ADATA AiR – Artist-in-Residence Programme / An Error on the Map (since 29 August)
AN ERROR ON THE MAP, 2019
artistic intervention in public space
by Marta Jarabo, in collaboration with Manuel González and Paola Pardo
When: since 29 August till the end of October
Where: the southern shore of Maritsa river, within Plovdiv
ERROR ON THE MAP is produced within the ADATA artist-in-residence program of Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019.
Although Maritsa riverbanks are full of wild fauna and flora, it is nowadays almost considered a wasteland or a non-place for most locals and tourists.
Why such a natural feature has been dismissed?
We found an error on the map. The riverbanks were missing.
We decided to name it Maritsa Park, draw it on the map, add signage and plan some actions.
Is it possible to resituate this area within the mental map of Plovdiv citizens? Can we enjoy its riverbanks as a common for the city preserving its natural condition?
Under the theoretical framework of post-nature and the anthropocene, "Report an error on the map" intends to reverse the traditional opposition between nature and culture. In this way Maritsa Park, a frontier space where both “poles” have been mixed in varying proportions throughout history, becomes a laboratory to rethink the way in which humans relate to the environment through empathic strategies combining art, urbanism, science and community practices, as a gateway to the future of cities, green, natural, open and inclusive.
About the artist: https://martajarabo.com/
From the end of July 2019 to the beginning of November the riverside areas in Plovdiv will be an epicenter for the realization of artistic interventions in the urban environment. The projects were selected on the basis of the proposals received from the artists who participated in the ADATA AiR programme in 2018. Their proposals were developed as a result of artistic residences in Plovdiv supported by Plovdiv 2019 Foundation in the first stage of the programme.
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18 artistic projects are to be realized within the ADATA AiR Programme in 2019:
JULY
Serge Ecker (Luxemburg), together with Alexandra Dimitrova (Bulgaria)
AUGUST
Mila Panic (Bosnia / Germany)
Ari-Pekka Leinonen (Finland) and Bert Jacobs (Belgium)
Marta Jarabo (Spain)
Sophie Innmann and Stephan Wäldele (Germany)
SEPTEMBER
Destructive Creation (Bulgaria)
Jens & Morten (Denmark), supported by Aurhus 2017
Kamila Szejnoch (Poland)
Кopacz Kund (Romania)
Alin Tanasa (Romania)
Mila Chorbadzhieva and Adriaan de Man (Bulgaria /The Netherlands)
Matej Frank (The Czech Republic / Poland)
the offseter (The Netherlands)
An Exchange Artist-in-Residence from PLANTS AiR program (Novi Sad ECoC 2021)
OCTOBER
Yana Lozeva (Bulgaria)
ATOM theatre (Bulgaria)
Katharina Swoboda and Kamen Stoyanov (Austria / Bulgaria)
Matthias Garff (Germany)
The artist-in-residence programme ADATA AiR is focusing the urban landscape of the city of Plovdiv as part of the ECOC programme. ADATA AiR is a production of Plovdiv 2019 Foundation, realized in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria and the Polish Institute in Sofia.
Contact: airadata@plovdiv2019.eu
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