Inspiration from disappointment, rejection and ignorance

We wanted to tell the story, but words fled
2022 11 05

In our project we wanted to pay attention to the spaces that are on the brink of extinction or changes. In a particular case, we have chosen the Lelija factory as an object that will be reconstructed, and the factory as it is will cease its existence. We had an intention to leave a memory of Lelija in a form of spatial installation, using constructional leftovers and materials from the factory. For unexplained reasons our intention was ignored and finally rejected, however a similar  idea is precisely used and incarnated now by other artists. With this experiment we wanted to raise a question: Why?

Process:

Location search

Finding a location

Deciding research methods

Doing research

Creating a concept

Choosing the methods to create the installation

Choosing the material

Looking for a workplace

Waiting for an answers

Requesting for material

Waiting for an answers

Waiting for an answers

Creating a concept

Requesting the materials

Waiting for an answers

Waiting for an answers

Thinking about quitting the project

Getting the workplace

Working on a concept

Requesting for material

Waiting for an answers

Requesting for material

Waiting for an answers

Requesting for material

Request is being rejected

Discovering material will be used by others for similar ideas

Questioning

Understanding that without this material project loses its meaning and our idea is not fulfilled

Questioning 

Thinking about quitting the project

Questioning

Admitting failing

Questioning

Changing the theme

Questioning

Changing the conception 

Questioning

Deciding not to tell a story about a place, but tell the story how we failed to do our project 

Getting other material

Changing workplace

Constructing the installation

The result:

Installation finished and being exposed

Questioning

Questioning

Questioning

Questioning

Questioning

Moving on