This tour will show you all the important Ljubljana attractions from an ecological perspective. It will introduce places that pulsate with interdisciplinary approach to sustainability, combining urban planning, geography, arts, science and local initiatives.

This tour will show you all the important Ljubljana attractions from an ecological perspective. It will introduce places that pulsate with interdisciplinary approach to sustainability, combining urban planning, geography, arts, science and local initiatives. We will visit Steklenik, gallery for sound, bioacoustics and art which is placed in the east wing of the Tivoli Greenhouse, and Krater, an emerging production space for transdisciplinary practices, which sprouted from the neglected, crater-resembling construction site near the city center of Ljubljana. Municipality of Ljubljana, as well as various eco-conscious NGOs and small businesses, work ceaselessly on implementing community-based solutions to current environmental problems. There’s tons of green spaces, jogging and bicycle routes in Ljubljana, plus farmers markets, public fountains with drinkable water, old traditions of urban gardening and urban beekeeping, as well as innovative artistic initiatives striving to connect neighbourhood communities in shared public programmes and spaces. And you will see it all! In addition, you will also hear some eco-criticism and reflections on tackling climate change in Slovenia.

The tour was created in collaboration with Focus, association for sustainable development, and Sabina Čarman, a zero-waste entrepreneur and blogger.

Credits
Cover photo: project Ptich
Production: Urbana Vrana Institute, 2021
In collaboration : Cona, Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing, 2021
part of the festival Sound Walk City · prelude
part of the project Acoustic Commons

Sound Walk City · prelude was initiated by the walk · listen · create platform, in collaboration with the Cona Institute. The Ljubljana edition is produced by the Cona Institute, Steklenik Gallery.