In 2023, Culture Quest returned with another ambitious edition — a sprawling residency and education program that wove together art, science, and alternative pedagogy. Running from spring to early autumn, the project brought together artists, researchers, and young participants in a series of wild and generous experiments in learning and unlearning.
From a hydroelectric plant, a botanical station, a school, or even a seismic observatory, Culture Quest turned unlikely places into temporary learning habitats, where participants speculated on future plant life, built their own seismometers, composed sound poems by the river, fermented things, wrote protest manuals and explored how art can shake the ground — literally and politically, or reimagined cities through through photographic destruction and reassembly.
I was in charge of the entire communication process: developing and implementing the digital strategy, managing registrations, designing the website, and ensuring the project’s presence across channels — from social media to newsletters and press outreach.
At the end of this seven months journey, I also coordinated the communication for the public presentation of the project’s results: LEVEL UP, a collective exhibition showcasing the voices, drawings, sounds, and questions that emerged along the way, throughout both the 2022 and 2023 editions of Culture Quest.
At the end of this seven months journey, I also coordinated the communication for the public presentation of the project’s results: LEVEL UP, a collective exhibition showcasing the voices, drawings, sounds, and questions that emerged along the way, throughout both the 2022 and 2023 editions of Culture Quest.
Some Social Media and paid campaigns:
Photo highlights of Culture Quest 2023
Earthquakes, Art, and Protest with Ana Kun & Mihai Drăgan, August 21, 2023, Timișoara Seismological Observatory – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Guided tour of the Timișoara Seismological Observatory with Adina Rău, August 21, 2023 – Culture Quest #3 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Seismology Lab in Liebling, August 22–23, Școala Gimnazială Liebling – Culture Quest #3 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Emotional Urban Reconstructions with Sabina Suru & Andrei Tudose, August 26–27, 2023, Observatorul Seismologic Timișoara – Culture Quest #3 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Emotional Urban Reconstructions with Sabina Suru & Andrei Tudose, August 26–27, 2023, Observatorul Seismologic Timișoara – Culture Quest #3 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
The Invisible Poetics of the Aquatic Ecosystem with Nita Mocanu & Marius Stoica, October 7–8, 2023, Uzina Hidrocentrală Timișoara – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
The Invisible Poetics of the Aquatic Ecosystem with Nita Mocanu & Marius Stoica, October 7–8, 2023, Uzina Hidrocentrală Timișoara – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
The Invisible Poetics of the Aquatic Ecosystem with Nita Mocanu & Marius Stoica, October 7–8, 2023, Uzina Hidrocentrală Timișoara – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
The Invisible Poetics of the Aquatic Ecosystem with Nita Mocanu & Marius Stoica, October 7–8, 2023, Uzina Hidrocentrală Timișoara – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Not Even Water Gets Us Wet. A poetic sound composition workshop with Jasmina Al-Qaisi & Ralf Wendt, October 6, 2023, Timișoara Hydropower Plant – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Not Even Water Gets Us Wet. A poetic sound composition workshop with Jasmina Al-Qaisi & Ralf Wendt, October 6, 2023, Timișoara Hydropower Plant – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Not Even Water Gets Us Wet. A poetic sound composition workshop with Jasmina Al-Qaisi & Ralf Wendt, October 6, 2023, Timișoara Hydropower Plant – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Not Even Water Gets Us Wet. A poetic sound composition workshop with Jasmina Al-Qaisi & Ralf Wendt, October 6, 2023, Timișoara Hydropower Plant – Culture Quest #4 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Future Botany with Andrea Palasti & Daniel Popovic, June 5–6, 2023, Young Naturalists’ Station, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Future Botany with Andrea Palasti & Daniel Popovic, June 5–6, 2023, Young Naturalists’ Station, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Future Botany with Andrea Palasti & Daniel Popovic, June 5–6, 2023, Young Naturalists’ Station, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Fermentation Station with Mihaela Vasiliu, June 3–4, 2023, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Fermentation Station with Mihaela Vasiliu, June 3–4, 2023, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
Fermentation Station with Mihaela Vasiliu, June 3–4, 2023, Timișoara – Culture Quest #2 – Photo: Mircea Ilcău
