Exhibition 'City Space - Nature's Space'

The exhibition 'City Space - Nature's Space' showcases protected areas of Belgrade, selected examples of dendroflora, natural monuments, and landscapes of exceptional characteristics interpreted in the form of video works, photographs, and texts, as well as an eco figure made from secondary raw materials on the topic of protected animal species inhabiting the space of our capital city.

The city and nature intertwine and permeate each other. Besides the recognized environmental significance, the natural values of specific characteristics in the composition of the urban landscape are inseparable from urban, historical, and cultural toponyms. The development of urban space represents the conquest of natural space, while the preservation of natural resources is simultaneously a necessary condition for survival. The contemporary inhabitant of urban space forgets the original connection with the natural environment, a whole without which one loses their natural, humane image, neglecting one of the essential needs of human beings to be in constant communication and contact with nature.

Through the exhibition 'City Space - Nature's Space,' the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia brings closer to the audience the living monuments of Belgrade, witnesses of the past to which we are connected through history, memories, reminiscences, legends, and myths. The setup aims to acquaint the public with the protected areas – green oases of Belgrade, selected samples of protected dendroflora, and animal species of Belgrade in the context of conservation, valorization, and interpretation of the natural heritage of the urban space.