The project drew attention to the Ljubljanica River, explored its potentials and revived its banks as well as encouraged life on and along the river. Through temporary installations, it was revealing the river’s potential. Our project was a practical experiment searching for the answers of what contents are appropriate for the place along and on the river so as to connect it more closely to the city and its inhabitants.
The project consisted of two complementary segments, one dealing with the river and the other with the stops along it. The river was presented as a waterway, its banks as public space. The waterway extended from Špica to the Zmajski Bridge. At the two existent ports, we enabled access to the water and a free canoe rental. In a week, 1000 people „strolled” along the river in canoes. Again, we concluded the project with a round table discussion at which the participants discussed mostly the possibilities of a better use of Ljubljanica’s potential in the city centre and reshaping of its banks outside the strict centre.
Ljubljana • Co-authors: Tjaša Avsec, Urša Golob, Jaša, Uršula Oitzl, Metka Pretnar, Tina Rugelj, Nina Rupel, Urška Štrukelj, Maja Valič, Marjeta Zupančič, Marko Kovačič (authors of installations), Žiga Testen (visual image), Mojca Ocvirk in Mateja Rozman (public relations), Maja Vardjan (moderator of the round table discussion), Anja Hlade (sociological research) • Photo: Miha Fras, Jernej Valencic, Tjasa Avsec, Mojca Klepec • 2006