PPAC: Public art in Ljubljana

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As I told Marsha, probably two thirds of all photos that I take contain some degree of public art. I find myself saving many for this challenge designed and run by Marsha and Cee who is the host today.

All today’s photos were taken in the last three weeks, now that I’m in my Slovenia of origin to be with my family and for the Olympic euphory that only a country of two million, hungry for recognition, can generate.

Ljubljana is its capital and this summer it’s emptier than usually. Most of these were taken in the centre on the day of my first vaccination.

There are two galleries today, architecture art in the first, and street art in the second.

  • Let’s start with two buildings in the same street, Miklošičeva St.
  • Vurnik House. His wife helped him decorate.
  • The pink Franciscan church, first in a drawing…
  • … and then for real, with the statue of the greatest Slovenian poem France Prešeren and his muse.
  • The side relief took me by complete surprise, even though I must have passed it a million times.
  • The monument to women demonstrations. Fifteen years ago it was stolen but later found unharmed in a bag on the edge of the Congress Square.
  • The Bank of Slovenia needs all the support it can get.
  • Slovenian Kinoteka (Cinematheque), the place of many happy moments.
  • A new development. I got my shot just to the left of it.
  • All one? Alone? All on E?
  • An urban oasis.
  • Bežigrad, my hood, has some new fancy stripes.
  • My primary school “France Bevk”. I showed it before but I really like this shot.

Here is another, a mini street art gallery featuring Invader’s invasion of Ljubljana, the return of the Splash and a sad lion. You will need to click on a photo to open the gallery and see the captions. WordPress can’t do everything.

For Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) hosted by Cee at Cee’s Photo Challenges

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Published by Manja Maksimovič

A Slovenian in Italy for love. Blogger, photographer, translator and would-be writer who would be a writer if she wrote. Plus reluctant but emerging poet. Beware.

32 thoughts on “PPAC: Public art in Ljubljana”

  6. I so enjoy these rich colors and detailed art (the school!) that line your streets. I had to laugh at the bank support photo! Traveling with you around town is such fun. Love the commentary as well. 🙂

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  11. Manja, you have outdone yourself with all your wonderful photographs of public art. I thought of Humpty Dumpty when I saw the egg, and realized that the fall might not have been the end of the line for him. I like the snazzy lines in the crosswalk. It’s funny what grabs you, isn’t it? I think the All One rock is just that – a plea for us all to be “all one,” rather than separate groups “all alone” that hate each other. Very thought-provoking post, Manja. Thanks for joining in. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Marsha! 🙂 I’m glad you got something from this post. It can be funny what grabs you, yes, and I never fight this feeling. It’s always a reason. I love your interpretation of the Allone sign. This must be it. All well to you, you need it!

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