SLOAPsolutions were invited to produce two works for ‚Dresden Postplatz‘,
a 7 months arts and events programme in Dresden, Germany, which resulted in
the video work ‘The Love snack’ and the ‘xx fresh KAFFEEBAR’.
Under the umbrella of ‘Public Sampler’, works by 7 different artists
and artists groups were to be installed on Postplatz, a main square in the old
city centre. The square had been bombed during the 2nd World War, had seen a
number of East German buildings being erected during the 60’s and 70’s
and had been the subject of various regeneration proposals since the Reunification
in 1989.
Until recently, the most favoured competition entry tried to generate inner
city liveliness by pedestrianising most parts of the square and allocating space
to street cafés etc. This p...
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