Come and find us at Tirana Independent Artbook Fair during 25-27 November 2023!
Check out publications and works from Artrit Bytyçi, Likana Cana, Fatmir Mustafa Karllo, Liburn Jupolli, Ardi Shishko, Argjenta Beqiri, Vlera Azemi and all bunch of KSci-Fi authors.
You can also find publications from our collaborators like Lumbardhi, Autostrada Hangar, and Arif Muharremi.
Organized by Bulevard Art and Media Institute together with 28 November.
StoryLab’s “Summer of Code 2023” is officially done.
After a long, hot, and super-productive summer, we are happy to announce the successful completion of our latest initiative for exploring storytelling via digital arts, video games, interactive projects, and other amazing narrative experiments that employ technology.
Stay tuned for more info.
StoryLab is at Prishtina Book Fair at the Palace of Youth!
Come and check out some of our latest artbooks, zines, and upcoming projects.
Check out works by Artrit Bytyçi, Likana Cana, Fatmir Mustafa Karllo, Vlera Azemi, Ardi Shishko, Argjenta Beqiri, Librun Jupolli and a whole lot of zine writers across our many imprints like StoryLab, Artro Books, KSci-Fi, Art/Work.
You will find art books, literature, zines, comic books. fantastic tote bags, free stickers, and a lot more.
Find us at the Palace of Youth following the directions on the video down below.
On Saturday of May 20th at 6:00pm in Prizren at Kino Lumbardhi, the launch of “Arnautistan Noir” took place.
Written by Artrit Bytyçi, illustrated by Ardi Shishko, and soundtrack composed by Liburn Jupolli.
The comic book is set in alternate reality and follows Detective Sami Kaleolli through the streets of Prizren, the capital of Arnautistan, as he meets a cast of captivating characters while investigating a case that just might be the thread to unravel a conspiracy that spans from the grimy alleys and all the way to aristocratic mansions.
We were honored and more than grateful to have had Lumbardhi as our host. We also thank all the other partners and collaborators that helped in the making of this event.
Saturday, 20 May
18:00
Kino Lumbardhi
Lumbardhi Foundation is proud to announce the launching of “Arnautistan Noir,” a new comic book written by Artrit Bytyçi and illustrated by Ardi Shishko on May 20 starting at 18:00 at Kino Lumbardhi.
Join us for the launch of “Arnautistan Noir,” the latest comic book from the Lumbardhi Foundation. Immerse yourself in an alternate history universe where Prizren is the capital of Arnautistan, and the place where the once-declining Empire was transformed into a Confederation. Written by Artrit Bytyçi and illustrated by Ardi Shishko, this comic book features an immersive multimedia experience with a soundtrack composed by Liburn Jupolli.
Get ready to experience a range of thorny and provocative topics, from graffiti around town, a speakeasy located next to a mosque, the atmosphere at the nightclub, and all the way to the murder scene. With illustrations by Ardi Shishko and a soundtrack by Liburn Jupolli, “Arnautistan Noir” is a unique artistic concept that you won’t want to miss.
“Arnautistan Noir” is published under StoryLab’s KSci-Fi imprint, which aims to promote science fiction and fantasy from Kosovo (by fostering a community, organizing creative writing workshops, supporting publications, and serving as a seal of approval and recommendation for new works).
This project was created as part of the Lumbardhi Foundation’s QARK Program. It has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the International Relief Fund of the German Federal Foreign Office, the Goethe-Institut, and other partners.
Join us for the launch event and experience the immersive multimedia world of “Arnautistan Noir.” Get your copy of the comic book at Lumbardhi Foundation or at “selected” bookstores. See you there!
StoryLab is proud to announce the third issue of StoryLab Zine. The theme for this edition is KSci-Fi: Reality Machines and Altered States. Stay tuned for more info.
StoryLab is happy to announce our upcoming publication: This Is A Mirror by Likana Cana. Coming Summer 2023.
Likana Cana’s This is a Mirror is a collection of instructional poems that make use of the reader’s participation. They merge the playful with the philosophical, transform the artistic into the everyday, and encourage the reader to digest rather than consume.
Stay tuned for more info by visiting https://storylab.al/mirror/
During our recent trip to Berlin, in December 2022, StoryLab was honored to further its collaboration with Humboldt University of Berlin.
Beside presenting some of our works, artbooks, workshops, and activities during the event hosted by the Southeast Europe Association, we also cooked up some collaboration deals with the Cultural Studies Department at HU Berlin.
More info coming soon. Stay tuned.
StoryLab is happy to announce our upcoming publication: Atlas of Fantastical Realism by Artrit Bytyçi. Coming Spring 2023.
Atlas of Fantastical Realism is a collection of short stories that explore Kosovo’s journey as a country through a lens of the fantastical, surreal, mythical, absurd, and, occasionally, humor and playfulness. State- and nation-building in the Balkans often fall into the realm of legends and myths rather than history and facts, and so, these kinds of stories attempt to reconcile the many disparaging narratives and realities one may encounter.
Stay tuned for more info by visiting https://storylab.al/atlas/