I have always believed that cities are living organisms, with their streets acting as arteries in the human body, transporting blood and lives. Cities – as I wrote in my book Le città invincibili – L’esempio di Matera 2019 (Invincible Cities – The Example of Matera 2019) – are not immobile urban agglomerations. If that were the case, they would be doomed to certain death, a bit like what is happening in small villages where everything has remained as it once was and perhaps for this very reason they are destined for a future with few prospects.

The European Commission has published the Second Monitoring Report on the progress of Évora_27 – European Capital of Culture, stating that the management of the initiative “is on the right track.”

There will be three European capitals of culture in 2030. One will be designated by Cyprus, the other by Belgium, and the third will be chosen between Nikšić (Montenegro) and Lviv (Ukraine). For all three countries we have entered the shortlist phase and therefore the cities have been working around their cultural projects for some time.

After being presented at the Venice Biennale last year, the site-specific project “Disobedience Archive” makes a stop in Trencin, European Capital of Culture 2026 in a Site specific installation, designed by Zbyněk Baladrán.