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Thursday, March 13, 2014

ISTOK-ZAPAD

The "East-West" photo series was made during January, 2014. We wished to show the contrast between two suburbs located at the edge of Nis: Nis Spa in the east, and Milka Protic district in the west. The distance between them is about 20 km and, in fact, this very route (after which the series has been named) leads through the city itself.



Spa of Nis
 "A health resort with marble pools under open skies surrounded by impassable woods full of wild animals" – Anonymous travel writer 




    Photo: Jovana Damnjanović




    Photo: Dalibor Čerškov




      Photo: Jovana Damnjanović




 Photo: Dalibor Čerškov



At Nis Spa the most common objects are hotels, recreation centers with thermal waters, along with houses surrounded by beautiful gardens and markets. Their counterparts in Milka Protic district are the correctional institution with its annexes and the surrounding social apartment buildings. These objects define and influence the quality of life in those areas.


'Milka Protić' district 


In the seventies, this district was popularly called "Peyton Place", like the TV series. 



    Photo: Dalibor Čerškov



    Photo: Jovana Damnjanović



    Photo: Dalibor Čerškov



    Photo: Jovana Damnjanović


The Ozren Hotel at Nis Spa and the Deligrad Motel in Milka Protic district are both abandoned. Both buildings are in a state of decay (OR are decaying rapidly), sternly reminding us of the negligence of the authorities responsible for them. Life goes on around them unobstructed, as the people go about their daily activities, looking upon them as relics from the recent past.



Motel Deligrad

Hotel Ozren