Flirting With Leftovers

Field research work, material evidence, conversations with personages sharing memories and information about the history of the building, as well as with personalities and stakeholders unfolding details about modern history in Kosovo, the importance of the building in architectural aspect, are some of the points of the Art Book FLIRTING WITH LEFTOVERS. It also includes other important details about the artistic intervention that took place on October 15, 2019 at the building known as the Marsi Restaurant. This book goes beyond the artistic intervention by taking Marsi Restaurant as a starting point to highlight a historical, socio-cultural and economic era of immense importance in Kosovo and identify other objects of modern architecture.

The purpose of this book is to serve as a document that highlights the importance of preserving collective memory, and revitalizing abandoned buildings that can turn into spaces for community. The artistic intervention FLIRTING WITH LEFTOVERS, within the second edition of Metamorphosis, was conceived by artist KOJA. Through Metamorphosis the analysis of the relation between objects/monuments and public knowledge is aimed, so that on the one hand the logic of the forming and organizing the corpus of public knowledge in public spaces is better understood, and on the other, the active social role of objects/monuments is clearly explained. In this way, Metamorphosis – through operationalizing the history and spatial symbols of collective memory as a way to emphasize the right of the people to the city- highlights the strength and capability of collective memory for creating urban spaces.