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Solovki Workshop
The MIGRATION project in collaboration with the Art Hangar project
«The Industrial Zone 2003: Metamorphoses» (the summer
season at Solovki)
The Industrial Zone occupied by the former industrial facilities
(a saw-mill, concrete mixer, garages, storage hangars, piers, seaweed
dryers, etc., abandoned as a result of the perestroika crisis) and
open spaces are further transformed into an art-territory –
an artistic park with temporary art-pavilions and installation sites.
The THEME that was chosen for the cultural action is seemingly
far from the industrial context, but at the same time carrying a
cornerstone philosophical meaning for Solovki – Metamorphoses
(from Greek - Transfiguration). The Orthodox Monastery situated
on the island is named Our Saviour Transfiguration Monastery. Most
of the monasteries or churches located on the islands in the Northern
Russia are dedicated to Transfiguration, which is not accidental
not only for religious reasons. In the Pomor mythology traveling
by sea is associated with experiencing death and thus transfiguration.
Generally, the theme is by its essence connected with the concept
of creativity. Moreover, the project is aimed at further transformation
(read: transfiguration) of the neglected industrial area into an
art-territory. So, common and private METAMORPHOSES, experienced
on Solovki, have been reflected through Metamorphoses of the Industrial
Zone.
Participating artists: Larionov Slava / Arkhangelsk, Kulikova
Natalia / Moscow, Khan Olga / Moscow, Suzdallev Andrey / Moscow,
Khokhlovkin Dmitry/ Moscow, Strelkov Yevgeny / Nizhny Novgorod,
Moiseev Maxim/ S Petersburg, Lozhkin Aleksandr / Novosibirsk, Repina
Anastasia/ Solovki, Shkaruba Yevgeny/ Solovki, Geir Tore Holm/ Norway,
Søssa Jørgensen/ Norway, Per Enoksson/ Sweden, Oskar
Östergren/ Sweden, Elene Ylipaa/ Sweden, Titta Court/ Finland,
Liisa Karintaus/ Finland, Barbara Holmes/USA, Julie Schulzova/ Czeck
Republic Moiseev Maxim/ S Petersburg, Lytkin Aleksandr/ Moscow,
Chesnov Lev / Moscow, Arkhipova Aleksandra / Novosibirsk, Bulnygin
Dmitry / Novosibirsk, Mizin Slava / Novosibirsk, Repina Anastasia/
Solovki, Shkaruba Yevgeny/ Solovki, Per Enoksson/ Sweden, Oskar
Östergren/ Sweden
The History of the Industrial Zone in Brief: The industrial zone
is the territory of the former Construction Industry Agency that
was established on Solovki in mid-1980s following the decision of
modernization of the village. In the early 1980s the General Plan
of reconstruction of the museum complex and the village was developed.
It included restoration of the architectural ensemble, construction
of new houses, school buildings, hotels, the Tamarin Pier, etc.
But all the construction activities were curbed when the perestroika
was started. The administration buildings, mechanic workshops, garages
and some other facilities of the Construction Industry Agency found
their new owners. The industrial zone by the Tamarin Pier (the biggest
pier of the village serving big tourist liners and cargo boats)
has been turned for the last decade into the ruined zone of industrial
materials and destroyed facilities, disturbing the surrounding picture.
Among its abandoned half-ruined buildings still standing there,
there are garages, concrete-mixer, sawing mill and some storage
facilities. Since autumn 2001 this territory has partially been
cleaned: some metalscrap is being taken away from the island in
the summer time. In the soviet period the territory functioned as
an airfield for airplanes, used by the Northern Navy base for training
purposes. In the 1970s by the industrial zone, there were installed
drying and storage seaweed facilities belonging to the algae plant.
They do not function since 2002.
Ljuba Kuzovnikova, Art Hangar Centre
Contact Pikene på Broen if you have any questions.
web: www.pikene.no
e-mail: hilde@pikene.no
tel: +47 78 99 38 78
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