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"The most beautiful lesson I received from my father", the different story of Edi Rama for "Vogue Italia"

2023-07-11 17:39:59Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"The most beautiful lesson I received from my father", the different
Edi Rama in "Vogue Italia"

Edi Rama made a different confession in an interview for the well-known magazine "Vogue Italia". Stripped of the prime minister's costume, Rama spoke about the past, but also the plans behind politics.

You believe that culture does not come only as a decorative function, on the contrary. If art is a product of who we are, it can only be political, that is, universal. So how did you manage to bring your love of art into political practice?

Nuk do të thosha se e kam futur artin në politikë, por që vjen nga praktikimi i artit, kjo është pjesë e mënyrës sime për të parë botën dhe atë që na rrethon, pra edhe marrëdhëniet dhe përmbajtjen e jetës politike. Me kalimin e viteve ky ndikim është shfaqur pak a shumë dukshëm në varësi të momentit.

Cili është mësimi më i bukur që keni marrë nga babai juaj?

Nuk ka asgjë më të rëndësishme në jetën e një personi se sa të lërë një kujtim të bukur pas vetes.

Ju jeni një mbështetës i madh i dialogut. Kjo duket nga projektet e shumta të shkëmbimeve kulturore që realizon por edhe nga Qendra për Hapje dhe Dialog (COD) në Tiranë.

COD është një hapësirë ​​takimi dhe ndërveprimi mes njerëzve me pikëpamje të ndryshme që krijon kushtet për t’u shprehur përmes artit, letërsisë dhe fotografisë. Dhe kjo nënkupton përpjekjen për të përfshirë dy pjesë të shoqërisë që zakonisht ndahen sipas roleve: të qeverisurit dhe ata që qeverisin ose qytetarët dhe të zgjedhurit e tyre. Ky është misioni i kësaj hapësire. Në jetën e përditshme, COD ka qenë, besoj, një vlerë e shtuar në zinxhirin e aktivitetit shoqëror që evoluon rreth kulturës.

Të gjithë e dinë miqësinë që të lidh me vendin tonë, por pakkush e di se gjithçka filloi kur skuadra e basketbollit Scavolini Pesaro vizitoi Partizanin e Tiranës në Kupën e Kampionëve. Ishte viti 1988 dhe atje keni pasur një takim të rëndësishëm me Valerio Bianchini.

Ishte hera e parë që shihja nga afër një person që nuk ishte nga Shqipëria. Dhe ai nuk ishte kushdo, por një legjendë e madhe e sportit italian, jo vetëm nga pikëpamja e njohurive të tij të mëdha sportive, por mbi të gjitha për trurin dhe zemrën e tij. Valerio Bianchini është një person i jashtëzakonshëm. Ne krijuam një miqësi që zgjati ndër vite dhe ai vazhdoi të vinte edhe pas kësaj vizite. Ai takim ishte tepër emocionues, sepse në kohën kur ishim plotësisht të izoluar, nuk mund të afroheshim as me ata fare pak turistë që vinin dhe që kontrolloheshin e monitoroheshin, sepse Shqipëria ishte pjesë e vendeve të bllokut sovjetik.

Tiranë 2030/ Miqësi me Stefano Boerin, investime në hapësira dhe sheshe publike, shkolla të reja, frymë inovacioni dhe shumë të tjera. Çfarë parashikon projekti i rizhvillimit të planit urbanistik të Tiranës?

Stefano Boeri is one of the prominent architects involved in this plan and who helps us open new perspectives for the future of our country through urban planning and quality architectural proposals. The history of Tirana's master plans is linked to Italy and the Italian genius from the beginning until today's collaboration with Stefano and his team. The city has indeed evolved tremendously in recent decades. Even if there is not much left of what the first pioneers of urban planning created, the important lines are still the same and, precisely on them, our city continues to develop to project itself into the future.

How would you define your style? Rumor has it you're a fan of Yohji Yamamoto?

