Arranged in Lead, Letter by Letter is a sound installation housed in one of the last remaining Rilindja kiosks, previously used to sell newspapers in central locations across cities in Kosovo. The installation features 10 stories from interviewees, including Nazmi Rrahmani, Ismete Puka, Islam Vuniqi, Fuat Hajdini, Nafie Berisha, Zenun Çelaj, Qefsere Nishevci, Flora Brovina, Mirsad Krasniqi, and Valentina Saraçini. This audio material is the sound installation's central element. All stories presented in Albanian.

Arranged in Lead, Letter by Letter is a one-off, large-format newspaper created to mark the opening of the sound installation at the last remaining Rilindja kiosk, situated in front of the Rilindja building in Prishtina. The publication includes a commissioned text by Rina Meta, archival imagery, newspaper clippings, and transcribed stories from 10 interviews conducted during the project's research - elements that form the foundation of the sound installation. Printed in a limited edition of 500 copies, the newspaper is available in both English and Albanian.

You can find the full interviews of the former workers of Rilindja in the link below.

Moments from the opening of the sound installation Arranged in Lead, Letter by Letter at the red kiosk in the courtyard of the former Rilindja printing house. Created to expand the history of the newspaper and the Rilindja institution, this installation highlights the voices of individuals who both built and were shaped by this institution as intellectuals and activists. It brings together the voices of journalists, writers, technicians, and logistical staff who worked at Rilindja during different periods of the institution's history.

Video: Alban Nuhiu

Photography: Majlinda Hoxha.