Location for creating a site specific artwork by Jon Martín https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy en-us 2022-03-13 16:26:38 UTC 2026-01-10 09:21:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Jihlava - Helenín - Place 1 (Czechia) name https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2096796387 What disappeared in Jihlava?
Golden mill  
Jihlava is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic. Silver was mined here, and mining took place around the city, as well as in the places of today's Helenín district. There were many shafts. Once upon a time, fires burned around them, smelting furnaces smoked, hammers pounded, everywhere the hustle and bustle resembling hell, hence the name of the village Höllenental (Pekelské údolí) = today's Helenín. 
The so-called "Golden Mill" (Zlatomlýn) = ore hammering mill was built near the river. It had, towards the end of the 18th century, up to 4 water wheels! 
Furthermore, mining ponds and riverbeds were built in the vicinity, which were used to supply water used for washing ore. To date, only a few (2 tanks) have survived. 
Much of the shafts have been backfilled, but it is said that, for example, a local pub built its beer cellar at the mouth of a shaft. 
A spring of pure water flowed from one shaft, which had been attributed healing properties in the past. According to an analysis from 1929, the water was quite radioactive with radium content. 

Textile factory 
After the mid 19th century, a textile factory was established on the site of “Golden mill”. In the space of 250 years it expanded to about 10 times its original size to 21 factory buildings, in which over 1,400 workers were employed. Homes for factory workers were built in the vicinity of the factory. During the Second World War, production stopped and a military material warehouse was set up in the area. After the liberation, an internment camp for Germans was established here. 
After the war, the factory was nationalized and a school was established on the premises. 
]]> 2022-03-15 21:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2096796387 Jihlava - Helenín - Place 2 (Czechia) name https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2096797160 2022-03-15 21:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2096797160 Sugar factory in Valladolid (Spain). https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2101777904 Industrial heritage is the great ally of our time. 

Our chosen site is the Santa Victoria sugar factory in the park "Las Norias". It is one of the first factories that emerged in Spain to make up for the loss of sugar supply after the disaster of 98 and the loss of Cuba. 
The building is located between the two railroad tracks of the city. The original building of brick structure and metal trusses is preserved. 

Today the building is abandoned and is a perfect location for an art installation to reclaim the building and the area.

]]> 2022-03-18 11:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2101777904 Sugar factory in Valladolid (Spain). https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2101795166 2022-03-18 12:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2101795166 Rottweil (Germany) https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102492103
In the 18th and 19th century, Rottweil was an important centre for the lifestock trade which was in the hands of local butchers. Cattle and sheep were driven from Rottweil to other places in Germany and France. This is also where the origin of the Rottweiler dog lies, which developed from the butchers‘  herding dogs. 
Since we are not allowed to put an art installation in the middle of Rottweil, we chose a place around our school. It‘s called Wäldle (Little Forrest), although today there are just a few trees left. In the picture from 1955 however, you can see where the place got its name from. ]]> 2022-03-18 20:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102492103 Rottweil (Germany) https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102494654 2022-03-18 20:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102494654 Amuri (Finland) https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102573803 The workers' block of Amuri is a district in Tampere, Finland. It used to consist only wooden workers' houses, and there were houses one block after another. You can actually see one of those houses in the picture above, the greenish house in the middle of the picture.

however, in the sixties the city of Tampere decided to demolish all the wooden houses of the workers, except for one block, which you can once again see in the picture. they were replaced by boring apartment buildings and today Amuri is one of the ugliest areas in Tampere. (This is my opinion)
Many people in Tampere still have relatives who remember living in the Amur block, and many is still longing for the now-destroyed square.]]> 2022-03-18 22:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2102573803 Munari toyshop (Thiene) https://padlet.com/jonmartinfer12/8th5xjwg4qc6l6wy/wish/2103001609 In our city, Thiene, we’ve struggled to find a specific place to revive, mainly because of our cult of the past and our habit to readapt old buildings and structures for modern necessities. However, we managed to choose a site in which most of us used to go when we were younger: the ex Munari’s toyshop. 
Located in the town center, this place once was connected to the main Munari shop, which is still active to this day, and along with it the warehouse attracted a great amount of parents, especially during Christmas holidays, who came there to buy their children toys and presents for themselves. Sadly, nowadays we can only see this place in our memories and old photos, because what’s left of the place now is just a pile of rubbles, since it has been partially demolished in the late 2000s.


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