2022

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ENG

In 19th century, Croatian region of Slavonia is being inhabited by people from all nations of Austro-Hungary empire. A fast economic development begins with the exploitation of forest and land. Villages became an elementary demographic unit.

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German colonists made the largest cultural impact through language, crafts, and - architecture. Instead of building with mud, people started to build with baked bricks which significantly raised the quality of life. Two types of houses appeared - gable (agricultural) and longitudinal (crafts). The objects are decorated with historicist and secession ornaments.

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The irony of history is that today, due to war in Croatia and industry decline, the population is leaving Slavonia and going to Germany in search of a better life. With the extinction of the village the historic houses that became part of the cultural identity are the first to decay.

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By photomontage of houses and local nature, I emphasize the architecture, the destructive force of nature and the rural character of the region.

"Dorf" is the German word for village.

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HR

U 19. stoljeću Slavonija se naseljava stanovništvom iz svih djelova Austro-Ugarskog carstva. Eksploatacijom šuma i zemlje regija doživljava ubrzani gospodarski razvoj.  Velika i brojna sela postaju osnovna demografska i urbanistička jedinica.

Doseljeni Nijemci vrše najveći kulturni utjecaj na selo kroz jezik, obrte i – arhitekturu. Gradnja pečenom ciglom mjenja dotadašnju gradnju od drva i blata što bitno podiže kvalitetu života.

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Ironija je povijesti da danas zbog rata i uništene industrije stanovništvo napušta Slavoniju i odlazi u Njemačku u potrazi za boljim životom. U napuštenim selima povijesne kuće koje su postale dio kulturnog identiteta prve propadaju i nestaju.

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Fotografije su foto kolaž povijesnih objekata i elemenata prirode čime naglašavam samu arhitekturu, destruktivnu silu prirode i ruralni karakter prostora.

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Dorf je njemačka riječ za selo.

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