Ustvarjalna Platforma INDE (U.P.I.)
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| − | [[Creative Platform | + | [[Creative Platform INDE]] is an autonomous social and cultural centre set at the squatted site of an abandoned factory in the coastal city of Koper. Appropriated in 2014 by a multitude of local cultural activists, artists, students and others, the place is a collectively and horizontally run space that hosts a varied array of non-profit activities, be them sports, concerts, arts exhibitions, or just plain socialising. As such, it is a continuous social experiment and an initiative with aims wider than just those of a cultural or a youth centre. |
Besides its concrete, spatial dimension, INDE is also a collective that is running the place by way of assembly meetings, and a web platform publishing politically informed articles and reflections (in Slovene, English and Italian). | Besides its concrete, spatial dimension, INDE is also a collective that is running the place by way of assembly meetings, and a web platform publishing politically informed articles and reflections (in Slovene, English and Italian). | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | + | In the past decade, the main and almost only centre for alternative cultural expressions in the coastal region was the [[MKC Koper Youth and Culture Centre]], which functioned roughly along the lines of a youth cultural centre. Yet, it was only partially open to various outside producers. Consequently, the local cultural protagonists and initiatives, of whom many adhered to the punk and DIY ethics, decided in 2014 to set up their own place, and squatting an abandoned factory grounds was a logical step. | |
| − | + | INDE used to be a factory which employed disabled peoples (hence the acronym INDE, derived from ''Invalidna delavnica'' [The Disabled Workshop]) and was run to the ground during the transition years, standing abandoned since 2004. The act of renovating it into a new communal centre turned out to be a collective endeavour (with even people from Austria joining in) which led to a part of the place being cleaned and its basic infrastructure fixed. Two halls were accommodated and equipped with a stage, a DJ area, a lounge area and various other facilities. Some time later, a skate park was also built. | |
| − | + | After in 2014 MKC was – despite a nation-wide public outcry – closed down by the [[Municipality of Koper-Capodistria]], INDE became an even more important hub for creative, non-institutionalised and marginal activities in the region. Currently, the squat and it protagonists are in the midst of legality issues, with the owners filing judicial actions against the squatters. How things will evolve remains to be seen. | |
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==Programme== | ==Programme== | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 13 November 2015
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Background
In the past decade, the main and almost only centre for alternative cultural expressions in the coastal region was the MKC Koper Youth and Culture Centre, which functioned roughly along the lines of a youth cultural centre. Yet, it was only partially open to various outside producers. Consequently, the local cultural protagonists and initiatives, of whom many adhered to the punk and DIY ethics, decided in 2014 to set up their own place, and squatting an abandoned factory grounds was a logical step.
INDE used to be a factory which employed disabled peoples (hence the acronym INDE, derived from Invalidna delavnica [The Disabled Workshop]) and was run to the ground during the transition years, standing abandoned since 2004. The act of renovating it into a new communal centre turned out to be a collective endeavour (with even people from Austria joining in) which led to a part of the place being cleaned and its basic infrastructure fixed. Two halls were accommodated and equipped with a stage, a DJ area, a lounge area and various other facilities. Some time later, a skate park was also built.
After in 2014 MKC was – despite a nation-wide public outcry – closed down by the Municipality of Koper-Capodistria, INDE became an even more important hub for creative, non-institutionalised and marginal activities in the region. Currently, the squat and it protagonists are in the midst of legality issues, with the owners filing judicial actions against the squatters. How things will evolve remains to be seen.
{{#oembed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGH6NBTy6UQ%7C576}}
Programme
The programme at INDE started in the winter of 2015, and since than, the place has had concerts (from HC and punk gigs to singer-songwriter recitals), the Club Marathon tour, DJ events (techno, drum'n'bass, dub, reggae), regular movie nights, skate and BMX sessions and competitions, table tennis matches, arts lectures, Magic the Gathering meetings, photography exhibitions, poetry evenings (modelled in the style of the Young Rhymes), board games and lots of other activities.
{{#oembed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHPqZUD477M%7C576}}
See also
External links
- Creative Platform INDE website (in English and Italian)
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