Joshua Nierodzinski
Location: Mexico City, MX / Užice, Serbia

Joshua Nierodzinski (b.1982 USA) is a visual artist, educator, and curator. His studio practice combines painting and forensic photography to address personal and national histories.He is a co-founder of HEKLER, a transnational artist-run platform that fosters the critical and experimental examination of hospitality and conflict.Selected awards include the National Endowment for the Arts Grant and AIM Bronx Museum Fellowship.He has been an artist in residence at the Wassaic Artist Residency, the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, and the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation.

Marina Ilić
Location: Stockholm, Sweden / Belgrade, Serbia

Marina Ilić is an architect with an international practice focused on reconstruction and adaptive reuse. She is a co-founder of DJEVEcollective, a post-architectural collective structured in a way that encourages both internal and external collaboration, and at the same time keeps a strong notion of individual expression. Marina currently lives and works in Stockholm.

Nina Komel
Location: Novi Sad, Serbia / Bosanski Brod, BiH

Nina is a visual artist, web and graphic designer. She attained her master’s degree from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, specializing in New Media. Additionally, she holds an undergraduate degree from the Painting department at the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka. In 2016, she was honored with the “ZVONO” award, recognizing her as a promising young visual artist in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Within the realm of visual arts, Komel delves into the exploration and reinterpretation of political landscapes, as well as personal narratives within the Balkan region. Her artistic concepts are centered around accentuating the perception of identifying absurd circumstances and the mundane intricacies that are integral to shared human experiences.