works in close cooperation with local actors.

Both the residency-mentorship program and the Pickle Bar installation by the artists’ collective Slavs and Tatars were part of the EVROVIZION project. The integration of the Pickle Bar installation into the exhibition created an open space for local dialogues. Slavs and Tatars and ifa selected the young Greek-Cypriot curator Ioulita Toumazi as a fellow of the 2023 Pickle Bar residency-mentorship program.

Three framed photographs depicting worship places are hanging on an exhibition wall.

EVROVIZION. Photographs by Johanna Diehl. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

Photographs in different sizes hanging in an exhibition hall. A group of visitors are looking at the works.

EVROVIZION. Works by Janine Jembere. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

Colourful drawings and texts on paper are placed as a collage on two cornered walls

EVROVIZION. Works by Nurtane Karagil. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

Pottery mosaics on a white wall, next to two frames with pencil drawings

EVROVIZION. Works by Kyriakos Theocharous. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

An interior design installation consisting of a double bed and two small tables on top of which are old-fashioned TVs and a table lamp.

EVROVIZION. Triangular Stories by Henrike Naumann. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

Film still on a big screen showing a woman sitting on a colourful carpet holding half a watermelon. Next to her are two more watermelons.

EVROVIZION. Viva La Vida by Selma Selman. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

Exhibition view with a big wallpaper installation and framed photographs on the walls. Visitors are moving around in the hall.

EVROVIZION. BALKANGREUEL – BALKAN CRUELTY by Lana Čmajčanin. NiMAC, Nicosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

A girl is sitting on a stool at a wooden desk and listens to something with headphones. In the room is another desk and stool, a metal and wood installation with a video screen and photographs on the wall.

EVROVIZION. Works by Adnan Softić, Vajiko Chachkhiani and Janine Jembere. NiMAC, Nikosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

İnsan saçlarından hazırlanan saç tutamları bir yazı oluşturacak şekilde yan yana duvardaki iki çubuğa dizilmiş: This is the place. This is the place gentlemen. (O yer burası. O yer burası beyler.) yazısı okunuyor.

EVROVIZION. This Is the Place Gentlemen! Maria Tsagkari. NiMAC, Nikosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

View of an exhibition hall with brick walls and an arch. A woman stands in front of a wallpaper with text about the exhibition EVROVIZION. There are square boxes covered with an illustration.

EVROVIZION. NiMAC, Nikosia/CY, 2023 | © ifa-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen / Nicos Louca

EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES

Launch event for the Nicosia magazine edition

Stacks of printed magazines titled “EVROVIZION” are arranged on a white table

EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA Launch Event | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

A person stands in front of a large projection screen displaying the text “EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES” holding an orange sheet of paper and a smartphone. The image depicts a presentation or event in an indoor venue.

Greeting from Natalie Stylianou | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

A person presenting to a seated audience in an event space.

EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA Launch Event | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Two people speaking during an event at the Goethe-Institut.

Local co-editor Evagoras Vanezis and magazine writer Dr. Esra Plümer Bardak | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Participants listening to a discussion in an event space.

Participating artists and audience | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

A person reading a copy of the “EVROVIZION” magazine.

The magazine EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Two participants take part in a discussion in an event space.

Dr. Elena Stylianou and Nicolas Lambouris | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

A participant presents a page from the “ EVROVIZION ” magazine.

Nicolas Lambouris presents EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Participants engaged in a group discussion.

Local curator, Maria Efstathiou | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Participants engaged in a roundtable discussion.

Participating artists – Nurtane Karagil, Kyriacos Theocharous, Adnan Softić – and Maria Efstathiou | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Participants seated in a circle during a discussion event.

EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA Launch Event | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

A participant speaking during a panel discussion at an event.

Adnan Softić | © Goethe-Institut / Chara Savvidou

Magazine

Following the exhibition in Nicosia, the corresponding issue of the EVROVIZION magazine was published, thus enriching the “archive of the journey.” Co-edited by Evagoras Vanezis, EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA is dedicated to the presentation of the ever-growing project in Nicosia and its impact on the city’s cultural identity. The magazine was launched in a presentation event at the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia in December 2025.

Credits

Artists who participated in the EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES project shown in Nicosia:
Nevin Aladağ, Igor Bošnjak, Vajiko Chachkhiani, Lana Čmajčanin, Johanna Diehl, Petrit Halilaj, Ivana Ivković, Janine Jembere, Nurtane Karagil, Vladimir Miladinović, Henrike Naumann, Selma Selman, Emilija Škarnulytė, Slavs and Tatars, Adnan Softić, Kyriakos Theocharous, Maria Tsagkari

Curators
Sabina Klemm, Sanja Kojić Mladenov

Local curator
Maria Efstathiou

Editor of the magazine EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA
Sanja Kojić Mladenov

Local co-editor of the magazine EVROVIZION.CROSSING NICOSIA
Evagoras Vanezis

Magazine Writers:
Evagoras Vanezis 
Dr Esra Plümer Bardak

Coverage of Cyprus Event “A Dialogue on European Identities" - Text & Additional Photographs: 
Dr Elena Stylianou 
Nicolas Lambouris
Johanna Diehl

Translators: 
Diamanto Stylianou
Mehmet Ratip

Pickle Bar residency
Ioulita Toumazi, Miriam Gatt  

Organisation and production in Nicosia
Goethe-Institut Cyprus
In charge of the project: Dr. Gabriele Gauler
General coordination: Natalie Stylianou

NiMAC [Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation]
In charge of the project: Maria Efstathiou
General coordination: Marika Ioannou

Partners

EVROVIZION.CROSSING STORIES AND SPACES is a project by ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), it is being presented in Nicosia in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Cyprus, and NiMAC [Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation].