Projekat je realizovan od 23. 6. do 7. 7. 2002. godine uz podršku: IASPIS - International Artists' Studio Program in Sweden, Fonda za otvoreno društvo, JP "Ada Ciganlija", Ambasade Švedske u Beogradu, Evropska kulturna fondacija i ŠEL

21,00 - KULTURNI CENTRA Beograd - galerija Artget, Trg Republike 5/I
predstavljanje prethodnih radova učesnika ALA projekta i diskusija

o projektu:
Za razliku od pozicije umetnika iz prethodnih epoha, kada su samo odabrani i nadahnuti bili u situaciji da stvaraju umetnicka dela, današnja pozicija jednog stvaraoca je mnogo drugacija. Brojnost umetnika i još veca produkcija umetnickih dela dovodi do toga da svako pojedinacno delo biva sve manje zapaženo, sve je manje vremena za njegovu percepciju i kontemplaciju... Site - specific projekti nisu novina na umetnickoj sceni, ali njihova interpretacija može biti nova. Umetnik više ne reaguje samo na dati fizicki prostor, vec i na njegov socijalni i istorijski kontekst. Radovi nastali u okviru ovog projekta ne tretiraju samo prostor Ade Ciganlije vec i nacin našeg opstajavanja na ovom podneblju. Projekat stoga teži redefiniciji duha i izgleda jedne dragocene i specificne prirodne, sportsko-rekreativne oaze situirane u izrazito urbanom velegradskom okruženju, cija je funkcionalizacija donedavno bila veoma problematicna, delimicno i danas asocirajuci na neveselo vreme.

o postavljenim radovima:
Ingrid Falk i Gustavo Aguerre (Švedska)
Vreme isceljenja
- privremeni spomenik za nepoznatog civila
Dolaskom na Adu Ciganliju posetilac prvo uocava metalne okvire bolnickih kreveta koji uokviruju spaljene ljudske konture. Približavajuci se otkriva osobu "spaljenu" u travi, koja leži na krevetu od trave, leži u zemlji,... necija senka, nestala osoba, rana u zemlji, uspomena. Svi kreveti imaju oznake sa imenima povredenih (odnosno, imenima posetilaca Ade koji samim svojim prisustvom ucestvuju u projektu). Proticanjem vremena pocinje i proces isceljivanja, cemu doprinose trava i sama priroda. Spaljene konture polako postaju ponovo zelene. Život se nastavlja, a oni koji ostaju - uce da žive sa uspomenama.

Antoon Versteegde (Holandija)
Koncentricni krugovi
- projekat dva
Oko jezera su postavljene konstrukcije od bambusa u kojima se nalaze platna. Ona propuštaju vetar, a oslikana su koncentricnim krugovima. Isti krugovi se javljaju i u vodi u kojoj se odražavaju objekti od bambusa. Koncentricni krugovi se javljaju i u životu, sugerišuci interaktivnu komunikaciju umetnika i posetilaca.

Snežana Skoko (Srbija)
Suncani ekrani
Impregnirana bela platna postavljena su u prostoru Ade, uspravna ili položena na zemlju, hvatajuci postojece senke. Ona korespondiraju sa komercijalnim bilbordima i elektronskim ekranima, ali nemaju komercijalnu poruku. Platna reklamiraju prirodu samu. Reklamni bilbordi su postali deo nove slike grada odakle je priroda proterana.
Ovi platneni suncani ekrani vracaju nam zaboravljenu sliku prirode.

Dragana Marković (Srbija)
Odraz
Istorija umetnosti je puna vrhunskih primera pejzažnog slikarstva. Voda je godinama bila inspiracija i likovni problem: kako docarati prirodu/suštinu vode. Pored jezera je postavljeno ¨polje¨ napravljeno od kvadratica ogledala. Gledano iz daljine ono podražava prirodu vode, njeno mreškanje i odsjaje, ali uradeno u konkretnom materijalu nosi novo znacenje. To nije samo slika vode, vec je i sadržaj koji sobom nosi i ¨realnost¨ vode. Medjutim, ogledalo nosi i sopstvenu realnost - u njemu se odražava okolna priroda, kao i ljudi.

