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Ruins as Transformative Mediator between Human Memory and Historical Context

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Title:
Ruins as Transformative Mediator between Human Memory and Historical Context
Series Title:
18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Creator:
Konjicanin, Melika
Matea, Krizanac
Language:
English

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Center for Undergraduate Research
Biological Sciences
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Abstract:
The Bosnian War was an armed conflict among three nationalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 1992 to 1995. The aftermath of this traumatic event and human conflict is still experienced in the cities in the form of destroyed edifices and resulting landscape of ruins. Their presence in a place serves as a palpable reminder of the past, psychologically influencing those who live among them. I witnessed this while growing up in the post-war society of Bosnia-Herzegovina, where I observed how the tangible remains of the war affected those around me. The war is so recent that the whisper of dark memory and painful history is omnipresent in the surrounding landscape. People accept the reality of destruction and exist in its wake instead of forging towards a new progressive future. Through my observations of the ruins of the city Mostar in Bosnia- Herzegovina, I try to understand how post-war human memory filters human perception of the context’s history. I am interested in how this process evolves operating on scalar change and proceeds from the analysis of the urban structure to the detailed landscape of ruins. These analyses reveal the roots of conflict and restraints that are still present in the culture of the city, providing a base for transforming ruins into an architecture that will serve future generations. ( en )
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Research Authors: Melika Konjicanin, Charlie Hailey - University of Florida
General Note:
Faculty Mentor: Charlie Hailey - College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida

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