"Living with light when the twilight has taken over", the Albanian doctor expresses through art 23 Covidian stories  

23 different stories, stories with the unknown, in times of fear and isolation where it seems the world stopped to fight an unusual enemy like Sars-CoV2. Emotions are poured into colors and symbols in the work plans and agendas of health institutions that had bigger tasks and responsibilities than usual. Dr. Ardian Xinxo in the WHO offices, in the protracted meetings on health policies to reduce the spread of the virus, threw in the usual A4 formats, 23 paintings. Each of them is a Covidian story and are already on display to the public.

Dr.Xinxo these are difficult times for millions of people around the world, where life and health continue to be threatened by a virus still unknown. How did you experience this pandemic time?

Emergency management is my specialty and one of the "pillars" of WHO. The pandemic was expected to come to Albania. It was a time of intensive work to support the Ministry of Health to strengthen and create the capacities that would soon be needed by the Health Sector of the country.
Then she came and infected and changed everything day by day.

Creativity in painting comes as an artistic or professional moment?

Creativity as "art" was born with me and as Sars-CoV-2, "infects" everything I do. Now COVID-19 and the art inside me are "connected" and after scribbling and coloring worksheets, they opened the exhibition. I know it's incorrect to say "thank you" to Sars-CoV-2, but this exhibition relates to it. Good or bad, this is how it happens, art, feeds on all your feelings and those of people, their anxieties, the pain that weighs on you and takes your breath away, the death in the silence of loneliness, the revolt against abuse. human kindness and human solidarity.

How has the pandemic affected mental health?
Mental health! I think he has touched minds first, all minds, or almost all, and much less the lungs.

How are moments such as insecurity, stress, depression and coping with illness reflected in your 23 works?
It is present in all paintings, as suffering, or hope of light. The pandemic made them more visible and extreme, because society suffered from them, suffered without starting the pandemic.

Is there a personal experience in this creativity?
Everything is personal, from shouting, revolt, escape, peace, deep respect, dreams.

What is the purpose of this exhibition?
In a philosophical plan, "to live with light when dusk has overtaken you." In a practical plan, express the concerns of the time, in the hope that you will understand and convey courage.

Ekspozita organizohet në bashkëpunim me OBSH-në. Kjo ekspozitë do të qwndroj e e hapur në ambjentet e COD, salla “Tako Artistin deri më 30 shtator 2021.

1. Zonja me maskë – The lady with the mask

U krijuagjatë një takimi rajonal në distancë të OBSH-së, teksa diskutohej mbi përdorimin e maskave dhe gjëndjen e SARS-CoV-2.
It was created during a WHO regional distance meeting, while discussing the use of masks and the situation of SARS-CoV-2.

2. Pandemia e medias – Media pandemic

“Motorri mediatik”, që me përhapjen e lajmit të rremë u shfaq si virus paralel i kësaj pandemie, duke shkaktuar pasiguri e frikë, depresion.
By spreading false news and causing insecurity and fear,the “media engine” became the second virus of this pandemic.

3. Amulli – Stagnation

Nëmenaxhimin e një emergjence si pandemia e COVID-19, çdo frikë, protagonizëm egoist, konflikt, pasiguri, pesimizëm, vendim i vetmuar, ka pasoja fatale mbi të tjerët.
When coordinating an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, every fear, selfish protagonism, conflict, insecurity, pessimism, lonely decision, has fatal consequences on others.

4. Kohë kovidiane – Covidian times

Personazhe anonime, me mendje të infektuar nga COVID-19, të mbyllur në kornizat e tyre, lëvizin, shtohen dhe përhapin trishtim,duke refuzuar të vështrojnë shenjat optimiste rreth tyre.
Anonymous characters with infected minds,confined within their frames, move about, multiply and spread sadness around, refusing to look at the optimistic side of reality.

5. Turjela – The drill

Një mendje e vetë-izoluar që riciklon brenda vetesmërzi, pesimizëm e shqetësim. Këto ndjenja nuk e lejojnë të perceptojë se jeta jashtësajvazhdon, është magjike.
An isolated mind within itself, that recycles boredom, pessimism and anxiety. These feelings do not allow the occupied mind to perceive that life outside continues.

6. Behot

Origjina e kësaj fjale vjen nga Berati dhe përdoret për të shprehur një gjendje lodhjeje, depresive,mungesën e dëshirës për ndërveprim. I tillë është personazhi kryesor i kësaj pikture, i gjendur në ditët e mbylljes së plotë të pandemisë, ditë të ngadalta e të lodhshme, të cilat sillnin në përditshmërinë e tyrevetëmshifra të sëmurësh e të vdekurish.
The origin of this word comes from Berat and is used to express a state of fatigue, depression, lack of desire for interaction. Like the main character of this painting during the days of lockdown, which were slow and tedious, with the monotonous regularity ofthe reporting on the numbers of the confirmed cases and the lost lives.

