A collaborative work by Studio Zec + ahA + Filter, The Siege of Sarajevo Museum – The Art of Living 1992-1996 project is launching a new way of interacting and learning about the phenomenon of the Siege of Sarajevo. Regarding urban survival, Sarajevo has become a powerful symbol and a lesson for current and future generations. The museum will be a unique depository of human knowledge – where human ingenuity, creativity and intelligence will be captured amidst the urban post-cataclysmic realm. It is a heritage snap-shot of faces and voices that have shaped the longest siege in the modern history of mankind. More images and architects’ description after the break.
As uncertainties of 21st century risk society spread, we are confronted with difficult questions and choices, and very few answers and options. Suddenly, terms like art of living, recycling, adaptation to change, and freedom from fear are high on the global agenda. Given that Sarajevans tried and tested them some 20 years ago, the Museum’s unique collection offers a bridge between fear and hope, showing many tales about how opportunities can arise from uncertainty.
