Urban Festival Zagreb 2004 [exUFexTENSION]. Organized by BLOK

Jarun, an oasis for rest and recreation for a large number of Zagreb residents, is not only a place where people go to spend their leisure time, participate in extracurricular activities, but also a place of varied social diversification considering the social and economic status of its users. Proceeding from the notion that what we call leisure time is in fact very controlled and strictly structured, in the project "A Place Under the Sun" the artist conducts a survey among the visitors to Jarun in order to confirm her observations on the all the more distinct divisions apparent during this time of transition, about the loss of public space and the "tying in" of leisure time with the institution of sports activities, visits to cafes, restaurants…

The results of the survey are shown on new "maps" of the Jarun area which show the ordered distribution as a consequence of the socio-economic conditioned selection of space and time for leisure time. The project consists of three socio-economic maps applied to the existing Jarun maps and mini-actions in handing out fliers.

"I have lived near the lake for more than 5 years and almost daily I can see the way in which the lake and its surroundings are used. What really stood out was the change in socially "accepted" codes of behavior (dress, types of recreation, appearance) and the grouping of visitors to the lake according to social status. How everything, including leisure time, is subject to a set of rules. We try to spend this time in the way that is most socially acceptable to the social group we belong to." A.Kuluncic