PILGRIMAGE LANDSCAPE

The Pilgrimage Landscape project develops the idea of the Novohradské Mountains as a place where people, nature and art meet. The project perceives the landscape not only as a territory, but also as a cultural and spiritual space – a place of memory, sharing and care. The project brings together local residents, active organizations and associations with contemporary artists whose approaches open up new perspectives on the perception of the landscape, its values, uniqueness and character. The central theme of the project is pilgrimage. It is through pilgrimages that participating artists and creative collectives can strengthen the relationship between people and the landscape, but also initiate a change in thinking about nature conservation and broader environmental issues. Pilgrimage thus becomes an unwritten, non-institutional form of nature conservation – without bans and rules, through relationships and personal experience.

The project actively engages locals in the creative process, promotes sustainable slow tourism and raises awareness of the natural, cultural, spiritual and symbolic values of the landscape. In doing so, it lays the foundations for a new identity for the Novohradské Mountains as a pilgrimage landscape that will remain so even after 2028.