Project "Space, Landscape and Territory": research in Zagreb and Istria

As part of the project Space, Landscape and Territory: Creating Space, Decolonization of Public Space and Marginality Zones, in cooperation with the partner Sapienza University, from 4 to 10 October 2026, artistic and scientific research of marginality zones and autonomous zones in Zagreb and Istria was conducted.

The leaders of the research were Assoc. Prof. Prof. Dr. Sc. Josip Zanki and Assoc. Prof. Prof. Dr. Sc. Osvaldo Costantini (Sapienza), in collaboration with members of the research team. Students of the University of Sapienza Caterina Laveglia, Mattia de Maio and Daniele di Vetta, students of the Academy of Fine Arts Lara Rušec, Filip Paljar and Dragana Sapanjos (PhD student), and students of the University of Juraj Dobrila in Pula Iris Lakota and Maria Elena Škare participated in the research.

Assoc. Prof. Prof. Osvaldo Costantini, Ph.D. On October 5, 2026, at the Academy of Fine Arts, Osvaldo Costantini held a lecture open to the public entitled "Negotiating Space among Race and Class: The Case of Naples".

Field research as part of this activity was conducted on October 5 and 6 (Trnje, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research and Studio Gallery Klet), October 7 (Association of Green and Blue Sesvete) and October 8 and 9 (Rojc Community Center in Pula, Pharmacy in Vodnjan and Golo brdo in Rovinjsko selo).

As part of the project Space, Landscape, and Territory: The Production of Space, Decolonization of Public Space, and Zones of Marginalities, and in collaboration with the partner institution Sapienza University, research into zones of marginalities and autonomous zones in Zagreb and Istria was conducted from October 4 to October 10, 2026.

The research was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Josip Zanki and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Costantini (Sapienza), in collaboration with members of the research team. Sapienza University students Caterina Laveglia, Mattia de Maio, and Daniele di Vetta, Academy of Fine Arts students Lara Rušec, Filip Paljar, and Dragana Sapanjos (doctoral candidate), as well as Juraj Dobrila University of Pula students Iris Lakota and Maria Elena Škare participated in research.

On October 5, 2026, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Costantini presented a public lecture at the Academy of Fine Arts titled "Negotiating Space among Race and Class: The Case of Naples."

Fieldwork took place on October 5 and 6 (Trnje, the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, and Studio-Gallery Klet), October 7 (the Green and Blue Sesvete Association), and October 8 and 9 (the Rojc Social Center in Pula, Apotek in Vodnjan, and Golo Brdo in Rovinjsko Selo).