Elizabeta Kostadinovska

Elizabeta Kostadinovska

Photo by :: Peter Zach :: Live at West Germany at SlovoKult :: Intersession :: Dezember 2024:: 

is a multilingual poet, bilingual writer (Macedonian and German, sometimes English), interdisciplinary and experimental artist working with :: text + visual + sound art :: presenting them together in :: multimedia performance :: including improvised sound + video projection of a visual artwork + multilingual polyphony of a same text/poem – which is unique / avant-garde and her specialty :: with that concept since 2022 she collaborated for live performances with different sound artists on her project :: Wortschmerz ‡ noisedestotrotz :: since 2025 also as solo project ::

since 2024 working on abstract art with gouache + pen drawings on paper 

:: see artist’s works in her :: Experimental + Abstract ART PORTFOLIO 

aka Elizabeta Lindner

multi-awarded literary translator (since 2004 translated over 30 important books, mostly from German to Macedonian), former book co-editor (together with Igor Isakovski for German authors, 2008-2015) at BLESOK, Skopje, founder and editor of the SlovoKult bilingual online-magazines (Macedonian since 2016; German/English since 2017), publisher at the small press with the same name – known for the bilingual Book Series of selected poetry and art  SlovoKult :: Slovoteka –  and artistic director of the biennial of contemporary arts :: SlovoKult :: literARtour 2018 + 2020 :: since 2022 transformed to interdisciplinary echtzeit / real-time art happenings presenting  live text+visual+sound art :: SlovoKult :: Closer (2022-20223) :: since 2023 ::  SlovoKult :: intersession at the resident venue :: West Germany in Berlin

:: Bio-Bibliographie (till 2023) :: Deutsch – Literaturport.de :: Deutsch – SlovoKult :: English – Literaturport.de 

CV English PDF :: with Bibliography / mit Bibliographie :: Elizabeta Lindner Kostadinovska – CV – EN 2024

Video :: Elizabeta Kostadinovska@Youtube :: @ Vimeo

Bandcamp :: Wortschmerz ‡ noisedestotrotz  + Elizabeta Kostadinovska

Facebook :: Elizabeta Kostadinovska (artist profile) :: Elizabeta Lindner (private and SlovoKult-Manager)

Insta :: @elizabeta_kostadinovska_berlin

Soundcloud :: Elizabeta Kostadinovska 

:: NEW WORKS :: 2025

:: art series :: ABSURD REALITY :: 13 works to date – ongoing 

A4, gouache on black paper (360g) 

:: Composition of … ::

:: War in times of Love :: :: Devine in a human world :: 

   

Some of the artworks are getting a poem + soundtrack in multilingual polyphony

More :: artist’s portfolio ::  

NEW :: In Youtube :: Angstkulisse in multilingual polyphony + sound 

DOKUMENTATIONS FROM SlovoKult :: intersession :: 2025 + other Materials are coming soon online ::

:: after amazing 2023 with very special events:: SlovoKult :: Closer in Berlin (1xLaidak, 4xWest Germany) and SlovoKult :: Berlin in Skopje (1x Bookva, KIC and MKC) – see video documentation at youtube – SlovoKult :: Youtube channel :: 

2024 started working on a NEW visual art pieces (abstract works) :: Gouache + ink on paper or cardboard with canvas :: 

SOON TO BE PUBLISHED ::  long poem in German, planed to be published in 2023 :: Sprachspiele auf Schachspielbrett, granted by the Akademie der Künste, Berlin (see grants). To be published in 2024 or latest 2025 BUT … the times are unfriendly.

:: FROM THE LIFE BEFORE :: 

:: BOOK TRANSLATION – Bibliography ::

:: INTERVIEWS ::

Latest interview (2023) in Macedonian :: by Toni Dimkov for Sloboden Pechat 

:: PUBLICATIONS ::

 

:: Collection of selected short stories from 1995-2023 :: originally written in Macedonian or translations from the German (original)

System of sensitivities :: 2023, Antolog Skopje

Link to the publisher’s page :: Систем на Сетилности 

 

 

Poetry + Art collection :: 
Zweisprachiger Gedichtband :: DE/MK + Kunst :: 
Zweizählig zu Besuch bei dem endlosen Abgrund ::
Art Equilibrium + SlovoKult, 2020

 

 

 

:: in German anthologies ::

• Gedicht und Kurzgeschichte, Rrrr, Gisela Verlag Regensburg, 2018

• Essay, Okkulte Kunst, Hrsg. Alexander Graeff, transcript Verlag Bielefeld, 2019

:: in Magazines etc. ::

 

:: ART :: KUNST ::

:: Art Series :: Kunstreihe :: 

1. Volksbühne :: collages with text :: since 2013 still ongoing

2. The Deconstructed Novel :: bilingual :: since 2017 still ongoing

:: Exhibitions :: till 2023

 

:: Book Review in German :: 

