During October 2025, as StoryLab we were very honored and exited to collaborate with the University of Prishtina’s Sociology Department, Poetics of Walkability, Czech Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture, and Pro Peace with “Prishtina Walkability” workshops.

StoryLab contributed with creative writing workshops alongside multidisciplinary array that included architecture, urbanism, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, memory studies, among others.

During out first session we did an exercise to create stories inspired by memories of the walk through Prishtina from the previous day. Different paths taken alongside personal interests and points of view led to emergence of many themes. This led us to discuss psycho-geography as an art movement, as well as showcasing of some art books that use walking as a theme. We then proceeded with a writing exercise that encouraged the participants to use their memories to create short stories.

During our second session we explored uses of memory in literature — form Proust’s madeleines all the way to Baldwin’s non-fiction. Then we continued by discussing participant’s draft ideas for the final multidisciplinary projects. Based on the themes we looked at literary works by Borges and Italo Calvino, and proceeded with writing exercises directly inspired by these writings.

During our third session participants presented works that fell under three common themes that had emerged: 1. (in)visibility – about the activism in Prishtina during the 90s, 2. City as an Archive and 3. City of Duality – about gender, freedom, and lack thereof. These featured literary texts, poetry, photography, audio, video, drawings, and other forms of multimedia arranged throughout the map of Prishtina.