Details of the program for the International Workshop „Man is Space –Vitić_Dances“ Wednesday May 28th 2014, Zagreb: 16:00 Opening of the workshop, 3rd floor , Society of Architects of Zagreb 16:00-16:25 Introductory note : Boris Bakal , Shadow Casters ( Zagreb, Croatia) Short bio: Boris Bakal - theatre/film director and actor, intermedia artist, activist and macrobiotic cook. Throughout more then thirty years of his career, he authored theatre and film projects, performances, installations and multimedia artworks which have been presented at festivals and exhibitions in over 20 countries worldwide (including Bologna Cultural Capital of Europe 2000, Akcent/Prague, Eurokaz/Zagreb, BITEF/Belgrade, INTERFERENCES/Cluj, MESS/Sarajevo and others). Boris Bakal was visiting lecturer at: New York University, Stony Brook University, SACI Studio Art Centers International (Florence) and Columbia University. He is co-founder of several artistic and activist platforms/associations, e.g. Shadow Casters, Flying University, Orchestra Stolpnik and Croatian Antiwar Campaign. 16:25- 16:50 Prof. Rodney Harrison , University College of London, (UK) Assembling alternative futures for heritage: Towards an ontological politics of heritage Rather than rehearse what have become well known arguments regarding the indivisibility of ‘nature’ and ‘culture’, this paper considers the implications of the expanded field which is created for ‘heritage’, as one of the principal arenas in which this modern division has been maintained, when this dissolution is taken as given. I do so against the background of the issues raised by the acknowledgement that we live in a geological era in which what we once took for granted as the ‘human’ and ‘non-human’ have also become folded together in complicated ways. I will make particular reference to a new research programme ‘Assembling alternative futures for heritage’ which is concerned with exploring the ways in which specific forms of value, and indeed, the ‘future’ itself, is assembled in a broad and heterogeneous variety of ‘alternative’ domains—from nuclear waste disposal sites, to seed banks, frozen ark projects and endangered language conservation projects—and the potential for the development of innovative knowledge transfer across such domains to highlight the connections between that which we have conventionally called cultural heritage and other issues of contemporary and future ecological and social concern. Short bio: Rodney Harrison is a Reader in Archaeology, Heritage and Museum Studies, Institute of Archaeology, University College London and Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney (2012-2015). He is a General and founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary Archaeology and Editorial board member of the International Journal of Heritage Studies. He is an author of numerous books and articles on archaeology, museum and heritage studies, and distinguished guest speaker at international conferences, symposia and workshops. 16:50 – 17:15 Riitta Salastie, Architect SAFA D. Sc., City Planning Department of the City of Helsinki Policy Making: Preservation Methodologies for the 20th century Heritage in Helsinki The paper discusses a number of approaches and preservation methodologies for the XXth Century heritage in Helsinki that are currently implemented and in practice. The urban conservation takes place in the context of land use and city planning, which in Finland is the major legal conservation tool. In the focus of the paper are not only key architectural monuments of the XX century but the built urban heritage as a whole. During the past ten to fifteen years a number of good practices has been developed that include protective town plans, proactive inventory and assessment methodologies as well as area oriented repair guidelines. Both conventional and unconventional methods are imperative when conserving the architectural and urban legacy of this unique time period. Three protection plans are presented as case studies and their conservation approach and protection methodologies discussed against the recommendations and principles of the Madrid Document. In Helsinki the developments in the inventory and evaluation methodologies have contributed to improve the policy making and to the better understanding of the tangible qualities of heritage sites. Short bio : Riitta Salastie is an architect, who works as a historic preservation architect in the City Planning Department of the City of Helsinki (Finland) and where she has developed assessing and preservation methodologies for the 20th C. heritage. Riitta Salastie is the editor of the book The Paimio Hospital - Integrity and Authenticity in Modern Movement Architecture (ICOMOS Finland 2011). She is a voting specialist member in the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for 20th Century Heritage (ISC20C). 