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The project Guardians of the savory is a reference and recreation to the gate of the former Salt Authority (1701-1835) in Halič (Lučenec district, south-central Slovakia), which was part of the Hungarian salt monopoly. Salt, a precious material protected three centuries ago, is now evidence of climate change and human impact on ecosystems. In the Netherlands, in Slovakia, and elsewhere.
Increasing salinity of groundwater and farmland is a threat to communities, human and other-than-human. Two hundred years after the closure of the Salt Authority in Halič, in late global capitalism, salt, like almost everything, has become a cheap product, without origin, without story, without opinion.
higher salt levels in the soil can become a kind of language or sign—something the Earth is trying to tell us. It whispers warnings: about rising sea levels, disturbed ecosystems, and the delicate balance of life. But it might also be saying something deeper.
The project connects this idea to the artist’s homeland in the Novohrad region of southern Slovakia. The image of a gate or door becomes a symbol of a passage, a break in time. The search for ways to grow crops in salty soil turns into a conversation with the Earth itself, not just in places like Terschelling, but everywhere.
Visual arts can be visited daily from Saturday 14 June between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Accessibility info
The access route from the bicycle parking area is 100 meters of paved path. There is no seating available.