Hiša kulture Pivka, 9.—30. 9. 2022
Mestna galerija Nova Goric a, 10.—30. 1. 2023
Boštjan Kavčič Lučka Koščak
Tejka Pezdirc Luka Širok Iv a Tratnik Jaka Vatovec Sonja Vulpes Leon Zuodar
Razstavo z naslovom vdih izdih je zasnovala kustosinja Mojca Grmek, ki je izbrane umetnice in umetnike povabila k interpretaciji sintagme vdih izdih. Pri tem jo je zanimalo, ali jo je mogoče razumeti kot metaforo za kratkost in minljivost življenja? Kot preprosto zaznambo njegovega začetka in konca? Ali vsega, kar se zgodi vmes?
Sodelujoči na razstavi sintagmo interpretirajo različno, kljub temu pa je med njimi opaziti določene povezave. Boštjan Kavčič pri ustvarjanju izhaja iz zavedanja, da je univerzum celota, kjer je vse v dinamičnem ravnovesju med seboj. V skladu s tem svoje skulpture pojmuje kot ORGanizme, ki nastajajo z osvobajanjem energij iz kamna, ko so zaključene, pa harmonizirajo energije v prostoru, kjer se nahajajo. Delo, ki ga predstavlja na razstavi, sestavljata dva ORGanizma, Jedro kot duh in Svitek kot materija, ki skupaj tvorita Enost – novo življenje.
Tudi kiparka Lučka Koščak (1957–2022) je vseskozi verjela, da njene figure ljudi-angelov vzpostavljajo ravnovesja, vendar ne v celotnem univerzumu, pač pa znotraj nas samih. Delo na razstavi – gre za knjigo, ki je nastala posthumno iz originalnih materialov z umetničine samostojne razstave v Hiši kulture z naslovom Dih iz leta 2013 – je na prvi pogled povsem drugačno od ostalih iz njenega opusa, vendar prav tako skuša spodbuditi eno od najbolj naravnih, a skoraj pozabljenih oblik komunikacije – ustvarjanje vezi s samim seboj skozi dih.
Odnos do samega sebe in do drugih je tudi tema, s katero se Luka Širok ukvarja v delu z naslovom Brez obrazi v dimu. Serija treh slik predstavlja »portrete«, ki se prikazujejo in izginjajo iz navidez naključnih barvnih nanosov na pretežno sivem ozadju in so vsakokrat drugačni, odvisno pač od razpoloženja, volje in domišljije gledalca. Na osnovni ravni slike torej govorijo o fluidnosti identitete, o ustvarjanju identitete skozi pogled drugega, o anonimnosti, brezosebnosti ali brezobzirnosti, lahko pa v njih vidimo tudi likovno metaforo za naključnost (ne)obstoja – zdaj nekaj je, že naslednji hip ni več.
Tematika hkratne prisotnosti in odsotnosti zanima tudi kiparko Tejko Pezdirc. Njeno delo z naslovom No small talk je največje in hkrati zadnje v seriji, kjer kot osrednji motiv uporablja kost. Kosti imajo v sebi nekakšno ambivalenco, na eni strani pričajo o propadanju in izginjanju telesa, obenem pa so njegov edini del, ki je ta proces preživel, zato so paradoksalno tudi znak trdovratnosti obstoja kot takšnega. Ta moment skuša umetnica v svojih delih še dodatno poudariti in na ta način omogočiti gledalcu, da v neizogibnosti minevanja uzre lepoto nastajanja nečesa novega.
Povezavo med erosom in tanatosom na svoj način izraža tudi slika Leona Zuodarja z naslovom Red LP.
Slika je nastala, podobno kot umetnikova zadnja dela, z reciklažo ostankov starih (poslikanih) platen, ki jih umetnik s pomočjo šivalnega stroja sestavlja v nova ozadja in z ročno izvezenimi motivi v nove zgodbe. Vendar ni samo proces nastanka tisti, ki uteleša recipročnost med omenjenima silnicama, ampak tudi osrednji motiv razprtih ust, ki delujejo hkrati privlačno in grozeče, to pa še dodatno poudarja večpomenska simbolika rdeče barve.
