The project explores the river as a body of water that constantly flows “through the space and time of human history”. The audio walk represents the concept of coexistence and sails between the history and ethnography of the river, which is the fruit of the joint creation of water and man. The river shapes and designs life, shapes our living space, and brings and takes away goods. Exploring rivers through people’s narratives repeatedly reveals the challenges of life along rivers.
The project is based on interviews with local residents and experts of the Sava River, studying the development of the city around it and researching Majdič grove. Many layers of stories reflect the intertwining of people and surroundings that shaped and experienced the transformation of the river through the history of Kranj and the Sava island. Speakers: Božidar Darko, Vitomir Gross, Matjaž Oman, Rok Rozman, Sonja Rozman, Anin Sever, Tadeja Šubic and Lidija Tolič.
Anja Podreka (1987, Ljubljana) holds a degree in art pedagogy and a master’s degree in scenography from the HKU-Academy of Arts in Utrecht. She is involved in performative projects and interactive and biotechnological art. She is the author of audio walks along the Drava, Krka and Sava rivers.
Photo: Maša Pirc / BEIN 2021
