Vahida Ramujkić / BIOGRAPHIES

Oluja i povratak kući (dvokanalni film)
(10/2018 — 12/2018)
Belgrade, Serbia
A two-channel film in which memory, displacement and a landscape transformed by war converge through journeys to my grandmother’s birthplace in Kordun.
Presented at: Devedesete: Rečnik migracija
Collaboration: Dionis Escorsa
Funded by: Muzej Jugoslavije
minipogon / mini-plant for production of commonness
(09/2018 — open)
Belgrade, Serbia
An experimental recycling workshop and cooperative production model based in the refugee detention camp in Krnjača. Using self-built machines, discarded plastic was transformed into newly designed objects through shared work, collective decision-making and economic redistribution.
Presented at: Wienwoche, KCB
Collaboration: T. Cvetkovic, D. Prnjat, C. Sing Tai
Funded by: Trag; ECF
Vanishing Archive
(02/2018 — open)
Vienna, Belgrade, Austria, Serbia
For one month, every item that would normally have been discarded was collected, classified and archived. By following and documenting the ongoing transformation of its specimens, the project ultimately sought to dismantle the archive itself, releasing its physical contents back into the cycle of life.
Presented at: MQ21; MSUV
Funded by: Austrian Ministry of Culture
Refugee's Basic Dictionary
(02/2017 — 04/2017)
Belgrade, Serbia
basic dictionaries of Pashto, Dari and Urdu with Spanish, English and Serbian
Presented at: Belgrade Baracks
Collaboration: Mireia Sallares, Zia, Shams, Wali, Noor, Umar, etc
Social struggles in Historic center of CDMX
(09/2016 — 11/2016)
Mexico City, Mexico
Large-scale tapestry depicting social struggles, produced collaboratively with local communities of the Historic Center of Ciudad de Mexico.
Presented at: Casa Vecina/Casa de Hijo de Ahuizote
Collaboration: Dejan Došljak, Ahuizote, Circulo de Lectores Central, Los Olvidados de Merced, indigentes del 1er Callejon de Mesones, bordadoras de Regina, etc
Funded by: Casa Vecina
Rat dugmića / War of the Buttons
(03/2015 — 04/2015)
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Large scale tapestry explores power relations encircling organisation of Konjic Biennale, held in socialist Yugoslav anti-atomic war bunker.
Presented at: ARK, Bijenale u Konjicu
Collaboration: Dejan Došljak
Reksov evolutivni vrt
(09/2014 — 06/2015)
Beograd, Serbia
Evaluacija 20 godina Kulturnog centra Reks u formi botaničkog vrta.
Presented at: KC Rex
Funded by: Grad
Sarajevski atentat doktrinarnim očima udžbenika
(08/2014 — 09/2014)
Banja Luka, BiH
Udbenička redakcija: uporedna analiza narativa o Sarajevskom atentatu iz udžbenika regiona i Austrije iz raznih vremenskih razdoblja i kolaborativna kompilacija kolažne publikacije.
Presented at: BLArt Festival
Collaboration: ilustracija: Dragana Garić
Biograd na Neretvi
(05/2014 — 06/2014)
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Part of Documentary Embroidery Circuit
Presented at: OKC Abrasević
Funded by: ECF
How to Destroy an Artwork?
(03/2014 — 03/2024)
St. Louis, USA
A workshop exploring destruction, authorship and the value of art through the collective transformation of an unregistered exhibition copy. Instead of destroying it, the students turned its fragments into new artworks and new forms of social and economic value.
Presented at: Webster University
Collaboration: Dejan Kaluđerović
Funded by: Webster University
Stories of Musrara
(12/2013 — 01/2014)
Jerusalem, Israel
Documenting life in Musrara neighborhood in Jerusalem, divided by three different communities: Palestinian, Jewish and Ortodox Jewish
Presented at: Traces, Jerusalem Drawing Bienalle
Bitolska Vrteška
(11/2013 — 11/2013)
Bitola, Macedonia
Part of Documentary Embroidery Circuit
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski, Dejan Došljak
Funded by: ECF
Aradacka Križovka
(10/2013 — 11/2013)
Aradac, Zrenjanin, Serbia and Montenegro
Part of Documentary Embroidery Circuit
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski, Dejan Došljak
Funded by: ECF
Socialism Then and Never
(10/2013 — 10/2013)
Rijeka, Croatia
Workshop and publication part of Disputed Histories Project, exploring the facts related to devaluation and disappearance of socialist heritage from the history textbooks after 90-ies.
