A Visual Essay on the House of European History’s Constructions of Europeanity

by Nico Carpentier

21-25 July 2025

The exhibition was held at the Department of Communications, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and supported by the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, Baltic Film, Media and Arts School at Tallinn University, CULCORC, and SQRIDGE.

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A Visual Essay on the House of European History’s Constructions of Europeanity

by Nico Carpentier

13 – 17 July 2025

The exhibition was held during the IAMCR 2025 Conference in Singapore and supported by the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, Baltic Film, Media and Arts School at Tallinn University, CULCORC, and SQRIDGE.

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The Mirror of Conflict

Iconoclastic Controversies 2

by Nico Carpentier (5th ed.)

01 – 06 October 2024

The fifth edition (September-October 2024) was supported by the Hollar Gallery, Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, CULCORC and SQRIDGE.


Moulding Nature

Discursive Struggles over Timișoara Environment
08 – 17 December 2023

Politehnica University of Timișoara, the Färgfabriken Contemporary Art Center based in Stockholm and students from the Architecture Faculty of UPT created a visual conversation reflecting about the human environment where nature often becomes fenced, elevated and even synthetic. Through this exhibition we can give personal meanings to questions such as: What is natural in the urban realm? Is nature a pretext for beautification? Do we build barriers to protect nature or to protect ourselves from it?


Moulding Nature

Discursive Struggles Over the Environment
26 August – 26 November 2023

Moulding Nature raises questions about how we perceive our environment. In video works, collages, photos and installations, artists and other participants explore how different discourses affect the way we give meaning to nature and the role of mankind in it. Discourses that often are in conflict with each other and compete for space, sometimes even fight each other.


The Mirror of Conflict

Iconoclastic Controversies 2

by Nico Carpentier (4th ed.)

09-22 October 2023

Istanbul Bilgi University and its Faculty of Communication provided support for the fourth edition of the exhibition (October 23).


The Mirror of Conflict

Iconoclastic Controversies 2

by Nico Carpentier (3rd ed.)

15-20 May 2023

The third edition of the exhibition (May 2023) was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, CULCORC and SQRIDGE.


The Mirror of Conflict

Iconoclastic Controversies 2

by Nico Carpentier (2nd ed.)

20-29 January 2023

The second edition of the exhibition (January 2023) was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, CULCORC, and SQRIDGE.


The Mirror of Conflict

Iconoclastic Controversies 2

by Nico Carpentier (1st ed.)

15-22 April 2022

The exhibition investigates how the memorials on the island of Cyprus represent the Cyprus Problem in very particular ways, often supporting antagonistic nationalist discourses and constructing the other as the Enemy. It is an arts-based research project, grounded in academic research, that uses an artistic repertoire to communicate and co-produce knowledge.