Žolt Kovač (Srbija)
Nevidljive slike
Povezivanje medija slike i umetnosti zemlje (land art) nudi zanimljivu kombinaciju. Slike se najcešce izlažu na zidu galerije. Izlaženjem slike u eksterijer proširuje se njeno znacenje i stvara novo mesto za njenu percepciju. Umesto slika ovde se na ramovima izlažu maskirna vojna platna postavljena u parku Ade. Tako se dobija nova pozicija slike: konkretna, pristupacna, komunikativna, a opet nevidljiva, utopljena u prirodu i na taj nacin bliskija samoj prirodi.

o autorima:
Gustavo Aguerre i Ingrid Falk, žive i rade u Stokholmu, Švedska. Od 1992. godine, u razlicitim zemljama, zajednicki su realizovali 44 projekta pod imenom "FA+".
Izbor radova: FA 42 "Umetnost preživljavanja", Švedska - Norveška, 2001- 2002;
FA 43 "Drugi mrtav", Švedska 2001; FA 44 "Schengen-Tours 1", Bijenale u Tirani, Albanija 2001; FA 45 "Schengen-Tours 2", Švedska, 2002.
www.fa-art.pp.se
Antoon Versteegde, diplomirao na Kraljevskoj akademiji umetnosti - Hertogenbosch 1978, specijalizirao instalacije i multimedij. Tokom studijskog putovanja 1982. obišao je Južnu Evropu i Severnu Afriku. Realizovao je više od 30 velikih instalacija i site-specific projekata. Najvažniji projekti u 2002: Danach..., Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin; Star & Arts project, Groningen; Stonehenge Rotterdam, Roterdam; Cross Building, Edenproject Cornwall; Drassanes, Saló International Barselona; Texas Bamboo Festival Austin, Texas.
www.versteegde.nl
Snežana Skoko (Beograd, 1960), diplomirala i magistrirala na Fakultetu primenjenih umetnosti u Beogradu. Od 1985. clan je ULUPUDS-a, a od 2002. clan ARTEMISION (Centar za umetnost vlakna), Gorlitz, Nemacka. Usavršavala se u Finskoj, Poljskoj, Engleskoj i SAD, gde je i izlagala, a njeni radovi prezentovani su takodje i u Maroku, na Novom Zelandu, u Danskoj, Rusiji, Estoniji, Ukrajini, Ceškoj...
e-mail: smaslacak@yahoo.com
Dragana Marković (Beograd), diplomirala 1994. na Fakultet likovnih umetnosti u Beogradu, u klasi prof. Radomira Reljica.
Imala 13 samostalnih izložbi i ucestvovala na preko 20 grupnih izložbi u zemlji i inostranstvu. Site -specific projekte izvodila u Parizu, Perejaslavlu, Kuresareu (Estonija), Beogradu...
e-mail: ana_gard@hotmail.com
Kovac Žolt (Pančevo, 1975), diplomirao na Fakultetu likovnih umetnosti u Beogradu, u klasi profesora Momcila Antonovica, a trenutno je na poslediplomskim studijama kod profesora Cedomira Vasica. U periodu od 1993 - 1996. izlagao sa grupom "Klipani u pudingu" na više grupnih izložbi u zemlji i inostranstvu. Samostalno je izlagao u galeriji "ON", Poznanj, Poljska, kao i u Pancevu i Beogradu.

18,00 - Ada Ciganlija
A POINT FOR AN ART EXPERIMENT
the presentation of ALA - ADA LAND ART, a site-specific project
Ingrid Falk and Gustavo Roberto Aguerre (Sweden) - Healing time
Antoon Versteegde (The Netherlands) - Concentric circles-Project 2
Snežana Skoko (Serbia) - Sunscreens
Dragana Markovic (Serbia) - Reflection
Žolt Kovac (Serbia) - Invisible images

The project was carried out in the period from 23 June to 7 July 2002 and supported by the IASPIS - International Artists' Studio Program in Sweden, the Fund for an Open Society, PC "Ada Ciganlija, The Swedish Embassy in Belgrade,.

21,00 -The Belgrade Cultural Center - The Artget Gallery, Republic Square 5/I
the presentation of the earlier artefacts created by the participants of ALA project and discussion

about the project:
The position of an artist nowadays is different in comparison with his/her position in the previous epochs when only chosen and inspired artists created works of art. A number of artists and enhanced art production have led to the present state when every single work is being barely noticed and there is less time for perceiving and contemplating it. Site-specific projects are not new to the art scene, but their interpretations are. An artist reacts not only to a given physical space, but also to its social and historic context. The works of art created within this project do not treat only the location of Ada Ciganlija, but also our "existence" in this region. This projects tends to redefine the spirit and features of a precious, specific, natural sport and fitness oasis situated in an extremely urban metropolis envirnoment whose function was and still is a bit of a problem even today.