Recipročnost med erosom in tanatosom, vendar na bolj subtilni ravni, zaznamuje tudi diptih Butterfleyes grafične umetnice Sonje Vulpes. Čeprav se njena dela navadno nagibajo na temnejšo stran, je tokrat ravno obratno. Če nas ne prepriča pozitivno vzdušje, žensko telo v igrivem položaju in metulji v njenih očeh, nas dokončno zapelje napis Must be love. Za ljubezen gre, za zaljubljenost, za popolno prepustitev in potopitev v eros, ki nas prevzame in ponese s seboj – tudi za ceno izgube samega sebe.
O povezavi med smrtnostjo posameznega organizma in neuničljivo silo življenja razmišlja tudi Jaka Vatovec v slikarskem diptihu z naslovom Seedless Apple. Diptih na obeh delih prikazuje bolj ali manj abstrahirano formo jabolka, ovito z verigo; na prvem je močnejše in jasnejše jabolko, na drugem veriga. Umetnik torej skuša prikazati nek proces, ki nas preko asociacije na genski inženiring usmerja v razmišljanje o smiselnosti smrti v povezavi z evolucijo.
Pomenski lok razstave zaključuje delo Ive Tratnik z naslovom Like Tears. Slika, podobno kot večina drugih iz njenega opusa, prikazuje vizijo postčloveškega sveta, ki ga naseljujejo žuželke in rastline, medtem ko je človek prisoten zgolj prek svojih ostankov – predmetov, ki jih je nekoč proizvajal in uporabljal – kot stvar med stvarmi. Eden od teh ostankov je tudi umetna inteligenca, ki je že zdavnaj pozabila na svojega stvarnika in v nasprotju z njim zaživela kot »bitje« tega sveta.
Povsem na mestu je zaokrožiti razstavo s sporočilom, da bo tudi brez človeka življenje na svetu obstalo in se razvijalo dalje. Ne glede na to, kako sodelujoči umetniki in umetnice interpretirajo sintagmo vdih izdih, je namreč osnovni namen kustosinje razstave, da vse sodelujoče, vključno z gledalci in gledalkami, povabi k razmisleku, kaj pomeni preprosto – biti.
Mojca GrmekThe exhibition entitled inhale exhale was conceived by curator Mojca Grmek, who invited the selected artists to interpret the term 'inhale exhale'. She wanted to know: Could it be understood as a metaphor for the brevity and transience of life? As a simple notation of its beginning and end? Or as everything that happens in between?
Even though the term is interpreted differently by the participating artists, certain connections between them can be discerned. The work of Boštjan Kavčič springs from the awareness that the universe is a whole in which everything is in dynamic balance with each other. Accordingly, he understands his sculptures as ORGanisms that are created by releasing energies from stone and, once completed, harmonise the energies in the space in which they are located. The work presented in the exhibition consists of two ORGanisms, Core as spirit and Roll as matter, which together form Unity – a new life.
Similarly, sculptor Lučka Koščak (1957–2022) always believed that her human-angel figures create balance, not in the universe as a whole, but in ourselves. The work in the exhibition – a posthumous book composed of original materials from the artist's 2013 solo exhibition at Hiša kulture entitled Breath – stands out starkly at first glance in the artist's oeuvre, but also seeks to encourage one of the most natural yet almost forgotten forms of communication – connecting with oneself through breath.
The relationship to oneself and to others is also a theme that Luka Širok deals with in the work Faceless in Smoke. The series of three paintings shows »portraits« that appear and disappear from seemingly random strokes of colour on a predominantly grey background, looking different each time, depending on the mood, will and imagination of the viewer. On a basic level, then, the paintings speak of the fluidity of identity, of the creation of identity through the eyes of the other, of anonymity, impersonality, but we can also see in them an artistic metaphor for the randomness of (non-)existence – something that is here this moment and gone the next.
