<h1>Three-Headed Dragon</h1> | <h1>Three-Headed Dragon</h1> | <h1>Three-Headed Dragon</h1> 2009

Architecture Cabinet – House of Art, Moravian Ostrava (GVUO)

September 25 - October 31, 2009

Opening evening: October 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM

The exhibition "Three-Headed Dragon 2009" is another step in the eponymous project, which is part of activities aimed at mapping the architectural heritage of the 20th century. In its first phase, we focus on the architecture of the interwar period.

The impetus was the book "The Art of Upper Silesia from the Middle Ages to the End of the 20th Century" edited by Ewa Chojecka, which captivated us with its scope, respect for the past and present, and scholarly rigor. The first "Moravian-Silesian" pieces of Amazing Cities also provided enthusiasm and inspiration, being both educational and playfully elegant.

Every era has its untameable dragon – here, the functionalist movement and its two heads symbolize both cultural and national elements of the described area. We believe that for a complete understanding of the spirit of Upper Silesia as a whole, the "interwar dragon" must have a third head, a "Czech" head.
Although the focus is on modern architecture of the interwar period of the 20th century realized in Upper Silesia, we also observe objects built on the left bank of the Ostravice River, in the Moravian part of the city of Ostrava. During the mentioned period, the originally separate parts of Moravian Ostrava and Silesian Ostrava developed as one mutually influencing urban whole. Similarly, the architecture of Upper Silesia can be perceived. Although each part has its specifics, we also find mutual connections and overlaps – Erich Mendelsohn in Gliwice and Ostrava, Leopold Bauer in Krnov, Opava, and Bielsko, Tadeusz Michejda in Katowice and Třanovice... Our intention is to present architecture as a source of inspiration and beauty, even though this beauty is sometimes marked by time and neglect. In such cases, we hope to draw attention to the "fading beauty".

Exhibition curators: Tadeáš Goryczka, Jaroslav Němec (Czech part), Ryszard Nakonieczny, Justyna Wojtas (Polish part)

more here: http://trojhlavydrak.com/index.php?spok=trojhlavydrak-2009