Each year, the Urban Audiovisual Festival (UAF) begins with an open, interdisciplinary round table that sets the tone for the entire event. This moment is not just symbolic—it’s a foundational space where critical perspectives intersect, where researchers, practitioners, artists, and activists come together to engage in collective reflection. The 2020 edition was no exception. WithContinueContinue reading “Opening Round Table at the Urban Audiovisual Festival: The City and the Night”
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Lights On Romania: Impacts of a Light Art Circuit
On October 28th, 2020, I had the honour of being the sole speaker at the Night Studies Research Seminar / Seminario de Investigación “Estudios sobre la Noche”, organized by: The Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN-UNAM), Mexico The Institut de Géoarchitecture (Université de Bretagne Occidentale) and the Institut des Amériques, France The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (McGill University), CanadaContinueContinue reading “Lights On Romania: Impacts of a Light Art Circuit”
“The Night Is No Longer Ours”: Article Published in Público / P3
I’m pleased to share that my article “The Night Is No Longer Ours” was published in the Portuguese newspaper Público, via its P3 platform dedicated to culture and contemporary thought. This short piece reflects on how our relationship with the urban night has changed. Long before the pandemic, many already felt that the night was slipping out ofContinueContinue reading ““The Night Is No Longer Ours”: Article Published in Público / P3”
Manuel Garcia-Ruiz 