Presented at: SIZ
Collaboration:
End of the Season in Lower Štoj
(08/2013 — 09/2013)
Štoj, Ulcinj, Montenegro
Part of Documentary Embroidery Circuit
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Funded by: ECF
Alef-Bet of Jessy Cohen
(06/2013 — 07/2013)
Holon, Israel
Producing collaborative tapestry together with the neighbors of Jessy Cohen.
Presented at: Israeli Digital Art Center
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Odd Day NEWS
(09/2012 — 09/2012)
Sheffield, Great Britain
An embroidered newspaper that comes out every other day (and sometimes every third day, and other times just on the least expected day).
Presented at: Access Space
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
The First Letter
(04/2012 — 05/2012)
Tirana, Albania
Dramatized dialogue between Albanian and Yugoslav historical narratives
Faces of Femininism
(03/2012 — 03/2012)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Collaborative tapestry about Femininity
Presented at: Bring in take out Livin Archive, Alkatraz Gallery
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Istina / E verteta
(10/2011 — 10/2011)
Belgrade, Serbia
Disputed Histories Workshop: comparing serbian and kosovo-albanian official historic narratives from the textbooks
Presented at: 52 October Salon
Collaboration: A3.Formati Filip Bojovic
Funded by: Ministry os Culture Serbia, Soros
Microcultures on Serbian Markets
(10/2011 — 10/2011)
Belgrade and Leskovac, Serbia
2 weeks of fermenting different stuff on Kalenic market in Belgrade and on Green market in Leskovac, in south Serbia.
Presented at: Kalenic Market
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski and Moshe Robas
Funded by: Rex, MIC, Belgrade
Hypericum Garden
(06/2011 — 06/2011)
Ghent, Belgium
learning about fire trough plants
Presented at: Summer Lab
Collaboration: Laia Sadurní
Funded by: Time Lab
Microcultures
(05/2011 — open)
Villarrubia, Cordova, Spain
Ongoing project of food and social fermentation.
Presented at: Campo Adentro
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski and Moshe Robas
Funded by: Reina Sofia
PRASKI ALFABET
(05/2011 — 05/2011)
Warszaw, Praga District, Poland
An embroidered tapestry documenting different aspects of Praga neighborhood of Warszaw.
Presented at: Nizio Gallery
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Common History from serbian and kosovo textbooks
(04/2011 — --)
Belgrade, Serbia
Paralel analisys of Serbian and Kosova history textbooks and recopilation of collage booklet.
Presented at: CZKD
Funded by: none
7 Ways of Ful
(11/2010 — open)
Cairo, Egypt
Embroided documents of learning to prepare different versions of ful.
Neighbourhood Superheroes
(11/2010 — open)
Cairo / Barcelona, Egypt, Spain
Neighborhood Superheroes go to the missions to improve situations in their neighbourhood.
Presented at: Artelewa, Cairo
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Funded by: ConCa, Art i Natura
Nasa najnovija histerija / Our Newest Histery
(10/2010 — 10/2010)
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A coolage booklet made out or fragments from history text books used in Serbian, Croat and Bosnian (Federation and Republica Srpska), focusing on last 50 years in region. Made as result of a workshop.
Presented at: SPAPORT
GOLD
(09/2010 — 09/2010)
Bristol, UK
your golden credit card can make a precious necklace
Funded by: none
Kaludjerica od A do Sh
(08/2010 — 08/2010)
Kaludjerica, Belgrade, Serbia
We opened an 'embroidery office' right outside the official city building in Kaludjerica, on the outskirts of Belgrade. We asked people to give us their suggestions for words and expressions that would best represent their neighborhood - a word for each letter of the alphabet. Many gave us word suggestions and some would also illustrate it on a piece of cloth while others would sit and embroider with us.
