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The Travellers Box Project, in addition to MOnuMENTS project

Research and Documentation – “MOnuMENTS” Project is in full progress in London.

In between 14 March – 25 April 2010 focAR group will set off together with “The Travelers Box” Project.

focAR group’s action is part of The Travelers Box Project. The event will take place in the very heart of London.

Transferring the project (MOnuMENTS) in London may bring a new direction to the project. It is now possible to suggest a comparison – the observation of the monuments from the two capitals. The interest points of the research are the concept, the urbanism, the artist, the techniques and the general partner, (the state) as well. Being a visual expression of a public attitude, the monuments history has always developed between the two extremes – the pious acceptance, while evoking a glorious past and disproof.

On 15^th of April focAr group set off together with Travellers Box for the second time. The event took place in the very heart of London and consisted in a performance-journey. The action documented monuments located on the National Gallery – House of Parliament route. These monuments commemorate the heroes from wars or representative personalities for British space. The two members of the group placed a flower bouquet at each monument and held a silent moment in the heroes’ memory.

The Travellers Box Project, in addition to MOnuMENTS project

performance in West Ham – “We are the champions” statue (sculptor Philip Jackson - At the junction of Barking Road and Central Park Road Showing Bobby Moore, holding the Cup, with Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson. This shows the four celebrating after England won the World Cup in 1966. The artist has depicted these soccer heroes as being larger than life)

The action consisted in the placement of a flower bouquet at the monument and in holding a meditation moment about “heroes” condition.

: “we are the champions” statue

The Travellers Box Project, in conjunction with MOnuMENTS project

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performance in East Ham. The action consisted in the placement of a flower bouquet at the monument and in holding a meditation moment about “heroes” condition.

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We keep a “diary” of The Box using photos. As long as we host the Box, we are going to take a photo of The Box daily, trying to notice the evolution of the project. Every day will add something new inside or around The Box.