August 19, 2016 (Marenda/Brunch)

Ana Kovačić

 

The block of this kitchen cabinet belongs to the closed winery operation called Dalmacijavino in Jelsa, island Hvar, Croatia. The winery is one of many closed factories in Croatia since the the 1990s.

I got an opportunity to make a site-specific installation in the space of the closed winery operation and have decided to revive the liveliest room of the winery, the kitchen where the ex-workers used to gather and have brunch every day, as they told me, even after the winery got shut down.

I have decided to organize one more brunch (marenda in Croatian) for the ex-workers of the winery and it happened on August 19, 2016.

We documented it and have added the photos on the kitchen cabinet next to the other photos of their past brunches, gatherings or “team buildings” as the ex-workers call them. During their past “team buildings” they would usually make a lamb on a stick, a traditional Croatian meal usually prepared and eaten on the especially important occasions so they have decided they want to do so for one more time.

The winery is still there, closed and so are the photos on this block of the kitchen cabinet.

  • Ana Kovačić, visual artist, Zagreb.
  • Ana Kovačić, artiste visuel, Zagreb.
  • Ana Kovačić, artista visuale, Zagreb.