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talkpoliticsThese structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place (like Tjentište, Kozara and Kadinjaca), or where concentration camps stood (like Jasenovac and Niš). They were designed by different sculptors (Dušan Dzamonja, Vojin Bakic, Miodrag Zivkovic, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, to name a few) and architects (Bogdan Bogdanovic, Gradimir Medakovic...), conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their "patriotic education." After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost.
From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavia region (now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.) with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, bringing before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images. His photos raise a question: can these former monuments continue to exist as pure sculptures? On one hand, their physical dilapidated condition and institutional neglect reflect a more general social historical fracturing. And on the other hand, they are still of stunning beauty without any symbolic significances.
Podgaric / Petrova Gora
Kosmaj / Tjentište
Kruševo / Kozara
Grmec / Ilirska Bistrica
Jasenovac / Sanski Most
Niš / Zenica
Korenica / Knin
Makljen / Tjentište
Kolašin / Kadinjaca
Mitrovica / Brezovica
Ostra / Sisak
Nikšic / Sinj
...Of course, we here in Buggerland have such remnants of the "socialist realism" in architecture, as well:
From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavia region (now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.) with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, bringing before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images. His photos raise a question: can these former monuments continue to exist as pure sculptures? On one hand, their physical dilapidated condition and institutional neglect reflect a more general social historical fracturing. And on the other hand, they are still of stunning beauty without any symbolic significances.
Podgaric / Petrova Gora
Kosmaj / Tjentište
Kruševo / Kozara
Grmec / Ilirska Bistrica
Jasenovac / Sanski Most
Niš / Zenica
Korenica / Knin
Makljen / Tjentište
Kolašin / Kadinjaca
Mitrovica / Brezovica
Ostra / Sisak
Nikšic / Sinj
...Of course, we here in Buggerland have such remnants of the "socialist realism" in architecture, as well:
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Date: 6/2/15 21:08 (UTC)looting"managing" someone else's artifacts.(no subject)
Date: 6/2/15 21:11 (UTC)Or folk could take care of their cultural artefacts. Cherish them...care for them, y'know. :)
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Date: 7/2/15 09:12 (UTC)If only someone had bought the Buddhas from the Taliban, hey?
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Date: 7/2/15 18:48 (UTC)And this piece is my favorite, that is fascinating architectural design pulled off really elegantly, with some brilliant engineering solutions to make the design work (e.g. how you keep the "wings" from snapping off.) Great stuff.
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