For the first episode of 2021 Marina Sulima - a Moldovan visual artist - hosted me in her home in Groningen, The Netherlands. In her work, Sulima likes to “create absurd worlds with their own logic, bizarre categories and uncanny physics. Playing with fact and fiction and using non-humans as actors allows her to bring unique insights about our living-together-on-a-damaged-planet.” During our talk, Sulima reflects on her work ‘Parcelpaedia’ a short fictional film responding to Italy Syndrome - a socio-medical term used to describe a type of depression experienced by Eastern European women who work as caregivers in Italy.

References: Parcelpaedia (2020) Trailer // Italy Syndrom // Moldova: Pro-EU Maia Sandu wins presidency

Favourite home food: Traditional Moldovan Vegetable Stew

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