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Today in a derelict state due to unresolved property issues, as a result of the non-transparent privatization of what once was societal ownership, the motel stands as a reminder of the former political economy with its different foundations and aspirations. Conceived during a period of markedly increased transit tourism in the small Dalmatian town of Trogir, the construction of the Motel had been planned in parallel with that of the Adriatic Highway. It was envisaged as one of the performative elements which would fit within the utopian vision of the Highway imagined as a feature film unfolding on the travelers’ windscreens. Although visionary, the building and the belonging “emptiness” around it, seem like an abnormal error in the urban imagination of present-day administrators, real estate developers and entrepreneurs. Editors: Nataša Bodrožić & Saša Šimpraga. Contributors: Tvrtko Jakovina, Dafne Berc (Afne Dy ), Melita Cavlovic, Lidija Butković Mićin, Tamara Bjazic Klarin, Sandra Uskokovic, Zrinka Paladino, Saša Šimpraga, Nataša Bodrožić, Maroje Mrduljaš, Ruben Arevshatyan, Levan Asabashvili, Silva Kalcic, Idis Turato, Ekaterina Shapiro-Obermair

Art Theory

Motel Trogir

Publisher
Release Date 2016
ISBN 978-94-91677-54-0
Format softcover
Dimensions 15.5 × 21.0 cm

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