Field Guide (Mark Dion) CZ

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Using mostly industrial objects collected on the site of the former Zenger transformer substation, Mark Dion’s project tells the story of the building itself, from its construction in the 1930s to its most recent conversion. The Cabinet of Electrical Curiosities echoes museums’ traditional focus on knowledge and preservation while bearing witness to an era marked by the growth of urban electrification. Having once powered the city’s tram networks, the Zenger station is a symbol both of Prague’s metamorphosis and the radical shift in its population’s way of life. What was a true revolution of modernity is conveyed by the switches, lightbulbs, batteries and other electrical components arranged like precious relics on shelves, in drawers and inside the glass display cases. This guide features a selection of these objects, accompanied by a brief description penned by the technical historian Milan Guštar.

 

Product infromation

Author: Mark Dion
Texts: Milan Guštar, Christelle Havranek
Graphic design: Marta Maštálková
Year of issue: 2023
Number of pages: 36
Size: 130 × 210
Binding: V1, paperback
Language: Czech
Publisher: Kunsthalle Praha

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Product detailed description

Cabinet of Electrical Curiosities by Mark Dion narrates the life of Prague’s Zenger transformer substation—from its 1930s construction to its modern conversion—using industrial artifacts collected on-site. Switches, lightbulbs, batteries, and other electrical components are arranged like museum relics, evoking both the power and poetry of urban electrification.

Each featured object is accompanied by a concise commentary from technical historian Milan Guštar, illuminating the historical and technological context of a station that once powered the city’s trams and symbolized Prague’s transformation.

Author Mark Dion
Texts Milan Guštar, Christelle Havranek
Graphic design Marta Maštálková
Year of issue 2023
Pages 36
Size 130 × 210 mm
Binding V1, paperback
Language Czech
Publisher Kunsthalle Praha

Additional parameters

Category: Art, photography
Weight: 0.7 kg
Categories: art, photography
Genre: art, KP publications
Age: adults
Language: Czech

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