about the works:
Ingrid Falk and Gustavo Aguerre (Sweden)
Healing time
- A Temporal Monument For An Unknown Civilian
The first things one coming to Ada sees are the metal constructions of hospital beds that frame burnt human contours. Coming closer one notices a person burnt in the grass lying in a bed made out of grass, lying buried in the ground,... somebody's shadow, a missing person, a wound in the soil, a memory. All beds have tags on with the names of the wounded (the names of the people coming to Ada, who participate in this project by their very presence). The process of healing starts in the course of time. Growing grass and the very Nature contribute to it. The burnt figures are going to become green again. Life goes on, but those who stay learn how to live with their memories.

Antoon Versteegde (The Netherlands)
Concentric circles
- Project 2
Around the lake of Ada bamboo constructions are set up with spread linens painted with concentric circles that let wind blow through them. The same circles appear in the waters of the lake in which these bamboo objects reflect representing an interactive communication between artists and visitors.

Snežana Skoko (Serbia)
Sunscreen
On the location of the lake impregnated white linens are set up vertically and horizontally on the ground capturing shadows. They correspond to commercial billboards and electronic screens, but without having any message. These linens advertise the very Nature. Billboards have become a new part of the city image from which Nature has been banished. These linen sunscreens bring us back that forgotten image of Nature.

Dragana Marković (Serbia)
Reflection
Art history abounds in the first-class landscape paintings. Water has been inspiration and an issue in the art of painting for years: how to present the nature/essence of water. A "field, made out of square pieces of glass, is set up by the lake. Watching from the distance it imitates the nature of water, its rippling and shine, but being done in a concrete material it bears a new meaning. It is not just an image of water, but also a content carrying "the reality" of water within. However, this mirror carries its own reality as well - the very Nature and people reflect in it.

Žolt Kovač (Serbia)
Invisible images
Linking media images and land art offers us an interesting combination. Paintings are exhibited mostly on the gallery walls. Setting them in the exterior, the process of perceiving them is broadened and the place for contemplating them is created. Military camouflage linens are being set up in the frames, instead of paintings, in the park of Ada. A new position is gained: concrete, accessible, communicative yet invisible, conjoined with Nature and, thus, closer to it.

about the authors:
Gustavo Aguerre and Ingrid Falk live and work in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1992 they have been collaborating under the name "FA+" and together they have completed 44 projects so far, in different countries. Latest major projects: FA 42 The Art of Survival
Sweden-Norway, 2001-2002; FA 43 The Other Dead, Sweden 2001; FA 44 Schengen-Tours 1, Tirana Biennial, Albania 2001; FA 45 Schengen-Tours 2, Sweden 2002.
www.fa-art.pp.se
Antoon Versteegde, 1978 graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts - Hertogenbosch, specializing in ephemeral installations and interactions; 1982 study trip through Southern Europe and Northern Africa. He had more than 30 major installations and interactions. Major projects in 2002: Danach..., Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin; Star & Arts project, East Groningen; Stonehenge Rotterdam, Rotterdam; Cross Building, Edenproject Cornwall; Drassanes, Saló International Barcelona; Texas Bamboo Festival Austin, Texas.
www.versteegde.nl
Snežana Skoko (Belgrade, 1960), obtained BA and MA degrees from the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. Since 1985 she has been a member of the Association of Fine, Applied and Drama Artists of Serbia (Belgrade) and since 2000 a member of ARTEMISION (The Center for Fiber Art), Gorlitz, Germany. She received an advanced training and had various exhibitions in Finland, Poland, England and the USA. Her work was also exhibited in Morocco, New Zealand, Denmark, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Czech Republic…
e-mail: smaslacak@yahoo.com
Dragana Marković (Belgrade), graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade (1994), under the tutroship of Prof Radomir Reljic. She had 13 single and over 20 group exhibitions in the country and abroad. She performed her site-specific projects in Paris (France), Perejaslavlu, Kuresareu (Estonia), and Belgrade…
e-mail: ana_gard@hotmail.com
Kovač Žolt (Pancevo, 1975), graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, under the tutorship of Prof Momcilo Antonovic and he is currently a postgraduate student under the tutorship of Prof Cedomir Vasic. From 1993 till 1996 he exhibited with a group "Klipani u pudingu" (Blockheads in pudding) several times in the country and abroad. He had his single exhibitions in the "ON" Gallery in Poznan (Poland), Pancevo and Belgrade.