Free Spaces

In FREE SPACES, I explore the relationship between democracy and public space. The film shows how citizens in post-communist countries (Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine), and artists in particular, fight for their right to express themselves and gather freely in public spaces. Under communist rule – maybe like in any totalitarian system – public spaces were considered as dangerous, unpredictable zones. Today, a new generation of artists goes into public space with their works, from performances to installations, merging the artistic and the political. (Ina Ivanceanu)