Dear Friends,

Many of you may already know that on Sunday 2 September 2007 the art action “Impreuna / Together” by Matei Bejenaru, an artist from Iasi, Romania, took place. The event was hosted by Tate Modern in London.

More than 250 Romanians gathered on the Tate Modern esplanade for the making of a “group portrait” of the Romanian community, as well as of a mini-documentary. These will be presented to the London audience, and to the wider world, on 8 and 9 September, in the Level 2 Gallery, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG.

The representatives of Tate Modern were impressed by the great number of participants. At the end of the art action, all present had the opportunity to take a guided tour of the museum. Some people had the chance to see again the masterworks of modern and contemporary art housed in the Tate, while others had the chance to see for the first time one of the most important cultural institutions in the world.

We would like to give our thanks to all of you who came to the event, but also to all of you who were not able to come but told your friends and family about it. Romanians and friends of Romania of all ages and walks of life managed to be together with a disinterested goal in mind, in order to show that we can have a public presence in London and that we can stand united.

Many thanks go to artist Matei Bejenaru for his interest in the life of the Romanian community in London. This was the first art project which involved the Romanians living in the UK, both as objects of study and as participants.

The success of this project is due, to a great extent, to the Romanian community; and special thanks go to the Romanian state and independent organisations, websites, newspapers, food stores, restaurants, and churches in London, who supported the project by distributing the information.

See the original announcement here.