Kur në Shqipëri pandemia sapo kishte nisur, Rauli, shefi i zyrës së WHO Albania, duhet të largohej për në Spanjë, ku shifrat fatale të COVID-19 kishin dalë jashtë kontrollit. Rauli ishte mjek dhe duhej t’i shërbente vendit të tij. Në distancë me kolegët ngritëm një gotë verë për ta përshëndetur.
When the pandemic had just begun in Albania, Raul, the head of the WHO office in Albania, had to depart for Spain, where the fatality figures of COVID-19 had gotten out of hand. Raul was a doctor and had to serve his country. With our colleagues we raised a glass of wine, to greet him in distance.

7. Raul, lamtumirë – Goodbye Raul

8. Femrat – Women
Në këtë pikturë paraqiten gjendjet e femrës, që nga puberteti e deri në erotizmin e saj.
This painting depicts the different states of a woman, from puberty to eroticism.

9. Qilimi magjik – Magic carpet
Mbi këtë pikturë janë derdhur figuratë fantazisë, të çuditshme dhe surreale, që të bëjnë të kërkosh me imtësi për t’i zbuluar, jo vetëm krijesat por edhe gjendjen që ato përcjellin.
Fantasy figures, strange and surreal, have cascaded onto this painting. One needs to search through to discover them and to find out the mood of their spirits.

10. Bota – The world
Është e nevojshme që kjo pikturë të vështrohet 360 gradë, ashtu si vetë bota që rrotullohet.Personazhet e pikturës, koloriti i tyre dhe elementët simbolikë janë ndërthurjete vetë jetës.
It is necessary for this painting to be viewed by going round it, just as the earth rotates around its axe.The characters of the painting, their colours and the symbolic elements in it are the intertwinings of life itself.

11. Mbrëmje në Tiranë – Evening in Tirana
Heshtje pandemie.Në errësirë, në dritëne pakët që reflekton shiu,shquan hijet e ndërtesave dhe njerëzve.
Pandemic silence. In the darkness, the dim light that is mirrored by the rain drops distinguishes the silhouettes of the buildings and people.

12. Njeriu automat – The automaton man
Mendjehapur apo mendjekyçur?Mes arsyes dhe kapriçove, lind pyetja nëse vërtetë e shohim botën me gjykimin tonë të pavarur apo nën influencën e opinionit shoqëror.
Open-minded or narrow-minded? Between reasoning and whims, the question arises whether we see the world based on our independent judgment or under the influence of the society’s opinions.

 Dhimbja e një lajmi të hidhur në të gjithë proçesin që individi përjeton, shfaqet përmes simbolikave në pikturë, me mesazhin se jeta rinis nga hiri i saj.
The pain that the individual experiences when receiving sad news is manifested here through symbolism, conveying the message that life resumes from its ashes.

13. Britma – The scream

14. Ikona – The icon
Ashtu si nëvizatimete shpellave dikur, ku njerëzit strukeshin në ngrohtësinë e besimit të tyre, edhe në epokën tonë njerëzit bashkohen nga dhimbja e përkushtimi për jetën e cënuar.
Justas once depicted in the cave drawings, people used to huddleand cuddle in consolation and faith,in this painting people are united by the painforthedisrupted life and the pledge to be together in these difficult moments..

15. Lidhje–Liaison
Një lidhje midis dy njerëzve, varësia merr forma të ndryshme, me fije të padukshme e të komplikuara, që askush tjetër veç tyre mund t’i kuptojë.
A relationship between two people takes different forms of dependency, with invisible and complexstrings that no outsider can understand.

16. Portrete – Portraits
Portrete ku mendjet vuajnë pandeminë, përgjatë njëepoke me njerëz pa drejtim.
Portraits where minds suffer the pandemic,in an era of clueless people.

17. Hapësirë – Space
Fantazia është rrugëdalja më e mirë për t’u larguar nga realiteti i hidhur.Edhe pse ky realitet mbetet përherë i pranishëm, përmes krijimit lind shpresa.
Fantasy is the best way out of a bitter reality. Although this reality remains ever present, hope arises through creativity.

18. Metamorfoza – Metamorphoses
Ilustrim i metamorfozës së krijimit të mendjes dhe të “shpërthimit të madh”.
The illustration of the metamorphosis that occurs in one’s mind creation and ofthe metamorphosis of the Big Bang. .

19. The thread of life - The thread of life
A parallel between the fatality of Sars-CoV-2 and its opposite: the beginning of life.
A parallelism between the fatality that Sars-CoV-2 caused and its opposite: the beginning of life.