They have always made this connection, I like it a lot, but in everyday life I have simplicity, a pair of Adidas is enough for me. When it comes to formal wear, I rely on the tailor also because the measurements are a bit large. I love fashion, it's an incredible world of creativity, fantastic images, people who turn everything they touch into gold.

We often talk about "power dressing" and the role of clothing in the public presentation of a politician.

This role applies to each of us, not just politicians, and as Coco Channel said, if I'm not mistaken, fashion changes, but style remains. Style is important and I believe that the show is not a superficial thing, it is an underlying theme.

Xjubleta (traditional female costume, handed down from generation to generation) is under the protection of UNESCO since 2022. How can we promote the global telling of local tradition stories like this and make Albanian youth proud?

Jubleta is an incredible piece of fashion, art, life, craftsmanship and even identity that has stood the test of time becoming not only an icon in our collective memory, but also in the way we perceive our identity as a people. The beauty of a piece like Jubleta is that, even if it was born and developed in an isolated context, it has the ability to speak to and attract everyone, regardless of geographical and cultural distances.

On June 2, the Italian Republic celebrated its 77th birthday. How to bring young people closer to the values ​​of Italy?

A great man I had the privilege of knowing, Michel Rocard, told me before he died: "I am happy to have lived through the birth of the Internet, but also to have left this world before the Internet destroyed it." I'm not that fatalistic, but I have the feeling that this madness of individual navigation in a boundless ocean where everyone wanders alone, leaves behind a trail where everything is the opposite of everything.

It scares me a lot and I think there are three important figures in danger. First of all, the free fall of the school teacher's authority seems to me to completely represent the free fall of the values ​​of the Republic. Then there is the figure of the parent, who at the moment does not seem to me to be in shape, and finally the priest, who has completely caught the eyes of young people. I'm not a traditionalist and I don't judge young people, I just feel like the moments where you sit, breathe and think are missing. It is a constant navigation without time to think and above all to have doubts.

Albania has been an official candidate for membership in the European Union for nine years. How is the process going?

We must not deviate from the goal. It will take the time it needs, it is a difficult path, full of challenges and "homework" that we have to do. But it is also the most incredible we have ever faced is the highest transfer of knowledge that can exist for a new country that wants to become great.

Free movement will mean a large entry but also exit. Do you think it could be a problem to have so many Albanians who will probably leave the country to go and work somewhere else? And how will you attract others to come to the country?

This is also true and it seems to me that it is not only a problem of Albania, but a general problem. There is strong pressure on everyone, starting from the most developed countries, but also the most weakened demographically, to find a new workforce. For this we are certainly on the side of those who can suffer the most.

Albania is a stable country in an unstable region. How do you see your role considering that the process of joining the European Union is shared with neighboring countries?

Albania is a country that has always had a constructive and peaceful approach to the region. We have always worked to be a benchmark for regional stability and cooperation. It seems to me that we have done well, we are respected, in the region but also in Europe and precisely for this role.

Speaking of the future, you are in your third term and your leadership is very stable, but how do you see the political future of Albania after you and your future after the government?

I haven't thought about it: what I do takes up my time and I can't plan for the future. Life has taught me that you can make your plans, but then it goes another way. I don't have a plan, but I have an image: I would like to do something that combines my civic activism, as I call politics, and art.

The communist past, as well as for other countries, represents a trauma due to the violence it introduced into social life. For you, what are the long-term effects of this past, if any?

Communism is a bit like a nuclear power station as it explodes in what continues to be its effects. In addition to destruction, there is radiation, warping, and everything in between. It is something we live with without even realizing it. Certain attitudes, as well as a certain way of being in society, are the product of that influence. You can change a system or a regime in three days, but, in three days, you cannot change an entire way of thinking and being together. Much more is needed.

If you had to rank the world leaders in the various artistic movements, could you think of any combination?

Good question, never thought of that. Surely Giorgia Meloni would be a work of futurism. Matteo Renzi of impressionism and Massimo D'Alema imagine it a work of art of the Renaissance. It would be a work of Artificial Intelligence.


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