Sculptor Tejka Pezdirc is also interested in the theme of simultaneous presence and absence. Her work entitled No small talk is the largest and at the same time the last in the series, in which she uses bones as a central motif. Bones have a kind of ambivalence, on the one hand, they bear witness to the decay and disappearance of the body; on the other hand, they are the only part that has survived this process, so paradoxically they are also a sign of the obstinacy of existence as such. The artist tries to emphasise this moment even more in her works in order to allow the viewer to see in the inevitability of decay the beauty of the emergence of something new.
The connection between Eros and Thanatos is expressed in its own way in Leon Zuodar's painting entitled Red LP. The painting, similar to the artist's recent works, was created by recycling remnants of old (painted) canvases, which the artist assembled using a sewing machine into new backgrounds and hand-embroidered motifs to create new stories. However, it is not only the process of creation that embodies the interaction between the aforementioned forces, but also the central motif of the open mouth that appears both attractive and threatening, which is further emphasised by the ambiguous symbolism of the colour red.
The reciprocity between Eros and Thanatos, albeit on a more subtle level, also characterises the diptych Butterfleyes by printmaker Sonja Vulpes. Although her works usually show the dark side, this time it is the other way round. If the positive atmosphere, the playful body of the woman and the butterflies in her eyes have not yet convinced us, we are finally seduced by the inscription Must be love. It is about love, about falling in love, about total surrender and immersion in the Eros that takes hold of us and carries us away – even at the cost of losing ourselves.
Jaka Vatovec also reflects on the connection between the mortality of a single organism and the indestructible power of life in the painter's diptych entitled Seedless Apple. The diptych shows in both parts a more or less abstracted form of an apple with a chain surrounding it, whereby the apple appears stronger and more distinct in the first part, the chain in the second. The artist is thus trying to depict a process that, through its association with genetic engineering, makes us think about the meaning of death in the context of evolution.
The meaningful arc of the exhibition closes with the work Like Tears by Iva Tratnik. The painting, like most others from her oeuvre, shows a vision of a posthuman world inhabited by insects and plants, while man is only present through his remains – the objects he once produced and used – as a thing among things. One of these remnants is also artificial intelligence, which has long forgotten its creator and, unlike him, has come to life as a »creature« of this world.
It is quite fitting to end the exhibition with the message that even without man, life in the world remains and continues to evolve. Regardless of how the participating artists interpret the term 'inhale exhale', the main aim of the curator of the exhibition is to remind all participants, including the viewers, of what it simply means – to be.
Mojca GrmekEnost / Oneness , 2022, marmor bianco sivec / bianco sivec marble , 16 cm x 57 cm x 57 cm
Dih / Breath , 2013—2022, knjiga umetnika / artist's book , 31,5 cm x 23,5 cm x 2 cm
No small talk, 2022, beton, mavec / concrete, plaster , 35 m x 25 cm x 130 cm
Boštjan Kavčič (1973) je leta 1997 diplomiral iz bančništva in financ na EPF v Mariboru. Naslednje leto je vpisal študij kiparstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani, kjer je leta 2003 diplomiral in štiri leta kasneje zaključil še podiplomski študij videa in novih medijev. Svoje delo je predstavil v več pomembnih galerijah v Sloveniji in tudi v tujini, zanj je prejel nekaj nagrad in priznanj. Je avtor več javnih skulptur v različnih mestih v Sloveniji. Živi in ustvarja v Rodinah v Beli krajini.
Lučka Koščak (1957–2022) je študirala angleščino, slovenščino in srbohrvaščino na Pedagoški akademiji v Ljubljani, kjer je leta 1981 tudi diplomirala. Po nekaj letih poučevanja je vpisala študij kiparstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani in po končanem prvem letniku prešla na Ecole supérieure d`art visuel v Ženevi, kjer je leta 1990 diplomirala in dve leti kasneje zaključila še specializacijo iz kreativnosti na smeri tridimenzionalnega izražanja. Svoje delo je predstavila na več kot 50 samostojnih razstavah in številnih skupinskih predstavitvah doma in v tujini. Zanj je prejela več nagrad in priznanj.
