ECO FESTIVAL
28 June – 12 July 2008
architecture + ecology + culture
International festival of architecture, ecology and art, marked by different events such as
thematic WORKSHOPS, LECTURES & EXHIBITIONS
11 July – final presentation for the general public with the opening of exhibition spaces
28 June – 04 July
RECYCLING DESIGN WORKSHOP
mentorship: Marine Lavaupot (FR), Emina Djukić , Jernej Rot (SLO)
02 – 12 July
ART & ECOLOGY PLATFORM
Around 15 international artists work in collaboration with architects and experts in creating the project ecosystem - Susak - sustainable development and contribute to the project realization by their own works.
05 – 10 July
ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP
mentorship: Izaskun Chinchilla, Uriel Fogue (ESP), Jasna Bajlo, Roman Šilje (HR)
World renown architects deliver lectures and lead workshops for students and local
population with following themes: ecosystem – island of Susak – sustainable development.
ECOLOGY WORKSHOP
mentorship: Milvana Arko Pijevac & colaborants from the Natural Museum of Rijeka
MULTIMEDIA ECOLOGY PLATFORM
Aleksandar Đaković, Boris Modrah, Igor Brajković, Slaviša Srdić (HR)
Aljoša Rot, Martin Sega (SLO)
INSTRUCTIVE PATHS I. PROJECT
05 – 19 july
A workshop for making instructive paths i.e. information means which are in this case
understood as "open space museums" where the visitors of the Susak island can, through rest
and entertainment, get informally acquainted with a state of the island's nature. Project's
concept and realization are implemented through the multidisciplinary collaboration of
artists, designers, ecologists and ornithologists with local population.
19 July – presenting the project to the wider public and a solemn opening.
ECOPRODUCTS MINI FAIR
19 July – 20 July 2008
A fair presenting multipurpose ecological products, nutritional homemade products and ecotourism.
FORMA VIVA – SCULPTURE PARK IN BOK BAY
20 July – 27 July 2008
Mentor: Alem Korkut (HR)
An art workshop where international artists reside for seven days and, using both natural
and artificial materials found on the island, create artworks and after donate them to the
island community in a form of permanent layout at an open-air sculpture park in Bok bay.
27 July (Emigrants Day) – a solemn presentation and the exhibition opening.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP "ISLANDERS OF SUSAK"
19 june- 27 july 2008
Mentor: Marko Ercegović (HR)
A photographic workshop,leaded by Croatian photographer Marko Ercegović, open to the general
public, dealing with a theme of time i.e. difference between historical and contemporary
depiction, experience of Susak island through photography. The workshop finalizes its project
by exhibiting old – historical and new photographs of the island.
27 July (Emigrants Day) – the exhibition opening
ART WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN
25 July – 27 July 2008
Children of all ages get a chance to participate in this charge-free art workshop lead
by expert pedagogues and visual artists.
27 July (Emigrants' Day) – the exhibition opening
ETHNO WORKSHOP
28 July – 3 August 2008
Open to the wider public, this workshop is lead by professional designers, costume
designers and local population, enabling visitors to learn many things on making peculiar
Susak folk costumes.
04 August – the exhibition opening
