Visiting Ogulin
NGO Lima and NGO Brlicevac visited 9th Ogulin fairytale festival last weekend. Cultural ‘virus’ Ivanomania keeps spreading, now in Ogulin.
In those two days we saw how it works in Ogulin where we met professionals and great people, visited House of fairy tales (their latest project).
This festival is made into several spots: around main city square and around it. You can buy books at promo prices, paint faces, buy souvenirs.
At the main square we presented our 3D paints made by Filip Mrvelj. During this festival Filip had open workshop where he made 3D art work with Reygoch and mountain Klek as main motives.
Many people took pictures with our work, and it was real attraction. Secon scene was in the castle nearby. There is House of fairy tales, latest project of City Ogulin. House looks like old house from outside, but inside it is a modern interactive museum.
We thank our hosts for truly pleasant and great weekend, especially Ms Ankica Puskaric. Also, we agreed cooperation in future projects. This festival lasts 3 days every year and we recommend this fairy trip with notice that House of fairy tales is open for visitors every day.
Visiting Rijeka
NGO Brlicevac and NGO Lima visited Villa Ruzic in Rijeka.
Since we are in preparation od project for 2014, we decided to go to Rijeka, visiting Ivana’s ancestors Matilda Ruzic and Theodor de Canziani Jaksic.
We brought to them expo of Tihomir Sarajcic ‘Iron See’ as presentation of our work in Slavonski Brod.
Villa Ruzic is representative object that encourage on thinking about legacy and significance Croatian history, culture and art. Complete interior bring You to the past immediately.
Thanks to Theodor and his interesting stories we found out so much interesting facts related to relations and work of Brlic and Mazuranic families.
More about Villa Ruzic here.
We talked about cooperation in program Rijeka – Slavonski Brod – Ogulin.
Letter of Ivana Brlic – Mazuranic
Why we organize and program for adults? Isn’t Ivana Brlic – Mazuranic writer for children? – These were only several of questions rhat we were asked regarding our project.
But, when adult read Ivana’s work it can’t stay indifferent – whether it believes or not in fairy tales. That feeling gave us inspiration for our project that we organize every year.
Since there is no offer for adults in time of manifestation ‘In world of fairy tales…’, that was also one stimulus in realization of our idea. Can’t adults feel fairy tale?
We got confirmation of our believes recently, and from Ivana Brlic – Mazuranic herself. In letter from 1925. where she answers to certain Mr. Mihail next:
“.. tell him that those stories I spoke directly, as adult; that I spoke stories to myself, again adult and that my endeavor was that all ethics, esthetics and philosophy that I keep in me, implement in those stories . After that, that wasn’t child literature for me – it is only childish in that real and pure ethics and philosophy can not be different but naive…”
Soon we’ll publish our next project called Ivanomania that will take place in April next year.
