KATALOG / CATALOGUE ART STAYS FESTIVAL 2015

WUNDERKAMMER 13. FESTIVAL SODOBNE UMETNOSTI ART STAYS 2015 13 FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART ART STAYS 2015 PTUJ, SLOVENIJA

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ALICE ZANIN AUTO-DA-FÉ, 2015, 50 x 50 x 50 cm

WUNDERKAMMER 13. FESTIVAL SODOBNE UMETNOSTI ART STAYS 2015 13TH FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART ART STAYS 2015 Ptuj, Slovenija 10. julij - 1. september 2015 / July 10 - September 1, 2015

Izdal / Published by: Festivalska fotografa / Festival KUD ART STAYS photographers: Produkcija sodobne umetnosti Maja Žerak, Boris B. Voglar Contemporary Art Production Ostale fotografije / Other photos: zanj / by Srdan Mohorič, Erika Vicari, Špela Težak, Predsednik / President: Aleš Gačnik Vladimir Forbici Prevod in lektoriranje / Translation and Umetniški vodja / Art Director: Text Review: Jernej Forbici Katja Vrabl, Barbara Damiš, Sanja Selinšek, Patrizia Astegno, Janet Bellotto Kreativni vodja / Creative Director: Marika Vicari Oblikovanje / Design: FO.VI Koordinacija / Coordination: Tina Baštevc Tisk / Print: Alinea, 500 Izvršni odbor / Executive committee: Jernej Forbici, Marika Vicari, Vladimir Pokrovitelji / Supporters: Forbici,Tina Baštevc, Sanja Selinšek

Tehnična pomoč / Technical support: Nelej Brunčič, Tjaša Čuš, Jernej Gojkovič, Rok Golob, Davorin Ciglar Milosavljevič, Anita Pukšič

Didaktične aktivnosti / Didactic activity: Mateja Lapuh, Leonora Matici, Sanja Selinšek, Giancarlo Busato, Erika Vicari

