Held in UNArte’s Amphitheatre Hall at 28 Griviței Street, the conference started with the presentation of some of the art projects Dr Vytautas Michelkevičius put forward. The presentation opened a free discussion about artistic research starting from the identification of different concepts in artistic research. The discussions raised questions about the importance of language in artistic research, the inclusion of modernisation in artistic research that projects a new approach to research, starting from taking up ideas and concepts studied and used in artistic practice. The conference ended with a statement about how artistic research allows artists to have freedom of expression while being recognized for their work.

URBAN INSIGHTS is taking a step towards collaborative thinking in terms of creative approach. The three perspectives cross each other in a joint project by exhibiting individual experiments carried out in the urban environment. The projects highlight the importance of perception and address concepts such as displacement, discovery and play.

Mihaela Moțăianu exhibited the project POEZIA PEISAJULUI URBAN/THE POETRY OF THE CITYSCAPE, which focuses on the concept of movement through a poetic exploration of the urban environment. Cornelia Moțăianu exhibited the project HĂRȚILE VIRTUALE ALE ORAȘULUI/THE VIRTUAL MAPS OF THE CITY, a cultural project presenting ways of recovering the past using infographics. Maria Mandea proposed a part of the project MICUL HAOS/THE LITTLE CHAOS, where she creates characters-toys she places in the urban environment creating a playful dialogue with social contexts and issues.