Fire Mountain (art project)
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Fire Mountain is a project by the artist Epos 257 from 2019, whose central theme is the phenomena of homelessness and excluded localities.[1]
Motivation to create the project[]
Epos 257 himself states that he was encouraged to carry out the project by a repeated stay on the peripheries based on his former graffiti activities. Subsequently, the artist's interest turned directly to the people who inhabit the geographically and socially marginal parts.[2]
The monument[]
On June 4, 2019, a monument near the former homeless settlement called Dýmová hora was unveiled by artist Epos 257. The author made with one of its former inhabitants, Marcel, a trained stonemason. The work has the form of a large stone, on which stands a copper inscription FIRE MOUNTAIN, WE WERE HERE, WE LIVED HERE, WE ARE NO LONGER HERE, GOODBYE.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/D%C3%BDmov%C3%A1_hora.jpg/220px-D%C3%BDmov%C3%A1_hora.jpg)
The exhibition[]
The exhibition part of the project took place at the end of 2019 in the and in the spring of 2020 in the Bratislava City Museum. Through a museum presentation of an extensive collection of original artefacts, it offered visitors an insight into the lives of people who recently lived in the Fire Mountains.[3] In addition to the artefacts and detailed facts, it also contained audio recordings of many interviews with locals, but also a summary of legends and myths that Epos 257 collected during a several-week stay at the site.[4] The exhibition also included a model of the original model of the Fire Mountain, which is now home to luxury apartment buildings, a kindergarten and a garden with a playground.[5]
The book[]
The planned book recapitulates long-term artistic research to put it into a broader context. In addition to interviews with former inhabitants of the settlement, it also offers contributions from experts on the issue.[6][failed verification]
The conference[]
On the occasion of the Dýmová hora project, a conference WITHOUT POWER: a topography of exclusion and neglect took place on 13 November 2019 in the . The all-day meeting included theoretical and historical lectures from various fields, , interviews with people who have experience with homeless life, as well as presentations by artists and examples of projects related to homelessness.[7]
References[]
- ^ "EPOS 257: Dýmová hora - Muzeum Prahy". muzeumprahy.cz.
- ^ a b televize, Česká. "Domov pro bezdomovce. Umělec Epos 257 se vrací na Dýmovou horu". ČT24 - Nejdůvěryhodnější zpravodajský web v ČR - Česká televize.
- ^ Studio, Truben. "Epos 257 - Dymová hora". Ultrafialova.
- ^ "Účel nesvätí prostriedky". March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Z Dýmové hory se kouřilo nonstop. Umělec Epos 257 představuje moderní pražskou chudobu | Kultura". Lidovky.cz. June 11, 2019.
- ^ "EPOS 257: Dýmová hora". www.prazskypatriot.cz.
- ^ "BEZ-MOCI: místopis vyloučení a přehlížení - KONFERENCE - Muzeum Prahy". muzeumprahy.cz.[dead link]
External links[]
- Czech contemporary art
- Public space