Vitalie Sprinceana is a sociologist and public intellectual, co-founder of the platform of critical thinking PLATYFORMA. He obtained a Bachelor degree in Political Sciences from Sofia University, a Master in Philosophy in Chisinau (USM) and is currently working on his PhD at George Mason University, USA. He has interests in urban sociology, sociology of religion, political sociology.
Vladimir Us is an artist and curator based in Chisinau, Moldova, founding member of Oberliht Young Artists Association. He studied art, curating, cultural management and cultural policy in Chisinau, Grenoble and Belgrade. Through his recent works and projects he examines the processes of transformation of public space in post-Soviet cities along with the need for conceptualizing an alternative network of public spaces in Chisinau.