Postavitev razstave / Exhibition design: Jernej Forbici, Marika Vicari Zahvaljujemo se naslednjim umetnikom Elisa Rossi, Paola Rossi, Nicola Samori, za njihov prispevek k projektu / we Olga Schigal, Marek Schovanek, Joachim would like to thank the following artists Seinfeld, Caterina Silenzi, Vincent for their contribution to this project: Solheid, Elisa Strinna, Tanja Špenko, Jože Šubič, Zoran Todorović, Raša Todosijević, Jordi Alcaraz, Dario Agrimi, Reem Ernesto Treccani, Walter Trecchi, Erika Ahmed, Karin Andersen, Cristina Vicari, Boris B. Voglar, Lei Wang, Marissa Antonini, Antonella Aprile, Justin Ascott, Wedenig, Peter Wehinger, Peter Fischli & Aqua Aura, Davide Balossi, Hans Beckers, David Weiss, Laurence Wood, Damon Janet Bellotto, Goran Bertok, Federico Ayers & Tessie Word, Salvatore Zacchino, Bonaldi, Benedetta Bonichi, Beti Bricelj, Alice Zanin, Andrea Zucchi Blink Circus, Alessandro Brighetti, Nadia Buyse, Jean-Marie Casbarian, Mario Ciaramella, Franz Cimitan, Andrea Še posebej smo hvaležni naslednjim Collesano, Hannah Collins, Vanni Cuoghi, galerijam za njihov prispevek k projektu Tjaša Čuš, Lana Čmajčanin, Alessia De in publikaciji / We are especially Montis, Nora De Saint Picman, Simone grateful to the following Galleries for Del Pizzol, Leo Ferdinand Demetz, Arch their contribution to the project and Dyson, Tina Dobrajc, Iris Van Dongen, publication: Christiane Draffehn, Aleksander Fenos, Alessandro Filippini, Fiorella Fontana, Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples Giovanni Gaggia, Michelangelo Galliani, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcellona Gianfranco Gentile, Eva Gerd, H. R. Galleria Punto sull'arte, Varese Giger, Monika Grycko, Vjatkin Gleb Haik Kro Art Contemporary, Vienna Grigoryan, Alessandra Guolla & Giorgio Galleria MC2, Milan Tollot, Isoya Hirofumi, Džeko Hodžić, Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Irwin, Robert Jurak, Adela Jušić, Roberto Montesarchio, Benevento Kusterle, Jessica Ledwich, Valeria La Luis Adelantado, Valencia Torre, Lamarche – Ovize, Matthias Bonelli arte, Canneto sull'oglio, Mantova Langer, Hongbo Li, Andrej Lamut, Ina 3D gallery, Mestre (Ve) Loitzl, Lello Lopez, Erik Lovko, Luis Lara Galerie Antonio Nardone, Brussels Malvacias, Beatrix Mapalagama, Marina Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Marcolin, Isabelle Menin, Srečko Molk, Ritter , Milan Jose Molina, Boštjan Novak, Viola Deodato Arte, Milan Pantano, Beatrice Pasquali, Ciro Galleria Massimodeluca, Mestre, Venezia Passilongo, Penzo+Fiore, Perino & Vele, Barbara Paci Art Gallery, Pietrasanta Eva Petrič, Serena Piccinini, Alex Pinna, Federico Rui Arte Contemporanea, Milan Tomaž Plavec, Michael Poetschko, Anne Traffic Gallery, Brescia & Patrick Poierier, Zoran Poposki, Scaramouche Gallery, New York Fernando Prats, Matteo Pugliese, Zhang Qiushi, Tobia Ravà, Antonio Redaelli, Ter / Also: Mojca Metličar, Bojan Pahor, Klavdija Petek, Laura Petrillo, Damijan Plajnšek, Academy Now, London Zoran Popovski, Zdenka Ristič, Jože DJ Arte Laguna Prize, Mogliano V.to, Hose Rozman, Giorgio Salzano, Treviso Giovanni Sasso, Sanja Selinšek, Sara Sist, Association Elephant d'art, Paris Selvaggio -Tironi, Milena Turk, Erika Code blue production, Maribor Vicari, Stanislav Zebec, Raffaele Zuccotti Stamperia d'arte Busato, Vicenza SPS Fine Art Consulting, Paris/London Talum, Kidričevo Hvala vsem umetnikom, kustosom, Translation project, Hong Kong imetnikom avtorskih pravic za Transversal project, Vicenza reprodukcijo likovnih del. Zayed University, Dubai Thanks to all the artists, curators, gallerists, rights holders for reproduction authorisation.

Zahvaljujemo se tudi vsem tistim, ki so velikodušno pripomogli k projektu / We also thank all those who have greatly contribuited to this project:

CID Ptuj, Ptuj, Galerija FO.VI, Kidričevo, Knjižnica Ivana Potrča Ptuj, Mestni kino Ptuj, Pokrajinski muzej Ptuj-Ormož, Ptuj, Tovarna Umetnosti, Majšperk, Vinarstvo Turčan, Antikvitete Trop, PeTV, Štajerski Tednik, Radio Ptuj, Društvo Arsana, Biotehniška šola Ptuj, Bo cafe, Dom kulture Muzikafe, Kavarna ptujskih študentov, Kavarna Pod odrom, PP Gostinstvo, Kmetijsko gozdarski zavod Ptuj, Narodni dom Ptuj, Restavracija Pan, Rotar Art d.o.o., Tames d.o.o, Tenzor d.o.o., Turistično informativni center Ptuj, Darja Baštevc, Giancarlo Busato, Claudio Composti, Danila D'Apice, Patrizia De Masi, Nevenka Dobljekar, Peter Tomaž Dobrila, Darko Ferlinc, Dušan Fišer, Goran Forbici, Marjana Forbici, Majda Fridl, Stanka Gačnik, Nataša Kramberger, Anka Kolarič, Stanka Krajnc, Letonja, Miha Masten, KABINET ČUDES 13. FESTIVAL SODOBNE UMETNOSTI ART STAYS JERNEJ FORBICI

