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10th ecumenical mass
The first ecumenical mass took place at Pohoda in 2010, partly as a response to the collapse of the tent. We were actually planning on doing it a long time before, and Anton Srholec helped us make it true. The tenth ecumenical mass at Pohoda will be dedicated to all those who were impacted by the misfortune…
07. July 2019
Confessions and debates with Bishop Jozef Haľko
Pohoda 2019 will have, in addition to the ecumenical mass, also a new form of spiritual service. It will be offered to festival visitors by Jozef Haľko, Bratislavaʼs Roman Catholic bishop and the professor of church history at the Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology at Comenius University. For those…
07. July 2019
Martin Dzurek, Ján Vajsábel: They brought us together
A symbolic gate with portraits of Martina Kušnírová and Ján Kuciak; on the other hand, a representation of a man and a woman—of anyone of us. An artistic response to the tragedy that has brought together people who care about Slovakia.…
07. July 2019
Oto Hudec – The Flag of the Blue Planet
The flag is based on the 1969 proposal by J. McConnell designed to celebrate the Earth Day. It has a round hole in the place where the Earth image should be. The sky that can be seen in the cutout resembles the Earth observed from the space. Instead of the unchanging picture, the flag is always different…
08. July 2019
Appearing Memory / There were not good times in the era of socialism
Interactive project; a newsstand and newspapers from the era of socialism, set of postcards, performers. Send home a postcard and remind yourself and your loved ones of what we had here before November 1989. You will become part of the “living memorial” of the past not-good-times.…
07. July 2019
Can guitars save the world?
Extraordinary personalities of the music world will meet for the panel “Can guitars save the world?” on Saturday afternoon at Café Európa. Moderator Gordon Masson (head of the IQ magazine for music professionals) will welcome Ahmad Sarmsat (founder of Afghan womenʼs orchestra…
07. July 2019
Cesspit gallery / Erik Sikora – Great bustard
Žumpa (cesspit) is a gallery on the toilet of a rental apartment that aims to present “the freshest local artistry”. Also this year, Žumpa will cross the threshold of its apartment and will take care of your needs also at Pohoda. It will be fragrant... It will be bustard. …
06. July 2019
Kundy Crew – Patience
Members of Kundy Crew has been dedicated to radical embroidering as an intersection of art and activism since 2010. They participated at Pohoda in 2017 together with a wandering gallery and since then they have been attracted to return to Pohoda with a spectacular embroidery. This year, they are returning…
06. July 2019
Stronger fixed power distribution and solar lamps from ZSE
The festival uses the energy from the electric grid, generators, and solar power. We aim to reduce the amount of generators as much as possible, and, thanks to the cooperation with ZSE, we are able to do so by building temporary transformer stations. As a result, we cover up to 40% of the energy used…
06. July 2019
Rudolf Sikora – Exclamation mark
This time, the body of the exclamation mark bears a quote from French scientist and Nobel Prize winner, J. L. Monod, and artist Rudolf Sikora added these words: “We are here, on our Earth – dependent on each other: a man depends on a man! If we are against each other, we will not be…
06. July 2019