(UN)COMMON PATCHWORK

Let’s make OUR (UN)COMMON PATCHWORK together ! In collaboration with ABR we are setting up a sewing workshop station at the Afrobanana Festival on Thursday 4 July – Saturday 6 July. We’re going to be making a shading device made of fabric to install at the first reception centre for asylum seekers at Pournara. We’re …

Rooftop Re-imagined

Join us for a playful discussion Join us for “Rooftop Reimagined,” a unique serious game designed to bring together the insights of citizens, policy stakeholders and policy makers to explore the potential of rooftop spaces the local Cypriot context. Engage in dynamic discussions through an interactivedilemma serious game in which you will interact through both …

Kaimakli Potluck ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast

[GR below]* Sunday 07.07.2024 at 7:00pm Potluck Kaimakli ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast  Open to all! The Urban Gorillas together with neighbors in Kaimakli are organizing the ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast in Kaimakli. We will be bringing and sharing food and drinks and OUR very good mood!  Please bring food, tables, chairs, games, music, plates, glasses, your friends and …

Rooftop Stories: Reimagining sustainable Urban Living

A workshop was organised within the temporary spatial structure “Agora” that was located on the rooftop of the National State Gallery’s SPEL building. The workshop was open to the public and invited residents to reimagine the space as an urban garden while creatively expressing themselves on the themes of sustainability, social innovation, and artistic innovation.  The …

Rooftop Stories: Reimagining sustainable Urban Living

The Urban Gorillas invite the public to interact with the spatial installation “Agora”, which is currently adopted on the rooftop of the SPEL building, and reimagine it as an urban garden and creatively express themselves on the themes of sustainability, social and artistic innovation.A participatory planting activity will transform the modular and mobile structure of …

ECRN Partner Meet-up in Nicosia

The ECRN consortium partner meeting took  place in Nicosia in October 2023 and the Urban Gorillas hosted the passionate team of Rooftop enthusiasts for 3 rich days of fruitful discussions about the legacy of the network. We at Urban Gorillas are beyond thrilled to have hosted the 7th ECRN meeting, discussing the transformative potential of utilizing …

United Colors of Rooftops

In a remarkable display of art, community spirit, and a vision for unity, Nicosia became the canvas for an innovative artistic project across our divided city! Urban Gorillas invited the Belgian artist Larsen Bervoets for a residency where he collaborated with young citizens from both sides of the island. Together, they unveiled a stunning rooftop …

Being the cat on the edge of the roof

Nurtane Karagil has transformed the rooftop of SPEL with an installation reminiscent of her own cosy Famagusta rooftop, where her beloved cats love to roam. The installation, entitled “CAT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF”, gave the observer an opportunity to contemplate how we can emulate the grace and confidence of cats when navigating life’s …

BEING THE CAT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF- NURTANE KARAGIL

Nurtane Karagil invites us to the SPEL’s roof, the CLOUD, to react to our thoughts and challenges much like a cat perched on the precipice of a rooftop. Nurtane Karagil is a visual artist using a wide range of artistic mediums such as painting, illustration, sculpture, video and photography. Her art conceptualises the power of …