Postapocaliptical Landscape: corporeality C100

Valeria Barbas, (born 1984) is a multi-media artist, based in Republic of Moldova. She studied for a B.A. and a M.A. in music composition, Moldovan Academy of Music, Theatre and Art. B.A. in painting, State Pedagogical University. Winner of National Youth Award in literature and art (2011). Researcher at the Institute of Cultural Patrimony, Academy of Sciences, Moldova. Member of Moldovan Union of Painters, Union of Composers and Musicologists, Association of women in moldovan cinematography, Alternative Cinema.
Collaborates from 2008 as an artist with moldovan Center for contemporary art KSAK. Author and director of TV program ”Zona Ars” about moldovan contemporary art scene 2019-present at Moldova Public Company TV Moldova 1.
PhD in study of art and culturology, author of a musicological book dedicated to new music from Moldova.
Working medium: performance, video-art, sound, installation, film experimental, doc.
Having a different background, Valeria Barbas is activating as a film director, and as performer of her own projects, the exploration of audio-visual field in (dis)connection, co/presence with the body are one of her main interest.
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Workshops selected (film)
Workshop of documentary film with M. Gilbert (USA) in the frame of Moldox Festival of documentary film, 2016, RM
Workshop of documentary film for woman directors with Johanna Bernhardson (Sweden) in the frame of Moldox Festival of documentary film 2017, RM
Telefilm Workshop of documentary film with Thomas Ciulei, Giovanni Robbiano, 1918, RM
MILAP Workshop in film production, 2019, RM
Recent activity 2020-2021:
- New media art residency , ”CoLaboratory” from Goethe Institut, Romania/ German Cultural Center Akzente,Moldova, project in tandem with german artist G.Stockmann. (august-september, 2020)
- Art/text residency Verbarium Covid-19 story research edition 20-21, organized by Center of Cultural Projects Azart, supported by Swiss Cooperation in Moldova, curated by Ariane Koch. (january-february, 2021)
- Windows performance, during a week in artist s apartment, 3rd floor.
- Digital residency for Murze.org,presenting ”Windows”performance (foto format) on the platform, and at Isolation Art FEST (may, 2020).
- Borders intervention, countryside, Moldova.
- 2 artist books ”Borders”, ”Body Journal” presented at European Artist Book Bienale, Romania, 2020
- Performance WINDOW X (video), Official Selection, IMAF 22nd International Multimedial Art Festival, Serbia, 7 september, 2020.
- Vreme-Distance IMAF 2020” 22nd International Multimedial Art exhibition, 21-25 september, Gallerya SULUV, Novi Sad, Serbia (”WINDOW X as a video documentation of permormance)
- directing documentary feature film ”Zona Ars: Feel Harmonny”, 2020-2021.
- Directing video-art/experimental film ”Beyond the red lines”, 2020.
- directing film/video art ”Collaborative Distances” realised in collaboration with animation artist G.Stockmann, 2020, presented at:
AMURAL VisualFestival |Brașov, Romania
Clujotronic – Electro Arts Festival | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Simultan Festival |Timișoara, Romania
Artcor – Creative Industry Hub | Chișinău, Moldova
- to be presented in 2021 at:
RADAR New Media Art | București, Romania; Borderline Art Space | Iași , Romania;
Brukhental Museum of Contemporary Art| Sibiu, Romania.
2021
film/video art ”Beyond the red lines” directed by V. Barbas in 2020
- Official Selection for Simultan new media Festival | 15th edition, Timișoara, Romania
- Official Selection, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (January, 2021)
- Official Selection, Imaginary Mind Film Contest (January, 2021)
- Semi-Finalist, Moving Film Festival (IMOFIS2020, Iran), 13th edition.
- Semi-Finalist, (experimental short category), Sweden Film Awards, 2nd edition, 2021
- Finalist, Luleå International Film Festival, 3rd edition, Sweden, 2021
- Finalist, Stockholm City Film Festival, 3rd year, Sweden, 2021
Documentary feature film ”Zona Ars: Feel Harmonny”, National Premiere at Public TV Moldova 1, 15 January, 2021.
Exhibitions 2020:
3 november ”Collaboratory” group new media exhibition, Artcor – Creative Industry Hub | Chișinău, Moldova (as artist/curator, presenting videoart)
3 december ”FeelHarmony” visual art personal exhibition, National History Museum of Moldova
(artist, presenting doc photography series, painting, installation, art object, doc film Feel Harmony)
15-24 december – 28 december Project ”BodyJournal” selected for ”Diaries” photo group exhibition, org. by LoosenArt, Rome, Italy.

Publications in 2020:
- ”A hole” photo project/performance selected to be published in ”Art Hole” Journal, UK
- ”BodyJournal”, selected to be published in CoviDreams, line bridge body publishing Nr. 2, Edited & Curated by Sanja Joseva Dejanovic, Teresa Ascencao, and Mika Lilit Lior, In partnership with Arts Unfold, Toronto Canada
- ”BodyJournal”, parts from project selected to be published (as poetry/foto) in Quaranzine, Vol III, USA, Lost Retainer gallery, New York.

Email: valeriabarbas@gmail.com
Tel: +373 69288077
Web: https://valeriabarbas.com/