Dea Khizanishvili & Tio Gabunia

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Trenčín 2026

About residents

Dea Khizanishvili: 

Architect, researcher, and photographer based  in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her work moves across  architecture, cultural memory, and photographic ethnography, with a particular focus on how  built environments reflect processes of  displacement, reinvention, and political change.  She explores the intersection between spatial  narratives and lived experiences, combining  architectural practice with documentary and  activist tools. 

Tio Gabunia: 

Architect, researcher, and urban planner based  in Tbilisi, Georgia. His practical and intellectual work exists primarily at the intersection of  urban policy, labor rights, and architectural theory. He has  experience in academic leadership, writing,  policy development, collaborative international  projects, and community organizing. Currently, he is a lecturer and a manager of internationally funded urban and regional planning projects in Georgia. 

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