“Brinovka House – House with the Soul of Time and the region Karst is proud to be the Art Embassy of the Czechia. We believe in art as the purest form of human activity, showing the present and prophetically indicating the future. There is a lot of symbolism in the fact that Brinovka House is the holder of the title of Art Embassy of the Czechia, as the Karst region is a special meeting point for both nations. The extreme edge of the Karst, where Brinovka House is located, is also the westernmost point of settlement of the Slavic peoples. In the past, the Slavic heritage has had a significant influence on the links and cooperation between the two peoples, especially in the field of artistic creation. Unfortunately, Miren-Kras is also a territory where bloody battles raged in the past during the First World War, when both Czech and Slovenian soldiers fought side by side. Therefore, may the moments captured in the newly created artworks of the new Czech friends we will host at the artist residency revive our faith in the beauty of creation and bring us together in friendship.”

Nataša Batagelj and Andrej Lavrič, Brinovka House