Moonbirth

Valeria Barbas, (born 1984) is a multi-media artist, based in Republic of Moldova. Having multidisciplinary artistic background, 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, V. Barbas combines in hers projects different mediums. Her art-investigations, also have an scientific realm, she is also PhD in study of art and culturology, author of a book dedicated to contemporary music: new music from Moldova. 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 ANTHILL, 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.
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.
Working medium: painting, performance,video-art, sound, installation, film.
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Projects: video-art and performance at European Cultural Festival TANDEM of performance, RM (2012);video-art, performance at GHOST PAVILION campaign, part of ATLANTIS’11 and HEICO project at Venice Biennale (ed.54, 2011, IT);performance at SPACES project- sustainable public areas for culture in Eastern countries,Oberliht Association, RM(2013);video-art at Art as Civic Action,Citizens of Europe,2014 Berlin;Video-art ”Amitie” at What are our ruins?project Moldova-Russia-France,KSAK,RM&Les Ateliers du Vent, FR; Claxymphonie short doc.film, selected at Cronograf Documentary Film Festival, R.Moldova; sound project at contemp.art group exh., Zacheta Project Room,Warsaw; Wärmepol installation project, collab. with Frank Schulte (DE), organised by [KSA:K]Center for contemporary art&Goethe Institut, R. Moldova. She participated in workshops of documentary film in the frame of Moldox Festival of documentary film 2016, 2017, Republic of Moldova,tutors: Melody Gilbert (USA), Johanna Bernhardson (Sweden); workshops for directors and producers of documentaries, organized by TELEFILM Atelier, USA Embassy, Republic of Moldova (tutors Thomas Ciulei,Giovanni Robbiano, Peter Badac).
- 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)
- School of New Practices of Coexistence, Tok Curators, Sankt Petersburg (march-june, 2021)

Filmography
Claxymphonie (10min13sec, 2013)
short doc.film, selected at Cronograf Documentary Film Festival (2014)
Amitie/Drujba (5min25sec, 2013)video art, Moldova-Russia-France, org. KSAK, R.Moldova & Les Ateliers du Vent, FR
Requiem for Mezone Factory ( 25 min, 2017) experimental film/documentary
Making Art (31min26sec, 2017) experimental film/documentary
Zona Ars: Feel Harmony (59min16 sec, 2020) , documentary, TV premiere, Public TV Moldova 1, 15 january , 2021

Collaboratory Distances ( 4'16", 2020)
Selection
• AMURAL Visual Festival |Brașov, Romania
• Clujotronic – Electro Arts Festival | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Simultan Festival |Timișoara, Romania
• RADAR New Media Art | București, Romania;
• Presented at Borderline Art Space | Iași , Romania; Artcor Creative Industry Hub | Chișinău, Moldova.

Beyond the Red lines (4'18'' , 2020)
Screenings/Awards
• Simultan Media Art Festival XV ”Unseen”, Timișoara, Romania, Official Selection 2020
• International Moving Film Festival Khouzestan, Iran, Islamic Republic of Semi-finalist
• Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, Official Selection 2021
• Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden, Finalist 2021
• Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden, Finalist 2021
• Imaginary Mind Film Contest, Official Selecion 2021
• Sweden Film Awards, Semi-Finalist 2021
• video link on request
• Selected to be presented at GLAZOK, on line program within Moscow International Experimental Film Festival.
• winer of Quarantine Best Film Category , Open Window International Film Challenge, Kolkata, 2021
• Selected for Festival InSonora, Madrid, Spain, 2022