Eliza is an architect by trade, but the public remembers her from her engagements in music, photography, writing, arts, and politics. Above all, she is an urban activist in both times of war and peace.
In the 1990s, she worked with the Political Weekly “Zëri” as an external photography collaborator. After the war, she practiced photography for individual projects only, combined with music and other forms of artistic expression, she expanded her range of communication with the public. We recall her projects on the missing persons from the Kosovo war, victims of sexual violence, the parallel education system of the 1990s, etc.
Her entire artistic engagement is artistic activism. Wit more than 25 personal exhibitions, she was also part of many collective exhibitions inside and outside Kosovo. In 2018, she represented Kosovo at the Venice Biennale for Architecture with the project “The City is Everywhere.” She is the author of the book “The City and Love” and editor of the book “The City is Everywhere.”
Beyond her solo exhibitions, she has curated a series of exhibitions, some with a special emphasis on women’s art and activism in Kosovo. Since 2003, she has worked at the Faculty of Architecture / Department of Urbanism. Currently, she is also a Member of the Kosovo Assembly.