Presented at: KCB, Belgrade / KCB Barajevo
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Funded by: KCB, Rex
Apple knife
(03/2010 — 04/2010)
Bristol, UK
cutting an apple with an apple tree knife
PobledeNou
(11/2009 — 12/2009)
Barcelona, Spain
revisiting Poblenou with Bingo memory game
Presented at: WIP Festival
Collaboration: RoToR
Umbrella Petticoat
(09/2009 — open)
Berlin / Belgrade /Bristol, Germany / Serbia / UK
transforming harvested umbrelas after the tempest into petticoat skirts
Coracle
(09/2009 — 09/2009)
Bristol, Leigh Woods, UK
making a boat out of hazel tree
Banff Chronicle
(08/2009 — 08/2009)
Banff, Canada
Embroided tapestries on a dininng room towels documenting outdoor adventures in Banff Mountains
Presented at: Banff Centre
Funded by: none
string from skratch
(07/2009 — open)
BBB, Making ropes and strings out of anything
Physical Theory
(06/2009 — 06/2009)
Zagreb, Croatia
manual on physical theory
Presented at: Performance Studies International #15
Funded by: rhiz
Design Avanzato
(05/2009 — 05/2009)
Monza, Italia
Rejected materials from furniture industry gain value becoming pieces of art. How we can create and give value to the objects?
Presented at: Explorart
Funded by: Area Odeon
Club Card Earrings
(05/2009 — 05/2009)
Bristol , UK

Terracota Graffiti
(01/2009 — 01/2009)
Belgrade, Serbia
Terra-cotta plaques commemorating remarkable places of Belgrade cultural life that had been changed or disappeared in last ten years transition.
Presented at: Belgrade
Documentary Embroidery
(11/2008 — open)
Cairo, Bristol, Barcelona, Egypt/UK/Soain
or how embroidery is the most accurate technique for representing reality?
Presented at: Cairo, Bristol, Barcelona, Bon Pastor
Collaboration: Aviv Kruglanski
Funded by: Goethe Institute, La Capella
Swearing the Flag
(07/2008 — 07/2008)
Barcelona, Spain
combining wide and narrow red and yellow stripes in skirt design for the occasion of receiving spanish nationality
Presented at: none
Collaboration: VR
Funded by: none
Cairo Integration Diary
(05/2008 — 07/2008)
Cairo, Egypt
Evidence of day by day integration into Cairo everydayness.
Presented at: Contemporarry Image Collective
Funded by: Hangar
Living Outside
(05/2008 — --)

Prehistoric Pottery
(04/2008 — 01/1995)
Bristol, Leigh Woods, UK
learnig techniques from materials
Empty your symbols
(12/2007 — 01/2008)
--, India
emptying the symbols of their powerfull meanings by emboidering them as a clothes decoration
Presented at: --
Funded by: --
State Aesthetics
(12/2007 — --)
--, --
Aesthetics in service of the politics
Presented at: --
Funded by: --
Plastic Bag
(12/2007 — 01/2010)
Belgrade / New Delhi / Cairo, --
Rule your consumerism transforming plastic bags into objects of value
Presented at: --
Funded by: none
Storm, Return Home and Other Terrible stories for Children
(12/2007 — 01/2017)
Belgrade, Serbia
A research-based project developed through a series of journeys with my grandmother to Primišlje, her birthplace, which she had not visited for almost 45 years. Through oral histories, revisiting places and landscapes, and video documentation, the project explores how lived experience is transformed into stories, and how personal and collective memory is preserved, transmitted and reshaped through storytelling. The project developed across film, a book, drawings, documents and other materials produced through the research process.
Presented at: Zvono Gallery
Collaboration: Dionis Escorsa
Oluja i povratak kući i druge strašne priče za decu /
(08/2007 — 02/2010)
Belgrade, Croatia
A book developed from stories told by my grandmother during our journeys to her birthplace, Primišlje, exploring how lived experience is transformed into stories, preserved and transmitted through storytelling.
Presented at: Zvono Gallery
Travel to Primišlje
(08/2007 — --)
Primislje, Croatia
exploring relations that tie humans and landscape when the testimonials and material evidences of it had dissappeared.
Funded by: EADC
Dedomestication
(07/2007 — 12/2012)
Primislje,
Lexicon to the Provisional Futures Contribution
(07/2007 — 07/2007)
Skopje, Macedonia
Making deffinitions of new concepts found during the expedition trough Western Balkans.
