about popUpdada
Popupdada is a is a nonprofit institution part of ASST whose work is based on breaking the boundaries via social, design and artistic productions. Through social engagement, ASST, explores the self in public spaces. The initial idea was in Sarajevo 1992 at a time of war. Following the destruction of an identiy and one-world-view. Today the ASST stireves to develop understanding of what and how can art help realise an idea into practice. The ASST and popoupdada is redefinition of a double-bind. It is the creative imperative that is required to exit liminality. Symmetric relations between art, architecture, design and the human condition are presented by popupdada. We focus on building and nurturing perpetual peace through art. Artists and others of all ages and backgrounds are invited to join us in this exciting transformative experience.
By Jesenko Tesan
philosophy
One of the most challenging issues for societies and individuals in transition is: how-to-exit liminality? Societies, individuals or groups, who are stuck in between (liminality), on the edges (marginality), or beneath (inferiority) are examples of liminal communitas. The unfortunate acceptance of liminality as normality is the root-cause of various and novel social pathologies.
Liminality can be defined as a tortured compromise with an inconvenient reality. Such a reality comes with a price. One is in a state of permanent social (dis)structure and (dis)order. For instance, post-conflict regions, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, but also some parts of the modern-democratic world can all be diagnosed as liminal, but not all of them have the means to utilize liminality towards its benefit.
Popupdada expresses the symmetry of broken social structures. Yet it utilizes liminality in order to facilitate peace-building and healing thus exiting the very liminality. We invite you to participate.
By Jesenko Tesan