SHAKHTA is an instrument of kind on which people are climbing up and climbing down. It is accessible for all who wish to conduct symbolic acts, freely express themselves in what will transcend from the underground to the above – be it through words, sound, music, or poetry. 

SHAKHTA stands in a public space and is a place of non-formal, non-academic, self-organized, spontaneous social gatherings and instances as an alternative of bars, restaurants, clubs, and the places alike. 

The installation is placed on a slightly elevated hill and is surrounded by the pine and a few other trees. Located on the left bank of the river Mtkvari in Tbilisi, SHAKHTA Is bordered by former electro-station, the so-called ‘Tetsi’ complex and its component building-structures on one side and the river and the highway on the other, whereas on its third angle it is attached to Dodo Abashidze Street. On this part of the hill, from the ground erect two half-crumbled concrete buildings, which, through an underground tunnel, connect to the former boiler station located on the private territory of ‘Tetsi’. Previously this tunnel contained hot water pipelines that served as a supplier of the city. The small part of the hill where these mine-complexes are situated belongs to the public. Between the former electro-station building and this particular hill is drawn an invisible red line that signifies its division and as well contributes to creating the context of the installation.

We wish to pursue and develop this project further.

Author: David Brodsky 

The installation is realized in collaboration with Community Radio Tbilisi which offers the platform to SHAKHTA for broadcasting its happenings, events, and live performances. 

Address
D.Abashidze N10, Tbilisi

PROJECT PARTNERS
Bunker / Tbilisi Architecure Biennial / Creative Europe / Create to Connect -> Create to Impact / Budka