Presented at: Lost Highway Expedition
Funded by: Centrala Foundation
ROTORRRETRO / 1st rotation
(07/2007 — 02/2009)
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Rotor is celebrating the first rotation putting its practices and methodologies togather in Manuals for Ground, Water and Air.
Presented at: Dispari e Dispari projects
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Dispari e Dispari Projects
Embroided Diaries
(06/2007 — 1975)
Rio Chanza, Ancona-Skopje, Primislje, Mljet, Syros, The most remarcable events that happened in the course of time are being coded in stitches.
Presented at: KCB, Belgrade; Nizio Gallery, Warszaw
Funded by: none
Rotor Manuals for Terrae, Aqua & Air
(06/2007 — 03/2009)
Barcelona, Gijon, Spain
Making an evaluation of the 7 years of working togather in RoToR
Presented at: After Architecture, Santa Mónica; Encuentro de Cartografia Ciudadana, Gijon
Collaboration: RoToR
Funded by: Dispari&Dispari, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Hand Stand Lessons
(05/2007 — open)
Belgium
changing the perspective while getting improved in physical practice of inverted position
Presented at: Luminous Green
Funded by: none
Bestia urbana
(05/2007 — 06/2007)
Barcelona, Spain
exploration, performans
Presented at: Hangar
Funded by: Hangar
Drawing Research
(04/2007 — 04/2007)
Porto Alegre, Brasil
drawing things to understand
Presented at: Bienal de Mercosur
Fiskultura Urbana
(11/2006 — 04/2007)
Barcelona, Spain
Weekly lessons of Urban Physculture at the Pirate University of Barcelona
Presented at: Universitat Pirata
Funded by: none
Instant Ladder Test #01
(10/2006 — 10/2006)
Paris, France
Construction d' un escalier dans le jardin avec les habitants
Presented at: ECOBOX, Community garden of La Chapelle neighbourhood
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: AAA, Atelier D'Architecture Autogenere
CityCryptoMachine
(09/2006 — 09/2006)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Construction of Cryptographic Machine out of the sequences filmed on the route
Presented at: Glowlab Festival, Brooklyn
Collaboration: BETA4= RoToR + Dionís Escorsa + Charlenric Simon
Funded by: Institut Ramon Llull - travel costs
Disputed Histories
(08/2006 — open)
Novi Sad / Belgrade, Serbia
How national collective identities are engineered trough history text book narratives?
Funded by: EADC
AutonomiAereA
(08/2005 — 08/2005)
Barcelona, acracia
Everything solid vanish in the air. What does it mean to talk about autonomia aerea
Presented at: Festival de AutonomiAereA
Collaboration: RoToR + Dionis Escorsa
Funded by: majoritariamente auto-gestionado + pequeña ayuda de GENCAT
Loi...Loi...Loisir!
(08/2004 — 08/2008)
Brussells, Belgium
Society board game for exercising class struggles in the city of Bruxelles
Presented at: Plein Open Air Festival
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: City Mined
Alt_terats
(05/2004 — 10/2004)
Barcelona, Spain
adventurous routes of mobility over the rooftops in Barcelona; organization of
Presented at: Quorum, Capella del Antic Hospital, Barcelona
Collaboration: Alt_terats = RoToR + Dionis Escorsa
Funded by: La Capella del Antic Hospital, Barcelona
parccentralpark
(05/2004 — 11/2004)
barcelona, poblenou, spain
building a community park with a neighbours on a wasteland
Presented at: parc atacs, col.legi d'arquitectes de barcelona
Collaboration: CITYMIDE(D) / CONTEXT / ROTOR
Funded by: none
Tele-Chronicas
(04/2004 — 04/2004)
Madrid, Spain
mobil telephony open access experiment
Presented at: Mira como se mueven, Fundacićon Telefonica, Madrid
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Foundation Telefonica
GPSm (manual GPS)
(04/2004 — 02/2005)
Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Sevilla, Spain
virtual and real urban orientation topography game
Presented at: ARCO 2005, Madrid
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Caja Madrid - Generation 2004, Award for project realisation
