In collaboration with Art Explora, OHI documented and disseminated the artistic practices, research trajectories, and reflections of artists participating in the Vila 31 Residency Program in Tirana, housed in the former home of dictator Enver Hoxha. Functioning as both an archival and dialogical platform, these in-depth interviews explore how the political, historical, and geographic context of Tirana, and the symbolic weight of Vila 31 itself, shape and transform artistic research and creative processes. Bringing together artistic experimentation and the public reappropriation of a historically charged site, the project offers a unique perspective on the intersections of memory, history, and contemporary artistic practice.

This research has been designed and directed by Diona Budima, with Ana Morina as camera and editor.