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HAPPSOC I.

Photo: Adam Sakovy
Photo: Adam Sakovy
Photo: Adam Sakovy
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    • HAPPSOC I.
  • 1975
  • print on paper, pen, felt-pen
  • 16,5 × 28,5 cm
“HAPPSOC I.” was a work by Stano Filko and Alex Mlynárčik that took the form of an invitation card. Those invited were asked to participate by turning the city of Bratislava into a work of art for seven days between May 2 – 8, 1965. This is the time where two important national holidays are celebrated: Labor Day and Liberation Day. The invitation for “HAPPSOC I.“ contained a list of all things found in the city (including their statistical number) that were to be used to produce the artwork. The list included the total number of: women, men, dogs, houses, balconies, agricultural estates, plant buildings, flats, water supply in flats, water supply out of flats, kitchen ranges electric, kitchen ranges gas, washing machines, refrigerators, Bratislava as a whole city, a castle, Danube in Bratislava, street lamps, TV aerials, cemeteries, tulips, theaters (including amateur theaters), cinemas, chimneys, trams, motorcars, inns, trolleys, buses, typewriting machines, broadcasting sets, shops, libraries, hospitals, etc. In collaboration with Zita Kostrová, Filko and Mlynárčik wrote a manifesto to accompany the happening titled “What does HAPPSOC mean? Theory of anonymity that in twelve points defines their intentions.” D.G.