DOBRODOŠLI NA KRASU
Pokrajini z dolgo zgodovino kulture, vinogradništva in vinarstva, zelišč, kulinarike in posebej staro tradicijo kamnoseštva. Kamen kot osnovni gradbeni material raste skupaj z ljudmi in ustvarja podobo Kraške arhitekture, tipične in značilne ki skupaj z naravnimi danostmi zaokrožajo čudovito deželo, Kraško planoto- Matični Kras. Kraška planota je po biotski raznovrstnosti med najbogatejšimi območji Evrope. Značilni Kraški suhi travnik in tradicionalna raba zemljišč, ki so vedno bila negovana kot posamični vrtovi so pod človekovimi sonaravnimi vplivi izboljšave obdelovalnih površin doprinesli k veliki naravni pestrosti rastlinskih vrst. Trajnostni posegi človeka v prostoru so na Krasu še posebej izraziti še posebej zaradi skromnih agro-klimatskih razmer saj so podnebne razmere in relief Krasa nezanimivi za intenzivno kmetijsko pridelavo. Kraški pridelki na skromni zemlji pridelani s trudom in izročilom prednikov so bili vedno količinsko skromni, vendar so tako skozi zgodovino dosegali zaradi svoje energetske vrednosti velika povpraševanja in s tem ovrednoteno ceno tudi na širšem tržišču, na primer v Benetkah in na Dunaju. V drugi polovici 20. stoletja se začnejo pojavljati klice agro-sociološkega pojava, ki je značilen za številna ruralna področja po Evropi. Vplivi trgovskih verig in intenzivne pridelave in obdelave izdelkov so negativno vplivali na pridelovalce prijazne rabe tal. Posledično se zaradi opuščanja obdelovalnih površin: pašniki, travniki, najkasneje celo njivske površine pojavi hiter proces zaraščanja kulturne krajine. Posledice hitrega zaraščanja se kažejo predvsem na zmanjšanju biotske pestrosti rastlin, razraščanju tujerodnih invazivnih vrst in ogroženosti zaščitenih rastlinskih vrst. Zelo značilni kraški suhi zidovi, griže, lokve, kali, pastirske hiše in drugi še bolj nujni elementi razpoznavnosti Krasa so se umaknili v senco dreves in v njihovo napoto, kar je imelo velik vpliv na razpadanje elementov v krajini. Pri oblikovanju počivališča so uporabljeni avtohtoni materiali in prikaz dela kraške flore suhega travnika. Zasaditev rastlinskih vrst in sama ureditev je abstraktna in v današnjem času opozarja na varovanje naravnih in kulturno zgodovinskih vrednot. Griže uprizarjajo trud, vztrajnost, voljo in težo: Rastline pa svojo pestrost, strpnost in sozvočje.
WELCOME TO KRAS
the land with long tradition of winemakIng, gastronomy, herbs and stonecutting. Stone as basic building material grows together with local people and creates the visual image of typical Karst architecture, and together with natural richness dyes this wonderful landscape Karstic plateau basic Kras. Karst with its blodiversity is one of the richest regions of Europe, Typical Karst dry meadows and traditional use of fields gave an impression as If landscape was made of gardens. Local people manage to preserve and protect richness of native plants. Karstic crops, grown on modes fields, with big effort and traditional knowledge, were available In very small quantities, but yet expensive because of their high energetic value and quality. Karstic crops were always very appreciated in Venice and Vienna.In the second half of 20th century was the beginning of agro-sociological phenomena so typical for many rural areas around Europe. Big market chains and intensive farming had a very negative influence to traditional farming. As a result we hove many abandoned agricultural areas. Step by step pastures, meadows and slowly also fields are left to be overgrown with bushes and trees. The result is evident as decreasing of blodiversity, invasion of foreign plants and invasive plants, more and more native plants are endangered. Typical traditional dry stone walls and other elements are being overgrown with trees and bushes and the cultural landscape is slowly getting a totally different image. The design for this resting place was made with purpose to show how a Karstic dry meadow looked like. Only native materials and plants were used to create it. The planting itself Is abstract and It reminds us how Important it is to protect and value cultural and natural heritage. Piles of stone (griža) represent effort persistance and stubbornness of local but colourful gentle plants, their soft sIde, tolerance and balance.
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