The Heroinat Memorial (HEROINAT) (Albanian: Memoriali Heroinat) is a typographic sculpture and tourist attraction in Pristina, Kosovo. The memorial is placed in a park in downtown Pristina, in one of Prishtina's most central and frequented areas, in front of Newborn monument. It was unveiled on 12 June 2015, celebrated as Kosovo's Liberation Day.[1] The monument focused on creating a representative face of Kosovar women. The project was conducted mostly with photographic research. It combined different portraits, isolated their most common features, remixed them and created the representative portrait.
| Heroinat Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Native name Memoriali Heroinat (Albanian) | |
 Heroinat Memorial, June 2015 | |
| Location | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°39′37.2″N 21°9′31.07″E / 42.660333°N 21.1586306°E |
| Unveiled | 12 June 2015 |
| Built for | Albanian women |
Design
editHEROINAT depicts an Albanian woman using 20,000 pins. Each pin represents a woman raped during the Kosovo War from 1998 to 1999. The pins are at different heights, creating a portrait in relief.
The sculpture has a dual perspective, macro and micro. Viewed from a near perspective, the individual portrait medals are visible. Further away, the portrait appears.
This design was created and submitted for a memorial competition in Prishtina in the autumn of 2013.
The overall memorial dimensions:
- Height: 5,50m,
- Width: 4,5m,
- Medal: 3,5 cm.[2]
As the designers were researching, they found a Human Rights Watch article stating that nearly 20,000 Albanian women were raped during the war.[2]
Many women were active during the war, including soldiers who fought for the KLA. Women were also active in the non-violent resistance.[3]
Gallery
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Pins that make up the sculpture. Each pin represents a woman raped during the Kosovo War -
Heroinat Memorial from a low side angle -
Heroinat Memorial from a lower angle, showing how the pins make up the sculpture
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wartime rape is no longer kept under wraps in Kosovo". openDemocracy. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ a b "Honoring the Heroines of Kosovo | MOLOS | Archello". Archello. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "Contested Memory in Kosovo". Off-Campus Study. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2018-11-03.