Matei Bejenaru is an artist and director of the Periferic Biennial in Iasi, Romania. Together with a group of artists and philosophers he founded the Vector Association in 2001, which organizes the Biennial and constantly supports local artists and art projects. He is also a member of the editorial staff of Vector - art and culture in context magazine, dedicated to contemporary art in South East European countries.
As an artist, Bejenaru is interested in the way in which globalization affects post-communist countries, changing mentalities and lifestyles. In 2003, during the 2nd edition of the Tirana Biennial, he installed a water post in the centre of the city offering free water distribution to its inhabitants. In 2005, he conceived a Travelling Guide for Romanian illegal workers, shown in 2006 at Thyssen-Bornemisza Contemporary Art in Vienna and in 2007 at the Prague Biennial 3 and at the Galeria Posibila in Bucharest.
As an Attic Arts resident at the Institute, Matei Bejenaru will be working on a project to be presented at the famous Tate Modern (Level 2) Gallery on 8-9 September.
When: 15 August - 23 September 2007
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