:: Eine erfreuliche Buchbesprechung meiner Poesie :: Ladylike und kotzend… 

:: Stefan Heuer :: über Zweizählig zu Besuch bei dem endlosen Abgrund :: für Signaturen-Magazin ::

Link :: Signaturen-Magazin

 

 

 

 

 

 

:: 2017 :: ⇒ PHOTO GALLERY :: Solo Exhibition :: From Berlin to Skopje :: Mai 2017 at Concept37, Skopje, Macedonia :: awarded as :: Art Prize by Paratissima Skopje and Concept37 :: 2016

behind me (10 of) :: the first 13 works – pre-works for the bilingual art series :: The deconstructed novel :: Die Leinwand/Платно/The Canvas von/од/by Benjamin Stein (German+Macedonian) :: 

 

My Artwork Vegvisir :: 2022 :: 
from the bilingual serial :: 
The deconstructed novel The Canvas by Benjamin Stein 
participated in :: 
Osten Biennial of Drawing 2022 :: 
Exhibition at the National Gallery Cifte Amam, 
Skopje, Macedonia :: February 2023 :: 

Düsseldorf ::

:: Elizabeta Kostadinovska und SlovoKult auf Poetry Expo 23 ::

:: Elizabeta Kostadinovska and SlovoKult are participating in
Poetry Expo 23 :: by Versopolis







Beiträge :: Elizabeta Kostadinovska at Poetry Expo 23 

my presentation :: Elizabeta Kostadinovska at Poetry Expo 23 

in March 2023 started the event series :: 
check the program :: SlovoKult :: Closer



:: 2023 :: März/March

Meine neue Kolumne :: My new Column 

Selbstbefragung :: Self-Inquiry

 

:: 2022 :: 

21.12.22

In the new issue of Counterpoint 8 :: the CEATL’European translator’s e-zine, on pages 30-33 you will find a text by Elizabeta Lindner (SlovoKult founder) about translating poetry through learning a new language :: as well as for the specialty of multilingual polyphony which is part of the concept of the contemporary arts biennale :: SlovoKult :: literARTour 

In der neuen Ausgabe von Counterpoint 8 :: herausgegeben von :: Conseil Européen des Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires, finden Sie auf den Seiten 30-33 einen Text von Elizabeta Lindner über das Übersetzen von Poesie durch das Erlernen einer neuen Sprache :: sowie über die Besonderheit der mehrsprachigen Polyphonie, die Teil des Konzepts der Biennale für zeitgenössische Künste :: SlovoKult :: literARTour

 

 

 

:: LIVE PERFORMANCES ::

:: 2022 ::

 

the name of the new project for collaborations between

Elizabeta Kostadinovska and a sound artist(s) ::

#1 with Seht Zhan :: 

November 19 at xxxTeR, Berlin

July 15 at GARAGE, Berlin

June 18 at West Germany, Berlin

:: SOLO ::

February 26 at the Basement :: SlovoKult special :: Dance out of now! :: Dance this! #3 ::

:: 2021 ::

September :: SlovoKult goes Latvian :: Riga, 1983

Oktober :: SlovoKult special and birthday :: Berlin, Hosek Contemporary

27.03. :: SlovoKult :: literARTour (stream), ACUD-Theater Berlin

:: 2020 ::

SlovoKult :: literARTour

:: December :: ACUD-Theater Berlin :: stream

:: September :: 04. Gevgelija :: 07. Skopje :: open air

:: June ::

at Staalplaat :: Abject Berlin Souterrain Sessions #3

at Offspace iolux :: Prolog :: Ausstellung und Lesung zum 20. Heft

:: 2019 ::

(will update soon)

:: 2018 ::

SlovoKult :: Gevgelija, Skopje, Berlin

Prolog at Kule

(will update soon)

:: 2017 ::

01.12.17

Am 09.12.17 @ 10 Jahre Prolog + Buchrelease Prolog X7 
präsentiert sie ihre neue::
Text-Bild-Musik-Traum-Tanz Perfomance::
Kubus, unsre Form. traum urban. Inkubus, Sukkubus::
 
19. Februar :: Literatur in Weißensee @ Brotfabrik :: Berlin
:: Alexander Graeff :: host and author

topic :: Mystik

poetry, short prose
experiment fun
multimedia dance

 

:: SlovoKult::Literatur/a ::

:: Collagen mit Text :: Collages with text ::

Vanitas, Collage mit Text, 2014 (für Igor Isakovski)

 

 

 

Collage mit:: Flugzeug-Vogel:: von Boshko Bozadzievski::


Collage with:: Airplane-Bird:: by Boshko Bozadzievski

:: Gedicht und Gebilde :: Poem and picture ::

 13 Liebes-Erklärungen :: I Ging und Indie

:: Experimentelles Gedicht mit Tanzperformance ::

 

 

08.03.18

Gedicht zum Internationalen Frauentag::auf Englisch::

::gendering the german language::

Mit einem Bild von Doroti Pačkova::

 

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