Park uslachtilych dusi
Ustrednym miestom parku pred zidovskym cintorinom je kompozicia dvoch symbolickych architektonicko-vytvarnych prvkov:
Prah Zivota - diagonalne pretinajuci park a komunikacie, vznasajuci sa nad drotom preparovanymi kamenmi od vytvarnika Petra Kalmusa, ktore symbolizuju modlitby za slovenske obete holokaustu.
Obelisk Nadeje – ide o 5 metrov vysoku sklenu dominantu zo zlepenych platni vytvarne preparovaneho skla, ktoru navrhol vytvarnik-sklar Palo Macho. Obelisk nadeje tyciaci sa nad parkom transformuje v sebe celu skalu svetiel, ktore symbolizuju nadej a zivot. Sklena dominanta je za tmy osvetlena svietidlami zapustenymi v terene okolo objektu pamatnika.
V mieste nastupu do parku je umiestneny digitalny informacny kiosk s multimedialnym viacjazycnym informacnym materialom o pamatniku Park uslachtilych dusi.
Miesto pamatnika nebolo vybrate nahodne – stoji vedla zidovskeho cintorina vo Zvolene, ktory bol po potlaceni Povstania miestom masových poprav zajatych zidov, partizanov, civilistov a deti. Na cintoríne sa nachadza masovy hrob, v ktorom je pochovanych 140 obeti fasistickeho zlocinu proti ludskosti.
Zidovska komunita vo Zvolene mala pred holokaustom 554 členov (1940). Dnes žije v meste iba niekolko zidov, ktorí patria ku ZNO v Banskej Bystrici.
Najdi park a prejdi sa popod Prah Zivota v strede sa mozes zastavit a uvedomit si kam az moze zajst ludska nenavist ale aj snaha tuto nenavist zastavit.
The Park of Generous Souls
Its centerpiece is an installation of two symbolic sculptural elements:
The Threshold of Life - by the artist Peter Kalmus, cuts diagonally across the park and access road and incorporates stones tangled in wire, symbolizing prayers for Slovak Holocaust victims.
The Obelisk of Hope – is a five-meter-high sculpture made of glass plates. Designed by the artist-glassmaker Palo Macho, it transforms the tranquility of light, symbolizing hope and life. After dark, ground reflectors illuminate the monument, and a multimedia digital information point has been installed at the entrance to the park.
The site of the memorial was not selected accidentally; it stands next to Zvolen's Jewish cemetery. After the Slovak National Uprising was suppressed, the cemetery became the scene of mass executions of Jews, partisans, civilians and children. The mass grave of 140 victims of Nazi crimes against humanity is located here.
More than 550 Jews lived in Zvolen in 1940. There are only a few Jewish residents here today, and they are members of the Jewish community of Banská Bystrica.
Find the Park and go under The Threshold of Life you can stop at the middle of threshold and think about human hate and effort to stop it.
Ak vas tato tema zaujala, mozete navstivit aj Park zabudnutych susedov (GC3RX6X).
If you are interested in these events, you can also visit The Park of Forgotten Neighbours (GC3RX6X).
Zdroj textu (sources):
http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.org/zvolen-park-of-generous-souls.html?&L=1