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Culture Acción Tipo de actividad Tangible culture – historical sites and buildings, Intangible culture, Other, Architecture, Digital arts, film, video Paises participantes SI,BG,RS,CY,CZ,AT
Fechas de inicio y fin Estado del proyecto finalized Subvención
Coordinador KULTURNO UMETNISKO DRUSTVO MOTA MUZEJ TRANZITORNIH UMETNOSTI SI
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MAPS – Mapping and Archiving Public Spaces project aimed to identify, map and archive public spaces, architecture and monuments which are part of our cultural heritage, but are not yet identified as such. Through oral histories, creative digital tools and active audience participation, MAPS developed a methodology of redefining the role of public spaces, and an approach of rethinking monuments as places that carry significant symbolic power for the inhabitants, the immediate users of those public spaces.MAPS developed creative methodologies of preservation of cultural heritage, including a participatory online database, oral histories as part of each nonument, use of new technologies for documentation and artistic interventions as methods to address complexities of each study case. The basis for the platform is a map-based archive, consisting of (art) historical and architectural data and photos of the location, which present its history and current state. Selected locations include video essays, interviews with the community and field recordings, and VR models of the sites. With the digitisation of cultural heritage and development of participatory models MAPS democratises the process of preserving cultural heritage and develops audiences through their direct involvement in the project. MAPS promoted transnational mobility through researchers, who traveled to research locations and symposia; artists, who participated in residencies to develop site-specific interventions; and creative technologists, who engaged in training. Outcomes were presented on symposia in Ljubljana and Prague and promoted through a vast network of offline and online channels. By researching, collecting, mapping and archiving the forgotten, decaying and otherwise overlooked gems of architecture, monuments and public spaces, this project contributed to sustaining and reviving European heritage. Through reuse, repurpose and revitalisation of public spaces and monuments, MAPS connected the missing dots and added to the mosaic of European memory and identity. |