Photo via Studio Matejka Tandem Turkey cultural exchange Palimpsests of Space: Reconstruction Tandem Turkey participant Şafak Ersözlü (Budalasultan, Izmir) has worked with Agnieszka Cwielag (Studio Matejka Foundation, Wroclaw) on Palimpsests of Space: Reconstruction, a story in the form of a site-specific performance, inspired by Josef Štefan Kubín’s fairytale Vela. Its narrative explores cultural stereotypes and archetypes, femininity and masculinity, identity, taboo, transgression, and a need for freedom. From the first meeting to the performance in Gorzanow Castle, Şafak recounts his Tandem journey in this very personal story. SEE THE FULL PHOTO-STORY Tandem Europe 2015-17 Community development New Ways of Urban Regeneration Joris Iaccarino (Bepart, Milan) and Marta Klepo (IN PLACE, Zagreb) have focused their Tandem partnership on what they do best:... READ THE FULL PROJECT-UPDATE Identity Diversity Athens, Take II: Instinctive encounters Tandem Shaml alumni Sarah Bahgat is not done with Tandem. Following her participation in the programme, Sarah has applied for... SEE THE FULL PHOTO-STORY Tandem Europe Call for Application The Tandem Approach to Social Innovation The system is broken and rather than fixing it, we propose changing it. READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT < ... is a cultural collaboration programme that strengthens civil society in Europe and its neighbouring regions. There are currently five Tandem programmes which focus on different regions and topics: Tandem Europe - Tandem C&P Tandem Ukraine - Tandem Turkey Tandem Shaml Community development Migration/refugees Mirror Images: Cultural Collaboration and Civil Society Tandem has enabled 160 cross-border collaborations during the past five years. We took this opportunity to commission writer and researcher... READ THE FULL ESSAY Subscribe to the Tandem Postcard Join the readers list of the new Tandem newsletter. Subscribe! By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Got it!