“Seconde vie, Second regard” at the French Cultural Institute Bucharest

Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences within the University of Bucharest organizeUm Thursday, April 25 from 18:00, the event “Second life, Second regard” at the French Cultural Institute in Bucharestknow. “Second life, second look” is a celebration of human ingenuity and our ability to turn waste into valuable resources. The event includes an exhibition of artistic objects made from recycled materials, demonstrating the infinite possibilities that creative recycling offers, a workshop, a round table on the theme “Art, sustainable development and resilience“, which will be attended by civic actors involved in environmental actions and the interested public.

The event is organized within the project Consum’Actor, initiated in 2020 by associate professor Dr. Silvia Branea and Dr. Irina Ghineţ as a practical application of a course from the second year of the francophone master’s program “Media, development, society” coordinated by lect. university dr. Camelia Cușnir and enjoyed, since the first edition in 2020, visibility and attention from the public.

The exhibition will highlight artistic works created by students from the Francophone master’s program under the coordination of the talented sculptor lect. university Dr. Ionel Iștoc. In addition to the exhibition, an on-site artwork creation workshop will allow guests to actively participate in art creation and learn simple techniques to bring artwork to life using recyclable materials.

The evening will not be limited to a passive appreciation of art. A round table on the topic “Art, sustainable development and resilience” will bring together special guests and the public present at the event. The discussions will provide an opportunity for an in-depth reflection on the environmental challenges we face and the creative solutions available to us.

Among the guests who will take part in the round table will be Alex Oprița, coordinator of the Environment Platform for Bucharest initiated by the Bucharest Community Foundation, Andrei Ciubotaru, painter, university lecturer and doctor of visual arts at the National University of Arts in Bucharest.

And to create an unforgettable evening, the atmosphere will be maintained by the presence of the singer Dalia Pușca (DAHLIA), who will delight us with her voice.

Partners: University of Bucharest, French Cultural Institute and Roz Gallery.