17: 15 – 17: 40 Darko Babić, Museum studies, University of Zagreb Socially responsible heritage management Heritage management is a multidisciplinary field which if properly understood transcends relations limited exclusively to economic efficiency (financial profitability). Heritage management primarily relates to the acknowledgement of all relevant factors in defined context, and to consequent assurance of direct tangible benefit to local community and society development. Contemporary heritage studies critically approach the complexity of heritage concept thus redefining established ideas of heritage management, a process that originally started with eco-museums. The author will elaborate the basic structure of eco-museums and their heritage management, and present through various case studies the examples of good practice in socially responsible heritage management. Short bio: Darko Babić is a lecturer in Museology, at the Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb. He is a national coordinator of two EU research-development projects in the field of management of heritage interpretation. He is a member of ICTOP- ICOM (UNESCO, Pariz), and member of the Board of European Association for Heritage Interpretation. Darko Babić is the president of Croatian national committee of International Council for Museum (ICOM). He also works as a curator of museum exhibitions, and as an advisor for heritage projects. 17:40 -18:30 Discussion 18:03 -18:45 Wrap up by Sandra Uskokovic (University of Dubrovnik) Short bio: Sandra Uskokovic is an art historian and preservationist. She holds a position of Assistant Professor at the University of Dubrovnik at the Arts and Restoration Department. She is an author of two books - Modern Architecture of Dubrovnik as a Cultural Heritage, 2010; and Contemporary Design in Historic Settings, 2013 - and has written and published numerous conference papers and research articles in her home country and abroad. She is an expert member of ICOMOS Scientific Committee on 20th century Heritage. Her primary research interests are: architecture, heritage, modern and contemporary art, urban and cultural theory, performative arts, etc. 18:45 -19:00 Departure to Laginjina 7-9, Vitić housing complex 19:15 - 20:15 Visit and guided tour of the Vitić’ building 20: 30 Dinner Venue of the workshop: Society of Architects of Zagreb, Trg Bana Jelačića 3/1, 1st floor Organizers: International artistic platform Shadow Casters in collaboration with the Society of Architects of Zagreb Shadow Casters (Bacači Sjenki/Lanciatori delle Ombre), established in 2001, is a multi award-winning and critically acclaimed international artistic and production platform for interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity and reflection on inter-media art from Zagreb. Working with public urban space through various art interventions and projects is one of the main areas on which their work is focused. SC are and were leading partner and partner on small and large scale projects on three continents (Europa, Asia and North America) since 2002. Through its activities that encompass a broad range of projects – multimedia performances, cultural memory projects, urban-human networks, educational projects, workshops, lectures, conferences, urban performances, installations and exhibitions - SC continuously instigate intercultural dialogue and active exchange between Croatian and international artists and professionals, at once questioning the existing concepts of individual and collective identity. The platform also strives to stimulate the debate on the nature and contradictions of the on-going globalization process, dealing with those social, political and cultural issues that reveal the acute problems and issues of a certain society: among other things, the politics of public space, the consequences of transition processes, the status and forms of intimacy as well as the systematic production of amnesia and discontinuity. In the course of 13 years of its existence, SC have produced a number of projects on local and international level. One of SCs trademarks is the undertaking of long-term projects as a tool for more in-depth artistic exploration and a more tangible social, educational and political influence and possible change. The majority of their projects are thus focused on investigating different perspectives of today’s forms and status of community through implementing specific participatory modes. In their projects they also thoroughly investigate past and present lives of neuralgic urban locations and related topics of collective and individual memory, which constantly brings their performances to places and localities that are for the first time involved in contemporary artistic discourses. The majority of these projects is created as performative, educational, multimedia or socially engaged “time sculptures” that tackle entirely different creative approaches. For their work, SC have received various recognitions and awards, both in Croatia and abroad. The work of Shadow Casters is/was supported by: EU Media Fund, Croatian Ministry of Culture, the Office for Culture Zagreb, European Cultural Foundation, Roberto Cimetta Fund, Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture, Trust for Mutual Understanding, The National Foundation for Civil Society Development, Government Office for Gender Equality, Croatian audio visual center, ArtsLink Foundation, The Culture EU2000, Office for culture of the City of Bologna, The Office for culture of the City of Belgrade, the Office for culture of the City of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of culture of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Culture and Sport Canton Sarajevo, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institutes in Zagreb, Ljubljana and Belgrade, U.S. Embassy-Zagreb, Swiss Embassy-Zagreb, Culture France, Platform Clubture, Erste Foundation, The Tourist Board of Zagreb, Zagreb Society of Architects and others.
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