Olson Lamaj is a Tirana-based artist. His work is dealing with social and political issues related both to contemporary life in Albania and to more universal and timeless systems of meaning. Lamaj’s projects emphasize the “semiotic oversaturation” – and the myste­rious, almost mystical qualities – of objects and images related to political ideologies of various kinds. His artworks function as a collective mythography of the present, laying the groundwork for revealing new myths. As one of the co-founders of MIZA Gallery in Tirana, Lamaj’s own experience as an artist has been combined with the establishment of art spaces and institutions in Tirana. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Europe, including Ludwig Museum in Budapest, Albanian National Gallery, Kosovo Gallery of Arts, Pino Paskali Foundation in Bari, Neurotitan Art Space in Berlin, Rotor Gallery in Graz and at last in FLUC art space in Vienna.