Tejka Pezdirc (1985) je diplomirala iz kiparstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani. Med študijem se je izpopolnjevala na Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche v Španiji. Prejela je nagrado ALUO za posebne dosežke v akademskem letu 2008/09. Svoje delo je predstavila na več samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah doma in v tujini. Med vidnejšimi so Umetnost sanjarjenja, G alerija Miklova hiša, Ribnica (2012), 4.4., Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana (2013), Nema hiša, Galerija Alkatraz, Ljubljana (2018) in 3. trienale mladih umetnikov – Premiere 2015: Čas, razpoloženje, identiteta, G alerija sodobne umetnosti, Celje (2015). Živi in dela med Belo krajino in Ljubljano.
Luka Širok (1982) je študiral slikarstvo na akademiji v Benetkah, kjer je leta 2007 tudi diplomiral. Vse od takrat svoje delo redno predstavlja na samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah v Sloveniji in tujini, največkrat v Italiji, pa tudi v Nemčiji, Avstriji in drugod. Med drugim je samostojno razstavljal na Gradu Dobrovo (2018), v Galeriji Blok v Beogradu (2019) in Mestni galeriji Nova Gorica (2021) ter se udeležil skupinskih predstavitev Skupina, Fondazione Malutta / Rob Pruitt's Flea Market, Galleria AplusA, Benetke (2015), Confinis, Vila Nigra, Lago d' Orta (2017) in Brain-tooling, Forte di Monte Ricco, Pieve di Cadore (2018). Živi in dela v Goriških brdih.
Iva Tratnik (1980) je leta 2012 magistrirala na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani, smer slikarstvo. Na področju vizualne umetnosti raziskuje različne umetniške prakse, med njimi tekstilne kolaže, oljna in akrilna platna, skulpturo, risbo, inštalacije in site-specific intervencije. Svoja dela je predstavila v več pomembnih galerijah v Sloveniji in tudi v tujini. Vzporedno se ukvarja s performansom, kjer deluje samostojno ali v začasnih kolektivih. Živi in dela v Celju.
Jaka Vatovec (1989) je diplomiral iz slikarstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani. Svoje delo je predstavil na samostojnih razstavah Tetrodotoxin, Hiša kulture, Pivka (2014), Always Rotten, Never Ripe, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana (2015), Pobožična depresija, Galerija P74, Ljubljana (2017), Plevel, Hiša kulture, Pivka (2020) in več skupinskih predstavitvah v Sloveniji in tujini. Izdal je tudi nekaj umetniških publikacij. Živi in dela v Postojni.
Sonja Vulpes (pravo ime Sonja Grdina, 1986) je leta 2011 diplomirala iz likovne pedagogike na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani. Ukvarja se z grafiko, risbo in umetniškimi publikacijami. Svoje delo je predstavila na samostojnih razstavah Memento mori v Hiši kulture v Pivki (2018), Bittersweet v Galeriji Daeppen v Baslu (2018) in Limbo v MGLC v Ljubljani (2021) ter na več skupinskih razstavah doma in v tujini. Njeno ustvarjanje je razpeto med ateljejem na Krasu in bivališčem v Ljubljani.
Leon Zuodar (1977) je zaključil študij slikarstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani. Leta 2005 je skupaj z Miho Pernetom ustanovil slikarski tandem Beli sladoled in istoimensko zinovsko založbo, ki se navdušuje nad drugačno, marginalno in eksperimentalno risbo. Za svoje delo sta leta 2011 prejela nagrado skupine OHO. Samostojno se Leon Zuodar ukvarja z risbo, grafiko in sliko. Svoje delo redno predstavlja na razstavah v Sloveniji in tujini, naslikal je nekaj muralov na javnih površinah, udeležil se je več rezidenc, izdal dve knjigi umetnika in številne umetniške publikacije. Živi in dela v Postojni.
Boštjan Kavčič (1973) graduated in banking and finance from EPF in Maribor in 1997. T he following year he took up the study of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, graduating in 2003. Four years later he completed his postgraduate studies in Video and New Media. He has exhibited his works in several major galleries at home and abroad, for which he has received a number of awards and recognitions. He is the author of several public sculptures in various cities around Slovenia. He lives and works in Rodine in Bela Krajina.
