Exhibition Petrit Halilaj – Mario Merz Prize

Petrit Halilaj’s exhibition at the Zentrum Paul Klee forms part of a series of interrelated projects and exhibitions in Runik (Kosovo), Bern and Turin, commissioned by the Fondazione Merz. In Albanian, Shkrepëtima means «spark», «lightning», or a sudden, intense feeling. Through video, drawing and sculpture, Halilaj explores national identity, questions geographic boundaries and asks how collective history is shaped. Petrit Halilaj is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Mario Merz Prize, an international award for outstanding artists established by the Merz Foundation in Turin.

Maria-Teresa Cano 
Head of Communication and Public Relations, Kunstmuseum Bern–Zentrum Paul Klee 
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