The project will be realized in 2 phases, starting with research trips to selected Nonuments with Martin Bricelj Baraga, a co-founder of the Nonument Group. In one-day sightseeing around Tbilisi, Baraga will present the idea of Nonuments, the methodology of Nonument Group, and an in situ exhibition of previous Nonuments from Central Europe. This initiative will continue in September with a workshop on these selected Nonuments (and some others that we will decide on collectively).
What is a nonument?
“Nonuments” are twentieth-century architecture, monuments, public spaces, and infrastructural projects that have lost or undergone a shift in symbolic meaning as a consequence of political and social changes.
Locations to visit
- Lotkini Memorial
- Obelisk for Perished Workers
- Archeology Museum
- Installation Shakhta
Tour Day
June 25, 2024
Language of communication
English
Open call details
Who can apply
We are looking for professionals from the fields of Architecture, Art, Public space, Journalists, as well as curious individuals and urban explorers, who wish to be part of this ongoing research initiative.
How to participate
To participate please send us your CV and a few words about yourself with the subject line "Open call: Nonuments in Tbilisi".
Email: info@ubani,center
Please let us know also if you have a car and can join the research trip with your vehicle and can accept someone else from the group.
Email: info@ubani,center
Please let us know also if you have a car and can join the research trip with your vehicle and can accept someone else from the group.
Deadline for Applications
June 20, 2024
About participants
The Nonument GroupA multidisciplinary artist collective founded in 2011. Starting as a research group focusing on hidden, abandoned, unwanted or otherwise forgotten 20th century monuments, architecture and public spaces, the group has since carried out several artistic interventions in public spaces.
Martin Bricelj Baragaan award-winning artist and curator. He creates artworks and initiatives in diverse public spaces and unusual architectural contexts. He is the director of MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, the founder of SONICA Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and co-founder and member of the Nonument Group.
Partners
The Nonument GroupA multidisciplinary artist collective founded in 2011. Starting as a research group focusing on hidden, abandoned, unwanted or otherwise forgotten 20th century monuments, architecture and public spaces, the group has since carried out several artistic interventions in public spaces.
Museum of Transitory Art, LjubljanaMoTA - Museum of Transitory Art is a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to advancing the research, production and presentation of transitory, experimental, and live art forms. MoTA is a museum without a permanent collection or a fixed space. Instead, its programs are realised in different locations and contexts in temporary, physical and virtual spaces. MoTA is in constant search for the new, the uncertain, and the undefined.
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of SloveniaThe event is supported by Ministry Credit line: Lotkin Memorial, photo by Martin Bricelj Baraga, 2022