Lučka Koščak (1957–2022) studied English, Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian at the Academy of Education in Ljubljana, where she graduated in 1981. After a few years of teaching, she began studying Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and after the first year transferred to the Ecole supérieure d'art visuel in Geneva, where she graduated in 1990, and two years later also completed a specialist postgraduate study in three-dimensional expression. She presented her work in more than 50 solo shows and numerous group presentations at home and abroad. She received several awards and recognitions for her work.
Tejka Pezdirc (1985) completed her study of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. During her studies, she also undertook further training at the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche in Spain. In the academic year 2008/09 she received the ALUO Award for Special Achievements. She has presented her work in several solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. Among the best known are Art of Dreaming, Miklova hiša Gallery, Ribnica (2012), 4.4., Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana (2013), Silent House, Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana (2018) and the 3rd Triennial of Young Artists – Premiere 2015: Time, Mood, Identity, Contemporary Art Gallery, Celje (2015). She lives and works between Bela Krajina and Ljubljana.
Luka Širok (1982) studied Painting at the Academy in Venice, where he also graduated in 2007. Since then, he has regularly presented his work in solo and group exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad, most often in Italy, as well as in Germany, Austria and elsewhere. Among others, he has exhibited in solo shows at Dobrova Castle (2018), Blok Gallery in Belgrade (2019) and Nova Gorica City Gallery (2021), and has participated in the group presentations Group, Fondazione Malutta / Rob Pruitt's Flea Market, Galleria AplusA, Venice (2015), Confinis, Vila Nigra, Lago d' Orta (2017) and Brain-tooling, Forte di Monte Ricco, Pieve di Cadore (2018). He lives and works in Goriška brda.
Iva Tratnik (1980) completed her master's degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2012, specialising in Painting. In the field of the visual arts, she explores various artistic practices, including textile collages, oil and acrylic canvases, sculpture, drawing, installations and site-specific interventions. She has presented her works in several important galleries in Slovenia and abroad. She is also involved in performance, where she works independently or in temporary collectives. She lives and works in Celje.
Jaka Vatovec (1989) graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He has presented his work in the solo exhibitions Tetrodotoxin, Hiša kulture, Pivka (2014), Always Rotten, Never Ripe, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana (2015), Post-Christmas Depression, Gallery P74, Ljubljana (2017) and Weeds, Hiša kulture, Pivka (2020), and has taken part in several group presentations in Slovenia and abroad. He has also released some artist publications. He lives and works in Postojna.
Sonja Vulpes (real name Sonja Grdina, 1986) graduated in Art Pedagogy from the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana in 2011. She works in printmaking, drawing and artist publications. She has presented her work in the solo exhibitions Memento mori at Hiša kulture in Pivka (2018), Bittersweet at Daeppen Gallery in Basel (2018) and Limbo at MGLC in Ljubljana (2021), as well as in several group exhibitions at home and abroad. She works between her studio in the Karst and her residence in Ljubljana.
Leon Zuodar (1977) completed his studies in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. In 2005, together with Miha Perne, he founded the painting duo Beli sladoled and the zine publishing house of the same name, which is characterised by its fascination for different, marginal and experimental drawing. The twosome received the OHO Group Award in 2011 for their work. Independently, Leon Zuodar works in drawing, printmaking and painting. He regularly exhibits his work in exhibitions at home and abroad. He has painted several murals in public spaces, participated in several residencies, and published two artist books and numerous artist publications. He lives and works in Postojna.
Katalog izdal / Catalogue issued by: Kulturni dom Nova Gorica
(Zanj / Represented by: Pavla Jarc)
Urednica / Editor: Mateja Poljšak Furlan
Besedilo / Text: Mojca Grmek
Prevod / Translation: Arven Šakti Kralj
Fotografije / Photographs: Simon Avsec
Oblikovanje / Design: Jure Šajn
Tisk / Print: Tiskarna Present d.o.o.
Kraj izida / Place of publication: Nova Gorica
Leto izida / Publication year: 2022
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