Archaeology of the Dismantling: how to dissect garbage and Survive to Tell the Story

 

The first level of an abandoned sugar factory from the communist era displays an empty, airy space and a row of nine piles of debris aligned near one of the walls. Each bundle is built from a specific material due to room cleaning and rubble selection. Some of these highly toxic materials were found on the spot as remains of former electricity installations, asbest dividing walls and glass window panes, among others. On careful examination, they showed traces of successive assaults through the last fourteen years since the closing of the factory, conducted by unknown people to extract what could still be reused, recycled or sold. 

 

Chronicles of a Dismantling is a comment on complex issues emerging as a result of the former communist era remains in confrontation with rapid changes in Croatian society amidst the abrupt rising of regional capitalism.