In cooperation with the EUNIC networks, the Europe House in Paris hosted a round table entitled ‘The future of living – but what about culture?’ with the participation of the authors whose works are included in the virtual library and other prominent intellectuals. The Representation of the European Comission in Paris included this culture-centred event in a series of general discussions held in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Round table
Below, you can watch a replay of the round table "The future of living – but what about culture?" (in French) with Laurie Agusti ,French author of the Europe Reader digital library, Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, interdependent curator and art critic who lives and works in Paris, and Dušan Šarotar, Slovenian writer and author of a beautiful panoramic travel story of the current Europe, entitled Departure. Hosted by journalist Thierry Clermont, Le Figaro Littéraire.
Gogol’s Disco is undoubtedly Matsin’s strongest work to date. His characteristically cryptic, erratic plot and intertextuality, which can be difficult for the common reader, has receded, though it hasn’t completely disappeared! The strengths of Matsin’s energetic inner world are amplified in Gogol’s Disco: a bizarre, dream-like atmosphere populated with colourful characters and absurd situations. Absorbing influences from history, alchemy, mysticism, and literature, Matsin here offers a clearer text, while not losing his ability to create a magical and grotesque world: one which won’t submit to classification by genre. By combining his sense of humour, absurdity and erudition, Matsin has created an original and liberating vision that even offers a moral: even when situations or conditions change drastically, life tends to go on and surprise us.