It is through conversations of unwavering honesty and critical reflection that we allow ourselves to open up our current reality to imagine a better one. Pit has given us a glimpse of what it means to be an artist in Luxembourg, how creativity can be a gateway to imagine brighter worlds and what changes this country can start to make in order to accomodate artists and to generate a more welcoming, nourishing environment for them to thrive in.

At a time when alternative cultural spaces are diminishing and the appetite for real change is palpable within the creative community, it’s essential to reflect on the history of places like Kufa for inspiration. The story of Kufa is one of resilience, grassroots activism, and a refusal to conform to institutional expectations.

Queer feminist spaces in Luxembourg are rare—not because we don't exist, but because the places where we can feel at home are so limited that they practically don't exist. One of the few places in the country where you can feel abnormally normal is Dunia Ciuferri’s feminist queer tattoo space located between the former social security headquarters and the Bouillon parking lot in the capital. This space is now celebrating its one-year anniversary.

The whole situation that went down at the iconic Batiment4 has compromised the creative Luxembourgish scene. I am going to start off with a personal note. Because I think the whole situation that has gone down at Batiment 4 is an attack on the youth, on our local creativity and our very limited and now non-existent community space. And, I am taking it very personally. Moreover, everyone who is craving for something new and different in Luxembourg should as well.