Built Heritage and Collective Memory: the Relationship Between the Environment and the Monument on the Example of the Tjentište Memorial Complex
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The research objective is to determine the context of the natural environment and the built environment in it, through the prism of the author of the memorial complex as the sender of the message to the visitor who is its recipient. The paper will be focused on the memorial complex Tjentište in Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Hercegovina and architectural values of the monument “Battle on Sutjeska” by the sculptor Miodrag Živković. The main goal is to detect the spatial and ambient values of the projected trajectory that the visitor crosses and to recognize the relationship that the monument establishes with its environment. The significance of the research is based on the attitude about the importance of preserving the built heritage, recognizing its values and passing it on to future generations. The applied scientific methods are a theoretical review, analysis of archival materials, case study and spatial analysis. The research is predominantly based on the gathering of archival materials in the form of drawings, plans, photographs, written documents, and the relevant materials are collected in archives, libraries and museums. The results refer to the presentation of the role of space in the process of creating collective memory in the context of social, economic, political, and cultural circumstances with a special focus on the importance of built heritage in the complex process of establishing a relationship with the past. The significance of the work is reflected in highlighting the role of architectural design and the values of monument as element that inherit testimonies of the past.
Author: Stefan Slavic
Institution: University of Belgrade
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4414156166