Cantar el carrer
(02/2004 — 03/2004)
Terassa, Spain
elaboration of audio city guide of Terassa
Presented at: P.O. Processos Oberts, Terassa
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Ajuntament de Terassa
Tant caps - tant barrets
(11/2003 — 11/2003)
Barcelona, Spain
thunder action
Presented at: Real estate fair
Collaboration: Cartografo Salvaje / ROTOR
Funded by: --
teixit*poblenow
(10/2003 — 12/2003)
barcelona, spain
elaboration of map interface for navigation trough the image database
Presented at: Maps for Desorientation, Mediateca, Caixa Forum, Barcelona
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Fundacion Rodriguez, Mediateca, Caixa Forum
Planariae POBLE NOW (3rd)
(07/2003 — 07/2004)
barcelona, poblenou, spain
Adventurous routes, elaboration of the map
Presented at: Despres de las Noticias, CCCB, Barcelona /
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: CCCB (Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona)
Gira la Barrera // Turn the barierre
(05/2003 — 07/2004)
Barcelona /Züric / Bristol, Spain
construction of raft out of recycled construction material
Presented at: La Capella, BCN; Museo Maritimo, Bcn / Museop do Mar, Vigo, Aire Incondicional, Züric; Urban Manuovres, Bristol, CC Barceloneta, BCN
Collaboration: Tripulación Pionera (Pioneer Crew) = Rotor+ Marcello Arosio + Anita Serrano
Funded by: La Capella (small contribution), Platoniq (tour)
Schengen sin esfuerzo
(12/2002 — 12/2008)
Barcelona / Belgrade / Bruxelles, UE
Step by step matering bureaucratic tasks in order to get EU citizenship for
Presented at: Ittaca Final Presentation, Bruxelles; Eyebeam; Fadaiat; CZKD;
Funded by: Foundation Hicter, Bruxelles; Ministry of Culture, Serbia
Safaris POBLE NOW
(07/2002 — 08/2003)
barcelona, poblenou, spain
Opening Safari routs to the public with new adventurous map of PobleNow. 1:1
Presented at: Millor Cell de Barcelona, Can Felipa, Barcelona
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: Founded by none; printing of map financed by Can Felipa
Olympiada Escultorica 2002
(05/2002 — 04/2003)
barcelona, spain
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Barcelona Olympic Games with Sculpture climbing
Presented at: San Jordi
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: guide produced by f30km/h
SELF-AID
(10/2001 — 01/2005)
Belgrade, Serbia
My grandmother made a handy bag for people in need giving repurposing the USA
Presented at: NCSU, Bristol / Use no hooks, Tarragona
Funded by: --
Euro-collection
(09/2001 — open)
Europe, Europe
With a year 2000 accross European continent started to spread a new naming a
Funded by: none
POBLE NOW Explorations (1st) / Zona ex-obrera en obras
(08/2001 — 06/2002)
Barcelona, Spain
opening adventurous routes in the city area undergoing transformations
Presented at: Hangar Obert, Barcelona
Collaboration: ROTOR
Funded by: --
Journee dans le Frontiere
(07/2001 — 06/2007)

Anti-interactive instalation based on the story of the singing frog
(10/2000 — 01/2010)
Barcelona, Spain
anti-interactive instalation
Presented at: Galería Claramunt
Funded by: none
Secondary Events
(06/2000 — 07/2000)
Vrsac, Sebia
time train
Presented at: Biennal of Young
Funded by: none
Matching the shoes
(07/1999 — 07/1999)
Belgrade, Serbia
materialisation of the border between the dream and daylight
Presented at: Travelling and the magical garden, FLU Gallery
Funded by: none
Shining
(12/1998 — 05/2000)
Barcelona, Spain
capturing light radiation on photographic paper
Presented at: Travelling and the magical garden, FLU Gallery
Funded by: none
GLASSEYEEASYCRY
(09/1996 — 12/1997)
Belgrade, Serbia

Presented at: Galerija Doma Omladine
Funded by: none
Assunta
(01/1995 — 01/1996)
Belgrade, Serbia
representation of the divine events - weight of colour
Presented at: Fine Arts Faculty
Funded by: none

RoToR = Vahida Ramujkic + Laïa Sadurní

Tripulacion pionera = RoToR + Marcello Arosio + Anita Serrano

AlTTeraTs = RoToR + Dionis Escorsa