Barge Biscuit/Barka Herbatnik

@. Port Czerniakowski
architect. more of the conservator Fundacja Ja Wisla
finished. a work in progress

Really this post is more about Czerniakowski Port than about Biscuit. It is Warsaw's oldest port that has existed since 1848 when Count Zamojski started a shipyard. It produced many ships and barges through its 150 year history. However the last ship was built in 1969 and the port has fallen into disrepair. There have been rather unsuccessful plans to turn it into a tourist port in the 70's. Today it is mostly wild land that is very attractive to flora and fauna. It is being looked after by the Ja Wisla Foundation that plans to revitalize the Wisla river. It organizes day-cruises, dances, outdoor movie screenings and concerts. The biscuit barge is the music venue. It was raised from the bottom of the river 12 years after it sunk. The ship is grounded and its deck has become a stage with the audience sitting on the ground around it, overlooking the boat and the river behind it. While the boat is lit with stage lights the rest of the 'venue' is lit by candles. Which makes for a surreal, outdoor experience.

this photo is not mine