By word of mouth, from one friend to another, the rumor made it all the way to me – a disconnected visitor from Hong Kong. The old President Hotel in Talbia that has been abandoned for years, was to be overtaken by artists and transformed into an underground music, arts and party scene. That’s something you just got to check out for yourself.
And it was brilliant.
Here’s a video (in Hebrew) about what the building used to be and how it was transformed for the squatting event.
There was lots of stuff going on.
The abandoned pool was converted to a performing stage for bands. This is one of the more mainstream sounds that night with a trip-hop feel to it…
Sadly, the police came around 20:30 and put an end to the outside performance on account of the elderly neighbors trying to get some sleep. So we moved indoors.
Inside, a few artists were showing off their skills…
Feel like partying? as the night came, scene changed into this…
Generally, the whole place was an art exhibition…
With a homemade food corner…
With a cleaned-up bar that managed to show a bit of its former glory.
All in all, a very impressive event.
May there be more to come…
Check out the location of the abandoned hotel, if you feel like stopping by. Join their Facebook group for updates about the next events.
The police is a part of the show…. completing it…. Awesome!
the videos & photos make me feel like going so badly!