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Messnik sees encouraging Roma women to use public spaces in their cities and to take ownership of them as part of the project in Barcelona as a form of self-empowerment that should be promoted. The project consists of a three-day programme of workshops on poetry, photography and performance at various locations throughout the city, giving space to the women&#8217;s multilingualism (Catalan, Romani and Cal\u00f3). The works of Polish Roma singer-songwriter Bronis\u0142awa Wajs (Papusza) serve as inspiration and a starting point for artistic reflection. The workshops are documented by photographer Beatriz Jim\u00e9nez and published together with the poems written by the participants by the Spanish Instituto Roman\u00f3 and the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roma women as cultural creators<\/strong><br>23.02.2025 \u2013 25.02.2026<br>Austrian Cultural Forum Madrid<br><a href=\"http:\/\/austriakulturdigital.at\">austriakulturdigital.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23.02.2025 \u2013 25.02.2026 Christina Messnik, a multidisciplinary artist based in Vienna, is implementing a participatory project with Roma women in collaboration with the Instituto Roman\u00f3 para asuntos sociales y culturales. 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