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SCRAPSCAPE
Event by: Magdalena Scheryova, Gasparovic Jan, Matej Gavula
Location: Útvar hlavného architekta, Horný Val 24, Žilina
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Ján Gašparovič: Scrapscape
Opening: 08. 08. 08 2025_18: 00
Surup and performance in the exhibition: 08. Pasá: Ž, Platform of architecture and urban planning, Horný Val 67/24, 010 01 Žilina
Guest: Holo– Collective (Cagáňová & Valešová), Bread and Games (Segečová & Jančok), Lucia Gašparovičová, Matej Gavula, Daniel Kordík, Magda, Magda, Magda, Magda, Schery
curation: Pavol Labuda, Katarína Labudová
Ján Gašparovič, Scrapscape, is a post -apocalyptic country in which survival turns into sensory struggle. It is not a vision of the future, but a section of reality "then" - after the collapse of systems, after ecological and mental exhaustion. Instead of answers, Scrapscape offers an experience: a country without consolation, without hope, without the illusion of return. It is a place where rust has replaced growth and plastics have replaced the plants. Sounds trigger trauma, odors resemble decline, touchs are suspicious. The visitor is not just a viewer, it becomes part of the choreography of survival in which there is no escape. Insects control both sound and space as a symbol of adaptability. Empty protective suits resemble human absence and blame. Camera obscura of our consciousness records debris and examines its own boundaries. What remains when language, nature and technology fail? The exhibition does not offer solutions, only a possible version of the world as the world ends: not a cod but persistent buzzing. Žilina-Záriečie Center and Nová Synagogue Žilina, Toilord.tattoo, ŽP EKO QELET a.s.
Translation: Katarína Labudová
Graphic design: Magda Schery
supported the Public Sources project by scholarship.
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TITLE: Ján Gašparovič: Scrapscape
Opening: 8 August 2025_6 PM
Performance: 8 August 2025_10 AM - 10 pm 2025
VENUE: Passo: Ž, Platform for Architecture and Urban Planning, Horny Val 67/24, 010 01 Žilina
Guests: Holo– Collective (Cagáňová & Valešová), Bread and Games (Segečová & Jančok) Kordík, Magda Schery
Curators: Pavol Labuda, Katarína Labudová
The Exhibition Scrapscape by Ján Gašparovič Presents and Post-Apocalyptic Landscape in which survival becomes and Battle of the Senses. IT IS NOT A VISION OF THE FUTURE, BUT AND FRAGMENT OF REALITY “AFTER” - After the Collapse of Systems, After Ecological and Psychological Exhaustion. RATHER THAN OFFERING A ANSWERS, Scrapscape is an Experience: A Land Without Comfort, Without Hope, Without The Illusion of Return. IT IS A PLACE WHERE RUST HAS REPLACED GROWTH, AND PLASTIC HAS REPLACED PLANTS. Sounds Trigger Traumas, Smells Evoca Decay, and Touch Feels Suspise. The Visitor is Not Merely and Spectator But Becomes Part of A Choreography of Survival in which there is no escape. INSECTS, AS Symbols of Adaptability, Dominate Both Sound and Space. Empty Protective Suits Recall Both Human Absence and Guilt. The Camera Obscura of our Conscyness Records The Debris and Explores Its Own Boundaries. What Remains When Language, Nature, and Technology Fail? The Exhibition Offers No Solutions, Only a Possible Version of How the World Ends: Not With A Bang, But with a Persistant Buzzing. Kotrha, Jules Laták, Július Matušík, Elias Ressel, United Cultural Center Žilina-Záriečie and Nová Synagogue Žilina, Toilord.Tattoo, ŽP EKO QELET a.s.
Translation: Katarina Labudová Schery
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The Project Was Supported by Public Funding in the form of a grant from the Slovak Arts Council.
Opening: 08. 08. 08 2025_18: 00
Surup and performance in the exhibition: 08. Pasá: Ž, Platform of architecture and urban planning, Horný Val 67/24, 010 01 Žilina
Guest: Holo– Collective (Cagáňová & Valešová), Bread and Games (Segečová & Jančok), Lucia Gašparovičová, Matej Gavula, Daniel Kordík, Magda, Magda, Magda, Magda, Schery
curation: Pavol Labuda, Katarína Labudová
Ján Gašparovič, Scrapscape, is a post -apocalyptic country in which survival turns into sensory struggle. It is not a vision of the future, but a section of reality "then" - after the collapse of systems, after ecological and mental exhaustion. Instead of answers, Scrapscape offers an experience: a country without consolation, without hope, without the illusion of return. It is a place where rust has replaced growth and plastics have replaced the plants. Sounds trigger trauma, odors resemble decline, touchs are suspicious. The visitor is not just a viewer, it becomes part of the choreography of survival in which there is no escape. Insects control both sound and space as a symbol of adaptability. Empty protective suits resemble human absence and blame. Camera obscura of our consciousness records debris and examines its own boundaries. What remains when language, nature and technology fail? The exhibition does not offer solutions, only a possible version of the world as the world ends: not a cod but persistent buzzing. Žilina-Záriečie Center and Nová Synagogue Žilina, Toilord.tattoo, ŽP EKO QELET a.s.
Translation: Katarína Labudová
Graphic design: Magda Schery
supported the Public Sources project by scholarship.
__________________________________________________________________________________
TITLE: Ján Gašparovič: Scrapscape
Opening: 8 August 2025_6 PM
Performance: 8 August 2025_10 AM - 10 pm 2025
VENUE: Passo: Ž, Platform for Architecture and Urban Planning, Horny Val 67/24, 010 01 Žilina
Guests: Holo– Collective (Cagáňová & Valešová), Bread and Games (Segečová & Jančok) Kordík, Magda Schery
Curators: Pavol Labuda, Katarína Labudová
The Exhibition Scrapscape by Ján Gašparovič Presents and Post-Apocalyptic Landscape in which survival becomes and Battle of the Senses. IT IS NOT A VISION OF THE FUTURE, BUT AND FRAGMENT OF REALITY “AFTER” - After the Collapse of Systems, After Ecological and Psychological Exhaustion. RATHER THAN OFFERING A ANSWERS, Scrapscape is an Experience: A Land Without Comfort, Without Hope, Without The Illusion of Return. IT IS A PLACE WHERE RUST HAS REPLACED GROWTH, AND PLASTIC HAS REPLACED PLANTS. Sounds Trigger Traumas, Smells Evoca Decay, and Touch Feels Suspise. The Visitor is Not Merely and Spectator But Becomes Part of A Choreography of Survival in which there is no escape. INSECTS, AS Symbols of Adaptability, Dominate Both Sound and Space. Empty Protective Suits Recall Both Human Absence and Guilt. The Camera Obscura of our Conscyness Records The Debris and Explores Its Own Boundaries. What Remains When Language, Nature, and Technology Fail? The Exhibition Offers No Solutions, Only a Possible Version of How the World Ends: Not With A Bang, But with a Persistant Buzzing. Kotrha, Jules Laták, Július Matušík, Elias Ressel, United Cultural Center Žilina-Záriečie and Nová Synagogue Žilina, Toilord.Tattoo, ŽP EKO QELET a.s.
Translation: Katarina Labudová Schery
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The Project Was Supported by Public Funding in the form of a grant from the Slovak Arts Council.