D’clinic TRACTOR residency, Lendava, Slovenia – Week Two

The days are beginning to melt into each other as I accept residency challenges and adapt. I opted not to climb for 30 minutes up the hills to the idyllic vineyards and artist housing. Instead, I am staying across the street from D’clinic at the hostel, which is situated near a huge ornate, modern theater. On a nice day I can sit outside, have my morning coffee, and strategize my day. The hostel is also near the synagogue, which is a reminder that 360 Jews were sent from here to Auschwitz in 1944. There are no Jews living in Lendava.

The hostel has two offices and a dance studio (believe it or not) on the ground floor; the one room on the second floor is mine. During the day I work at the hostel and at night, when the other resident artists head to their house, I work by candlelight at the D’clinic studio. A few passersby stop to watch.

Working at D'clinic

Working at D’clinic