Gjama
“Gjama” is a rarely practiced mourning ritual that was performed by Albanian men throughout the centuries. By shouting specific phrases and acting out a strict choreography, it is a way of paying respect to the deceased but also overcoming grief and pain over the loss of a loved one. Through the documentation of the re-enactment of the ritual, Zgjim Elshani seeks to recover fragments of the practice in the communities where this form of collective grieving is still a way of overcoming loss. By doing so, the project intends to rethink collective grieving and what it means to publicly display emotions in a male-headed society.
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Geg Zefi
Gjon Kosteri
Kol Martini
Ndue Fusha
Gjon Fiku
Sokol Kodra
Ndue Deda
Kol Zefi
Gjelosh Fusha
Pale Zefi
Pjeter Shytani
Prel Toma
File Strugaçi
Shkelzen Pali
Gezim Gilaj
Lindita Gilaj
Raimonda Sulaj
Gjon DukGilaj
Kujtim Varfi
Nue Shytani
Fran Kodra
Deda Frani
