Interventions & events

Atriums, Ljubljana

Overlooked spaces between old town houses.

The goal of the project was to locate interesting abandoned places in the old part of town (atriums, stairways, passages, bridges, chapels doorways, firewalls) to present them in a new form and make them more noticeable.

We chose eleven spaces with a unique ambience in the old city centre – mostly around the Mestni, Gornji and Stari trg squares. We singled out and emphasized their characteristics and peculiarities. We placed a ‘surprise’ element into each of the spaces, corresponding to their characteristics: fishbowls with goldfish, 300 kg of apples, 5 deckchairs, a hillside meadow, beds of lettuce, and other quirky items. All of the atriums, staircases and passages were thoroughly cleaned before and after the event.

Various locations in the centre of Ljubljana • Co-worker: Katarina Valentinčič (public relations) • Sponsors: City Municipality of Ljubljana, KPL, Dragulji Malalan, Zebra plus, Florist Nova, Cvetje Eli, Cvetje Blaž, Gardenia Ars Florae, Wine shop Movia, Cvetje Čatež, Majda Sešek s.p. Cvet, Ikebana Julij Brinc, VTC d.o.o., Javna Razstvetljava d.d., Schiedel d.o.o. Prebold • Partners: CODEEP, Florist Nova • Photo: Luka Dekleva, Peter Uhan, Metka Pretnar • 2004