The monumental structure of the railroad station in Banská Štiavnica is situated in the industrial section of town, at the periphery, far from the historical center entered in the UNESCO list. The 21 km local track at the end of which the architecture of the station stands, was built shortly after World War II within the framework of the collectivist efforts of young people who labored without any claim for remuneration, in the heat of the post-war construction euphoria. The structure of the station has undergone gradual decline in the past 20 years. Through the Banská St a nica Contemporary project we bring new content to the space without suppressing the original. Contemporary art, various media, techniques in the creations of individuals and groups form another layer in the public station, utilitarian environment, where the purchasing of tickets and waiting for trains was the one and only activity. We are not pushy in promoting our strategies; we do not change the appearance of spaces, we do not invest time or money in their radical transformation into an art center. We are a cultural virus in the regional milieu, as another layer in the time axis whose intensity and duration are open.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:26:54 +0000
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