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March 20, 2024


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An Albanian-born artist and engineer, I am deeply interested in New York City – my home of 15 years, which defines my work. I explored its history and streets for years as a journalist, commissioned to write my experiences for the non-profit publisher, Newest York. Along the way, I started to collect litter, repurposing scraps for art and utility. Through imagination, improvisation, and engineering, I want to address the questions: How will we come together, and what spaces will define our community? What objects will we meet?  What and how will we make?

My work across several industries* has refined my current direction, a sweet spot which I push into ecstatically. It’s a sunny spot I am standing on, at the confluence of solar energy, reclaimed materials, and sustainable urban futures.



*   I have experience in community planning, hackathon organizing, and writing. My writing has been published in VICE, BULLETT Media, Milky Magazine, Clog Magazine, Mask Magazine, and I am a Contributing Editor for Newest York—a nonprofit showcasing NYC stories; I have been an intern and a French interpreter for The New Yorker; a copywriter at Bloomingdale’s; I have modeled for Nike with my basketball team; I organized a fundraiser for The Waterfront Barge Museum; I worked on event ideation and production for STEM nonprofit, Guerilla Science; I bartended @ H0L0, worked the call center for The Metropolitan Opera; and I drove the makeup artists for Project Runway in a white van, and yes, I did scare them.


 
       
EVENTS & COLLABORATIONS


Bling Bling Jewelry Class Series–Brooklyn, 2023-24


Leda Residency–Saranda, Albania, 2018


A Bigger Film Festival–Manhattan, 2017


The Grand Neptune Ball–Brooklyn, 2017 


Newest York: Not So Fast–Manhattan, 2017


Guerilla Science: Space Vacations–Brooklyn, 2017


Elvis is 82–Brooklyn, 2017


Rage Hotline–Brooklyn, 2016


The Fly by Night: Glasskin Arts–Manhattan, 2014


Live! From Tomorrow–Manhattan, 2015-16