Nikola Bojic / Karlovac Idea Parks / 2009 / commission
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Methods of Spatial Storytelling Each unit examines one historical theme related to a particular park, therefore can be considered independent from the reminder of the route. However, having walked through all the thematic units enables one to “read” the complete story about the ideas that shaped the town during the course of five centuries. The process of “reading” activates a minimum of text and maximum of context, and is stimulated by people’s interaction with the environment. The context of each spatial unit is brought into view by means of various interventions on the already existing objects or by new installations in the park.
An instance of such a theme is “Freedom”, representing the twentieth century unit and alluding to numerous ideological struggles and politically motivated name changes of the park that took place during this time. It also is a reference to a damaged antifascist post-war monument erected in the centre of the main park (the sixth unit) and dedicated to Freedom. The monument will be used as a contemporary organic screen for various site-specific public projections.