Monument

DVD; PAL Kleur

DVD documenteert een project van de Kroatische kunstenaar Igor Grubic (Zagreb 1969). - The project “Monument” seeks to indicate the fact that during the wartime of the 90-ies in Croatia, under the flag of nationalism, occurred the culturecide of antifascist monuments. In an ideological showdown against the prior socialist system and with intent to amplify the national identity, the Right in power in Croatia allowed the systematic destruction and devastation of around 3000 antifascist monuments built in memory of fallen partisans and innocent victims of the fascist regime. The monuments promoted the causes of antifascist struggle that stood against racist laws, discrimination and intolerance, referring to the idea of liberty, brotherhood and unity. Until now, the majority of destructed and devastated antifascist monuments haven’t been restored and nobody has taken the responsibility for these acts of violence. By neglecting it and showing no clear will to develop the strategy for its renewal the governmental institutions incite further antagonism and disintegration within society.

Located in: GRUBIC, IGOR

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