RECONSTRUCTION OF FRANJA PARTISAN HOSPITAL
and the Ad Pirum Institute
Ad Pirum - zavod za intelektualne dejavnosti in
OBNOVA PARTIZANSKE BOLNICE FRANJE
2009-2010

Photo/Foto: A.J.P.
This page is part of the SiteO web site.

On September 18, 2007 torrential waters swept away most of the buildings of the Partisan Hospital Franja, a famous monument from the Second World War. In a narrow gorge of the Pasica brook near the town of Cerkno this hospital has operated from 1943 until 1945. Apart from wounded partisans, some downed British and American pilots and even some wounded German soldiers were treated there. Despite the vicinity of settlements, such as Cerkno and Dolenji Novaki the location of the hospital remained a secret and despite some "cleansing operation" it endured throughout the war. It is regarded as a "monument of humanity" - as something rather unique it the time of prevailing violence and death. As such it is regarded a national monument. On May 24, 2010 the reconstructed hospital was again open to the public. Thanks to the work of Ad Pirum's member, Mr. Peter Rau, who have in years preceding the tragedy mapped out to minute detail all the buildings and interior objects, Ad Pirum Institute was entrusted to carry out all the interior restoration work and signalling for the reconstructed hospital. The work was led by Ad Pirum's director Anton Marn. Uros Hohkraut of Kvadratplus design studio was the author of corporate image and information signs system. For this Aleksander Jankovic Potocnik contributed illustrations. Rafael Marn was in charge of the photo-documentation of the progress of works.

18. septembra 2007 je povodenj odnesla vecino poslopij partizanske bolnisnice Franje, znanega spomenika iz obdobja druge svetovne vojne. Bolnica v ozki soteski reke Pasice je delovala od 1943 do 1945. Poleg ranjenih partizanov so bili v njej oskrbljeni in se zdravili tudi zavezniski piloti in celo nemski vojaki. Kljub blizini naelij, kot sta Cerkno in Dolenji Novaki bolnisnica ni bila odkrita in je delovala do konca vojne. Velja za "spomenik cloveskosti", za nekaj enkratnega v casu, ki sta ga sicer zaznamovala nasilje in smrt. Velja tudi za narodni spomenik 22. maja 2010 je bila otvoritev obnovljene bolnisnice. Zahvaljujoc natancnim izmeram, ki jih je v letih pred katastrofo naredil clan zavoda Ad Pirum, Peter Rau, je bila zavodu za intelektualne dejavnosti Ad Pirum zaupana izvedba interijerjev, ki jo je vodil direktor zavoda Ad Pirum Anton Marn. Graficno oblikovanje celostne podobe pa je delo Urosa Hohkrauta iz ateljeja Kvadratplus. Ilustracije za informativne panoje je ustvaril Aleksander Jankovic Potocnik, fotograf Rafael Marn pa je dokumentiral napredovanje del.

On site meeting on April 9, 2009. Seen on photos are: Anton Marn, the director of the Ad Pirum institute, Milojka Magajne, head of Cerkno Department of Idrija Town Museum; Ivana Leskovec, the director of the Idrija Town Museum; Roman Obid, Franja Hospital caretaker; Rafael Marn, Ad Pirum's photographer; Peter Rau, Ad Pirum and Uros Hohkraut, Kvadratplus.

Sestanek in ogled kraja 9. aprila 2009. Na obeh slikah so: Anton Marn, direktor zavoda Ad Pirum; Milojka Magajne, vodja muzejske enote Cerkno; Ivana Leskovec, direktorica mestnega muzeja Idrija; Roman Obid, skrbnik bolnice Franja; Rafael Marn, fotograf - Ad Pirum; Peter Rau, Ad Pirum in Uros Hohkraut, Kvadratplus.

Above left: The approach to the hospital along the Pasica gorge, as it was in 2009. Above right: one of the two huts remaining after the deluge.

Zgoraj levo: dostop po soteski Pasice, kakrsen je bil leta 2009. Zgoraj desno: ena od dveh barak, ki sta prestali povodenj.

Above left: the other of the two remaining huts. Above right: working party on August 27, 2009.

Zgoraj levo: druga od dveh preostalih barak Zgoraj desno: delovni obisk 27. avgusta 2009.

Above left: The reconstruction under way. Above right: the most interesting feature regarding this web site - one of the bunkers defending the hospital with Rafael and Anton Marn in the foreground.

Zgoraj levo: obnovitvena dela. Zgoraj desno: s stalisca te strani najzanimivejsi del bolnice, eden od bunkerjev, ki so varovali bolnico. Pred njim Rafael in Anton Marn.

Above left: the Government Minister of Culture, Mrs. Majda Sirca speaking at the opening of the reconstructed Partisan Hospital Franja on May 22, 2010. Above right: Ad Pirum's Anton Marn and Peter Rau (left and right) with the only still living nurse Slavica Hmelak (married Furlan) and one of the surviving patients Vladimir Basle (centre) during the opening on May 22. Second from right is publicist Miha Naglic.

Zgoraj levo: ministrica za kulturo Majda Sirca govori na otvoritvi prenovljene bolnice Franje 22. maja 2010. Zgoraj desno: clana zavoda Ad Pirum Anton Marn in Peter Rau (levo in desno) z edino se ziveco clanico osebja Slavico Hmelak (por. Furlan)in enim od pacientov, Vladimirjem Basletom (sredina) na dan otvoritve. Drugi z desne je publicist Miha Naglic.

Above left: Anton Marn, director of the Ad Pirum Institute and responsible for the reconstruction of interiors of the Franja Partisan Hospital (on the left) and Uros Hohkraut of the Kvadratplus responsible for graphic design solutions (on the left). Above right: Aleksander J. Potocnik, Ad Pirum, the author of illustrations on information boards.

Zgoraj levo: Anton marn, derektor zavoda Ad Pirum in vodja prenovitve interierjev partizanske bolnisnice Franja (na levi) in Uros Hohkraut, studio Kvadratplus, avtor graficnih resitev oznacevanja. Zgoraj desno: Aleksander J. Potocnik, Ad Pirum, avtor ilustracij na informativnih panojih.

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Copyright for all photos: A.J.P., 2010
Vse fotografije so avtorska last A.J.P.

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