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In-Between cities: Jerusalem - Sarajevo
In Jerusalem, a wastewater treatment landscape is proposed for a valley which straddles a dividing line of a former border. In Sarajevo, a new national library is envisioned across the river from the bombed Vječnica city hall.
Caught between a tormented past and a contested future, between religions and nationalities, both Jerusalem and Sarajevo are cities of multiplicity and division. Sarajevo has been reffered to as ‘Jerusalem of the West’, a place where mosques, churches and synagogues are found side by side.
Having emigrated from the two regions presented here to Canada, where they currently reside, Bresler and Odobašić bring forth a Canadian perspective on multiculturalism. This research was developed as part of their Masters of Architecture thesis at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Photos from the exhibition:
Entrance door to Hanikah of Gazi Hurev Bey Madrasa across Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque in Sarajevo, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Exhibition, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Exhibition, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Exhibition, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
The project for the new library in Sarajevo, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Exhibition, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
The location for the new library in Sarajevo, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Exhibition, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Detail: different locations, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Project: wastewater treatment landscape in Jerusalem, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
Jerusalem, photo by Kenan Šurković for Islamic Arts Magazine
The exhibition is open until 20th of June, 2011 in Hanikah of Gazi Hurev Bey Madrasa.
