A new exhibition object introduced near Dražovce
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A new exhibition object introduced near Dražovce
Along the cycle route between the city park and the Dražovce neighborhood, residents of Nitra could notice an interesting object. It is part of the solution implemented as part of the IN-HABIT project.
AMFI (around) is a free-standing ephemeral space-creating wooden object. It is an element of small architecture. Its primary function is not for sitting or playing. It functions as a detail in the landscape and also as an exhibition object, which allows the installation of various works of art and the realization of performative performances outdoors.
AMFI is located on the frequent cycle route from Nitra to Dražovce neighborhood. It appears to cyclists and pedestrians after exiting the tunnel as a jewel located at the end of this axis. Further on, the winding cycle path is flanked by the local Dobrotka river stream, which acts as a physical (not optical) barrier to entering the immediate vicinity of the building. This prevents the stay close to the object and underlines its visual function. The installation is accessible from the opposite side, while a relatively long route leads to it.
AMFI consists of eight frames at different heights, which are intertwined with a relatively dense structure of support profiles. This secondary mass creates atypical “stairs” from the frames. Failures of the “cladding” on the individual steps indicate that you should not sit on them. From the front view, the surface boards create a wall – an exhibition area.
The material is partially recycled from another object, originally from the festival OFF Bratislava, supplemented with wood financed by the IN-Habit project.
The author is landscape architect Miroslav Čibik in collaboration with Soňa Bellérová. Volunteers Lucia Laginová, Henrieta Gergelová, Sandra Šubertová, Tátiana Šoltýsová also took part in the construction, for which they deserve a big thank you.
