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]

Monument near the former settlement of Fire Mountain.

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[]

  1. ^ "EPOS 257: Dýmová hora - Muzeum Prahy". muzeumprahy.cz.
  2. ^ a b televize, Česká. "Domov pro bezdomovce. Umělec Epos 257 se vrací na Dýmovou horu". ČT24 - Nejdůvěryhodnější zpravodajský web v ČR - Česká televize.
  3. ^ Studio, Truben. "Epos 257 - Dymová hora". Ultrafialova.
  4. ^ "Účel nesvätí prostriedky". March 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Z Dýmové hory se kouřilo nonstop. Umělec Epos 257 představuje moderní pražskou chudobu | Kultura". Lidovky.cz. June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "EPOS 257: Dýmová hora". www.prazskypatriot.cz.
  7. ^ "BEZ-MOCI: místopis vyloučení a přehlížení - KONFERENCE - Muzeum Prahy". muzeumprahy.cz.[dead link]

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