Kabineti čudes – enciklopedične zbirke nenavadnih predmetov, ki si jih znanost (menda) ni znala pojasniti. Rekli so jim tudi svet v malem ali gledališče sveta in med 16. in 18. stoletjem si brez njih ni dalo zamisliti nobene ugledne hiše. Geologija, etnografija, arheologija, verske in zgodovinske relikvije, umetniška dela in starine – vse to se je našlo v njih – včasih originali, včasih ponaredki, pomembno je bilo le, da je bila zbirka čim bolj pestra in čudežna. Predstavljajo zametke današnjih muzejev in že od nekdaj veljajo za pomembne spodbujevalce umetniškega zbirateljstva.

Podobno smo si zamislili letošnji festival Art Stays: kot popotovanje dveh zbiralcev po svetu ter hkrati iskanje nenavadnih in eksotičnih sodobnih umetniških del. Najdeno sta zbiralca natovorila in pripeljala na Ptuj, da bi stare mestne stavbe napolnila s čudesi z vseh kontinentov. Svoje popotovanje sta tudi vestno in sproti beležila, njun dnevnik pa je v besedi in sliki predstavila večkrat nagrajena pisateljica Nataša Kramberger.

Program 13. festivala sodobne umetnosti ART STAYS je nastal v sodelovanju z več mednarodnimi galerijami, muzeji in kustosi. Vključuje razstave v praktično vseh ptujskih in okoliških galerijah in razstaviščih. Mednarodna ekipa umetnikov je ustvarjala tudi v ptujskih ateljejih. Na Slovenskem trgu so bili vsak dan pogovori z gostujočimi umetniki in kustosi, performansi in koncerti. V Mestnem kinu se je odvil ciklus umetniških filmov in dokumentarcev. V dopoldanskih urah so potekale delavnice za otroke in najstnike, manjkale pa niso niti edinstvene umetniške večerje. Na Mestnem trgu je gostoval cirkus najmanjših fotografij na svetu (Blink Circus), po mestu pa so igrali glasbeniki. Skupaj smo predstavili preko 100 ustvarjalcev s celega sveta.

Pred vami je katalog letošnje edicije, ki zajema dogajanje in razstave festivala sodobnih čudes. Podoživite neverjeten utrip najstarejšega slovenskega mesta, polnega presenečenj in čudes, ki jih prinaša sodobna umetnost pomešana z zgodovino.

Se vidimo naslednje poletje.

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Cabinets of wonders – encyclopaedic collections of curious items that science (supposedly) could not find any explanation for. Sometimes they were called microcosms or theatres of the world, and from the 16th to 18th century one could not have imagined any reputable house without such a cabinet of wonders. Geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious and historical relics, works of art and antiquities – all of these could be found in them. Sometimes the items were originals and sometimes they were fake, the only important thing was that the collection was as diverse and wondrous as possible. They represent the origins of today's museums, and have always been regarded as an important part in encouraging individuals to the collecting of art.

When preparing this year’s festival Art Stays, we have envisioned it similarly: as a journey of two collectors, who have travelled the world in order to find unusual and exotic contemporary works of art. Our two collectors loaded the items they found and brought them to Ptuj in order to fill the town’s old buildings with wonders from all continents. They also meticulously and regularly kept a record of their journey, and their diary with pictures was presented by the award winning Slovenian author Nataša Kramberger.

The programme of the 13th Festival of Contemporary Art ART STAYS is the result of collaboration between several international galleries, museums and curators. It includes exhibitions that occured in virtually all galleries and exhibition rooms in and around Ptuj. An international group of artists was creating also in Ptuj’s ateliers. Every day, the Slovenski trg square was the place for talks with artists and curators in residence, and the venue for several performances and concerts. The City Cinema showed a cycle of artistic films and documentaries. In the morning hours, workshops for children and youth took place, while in the evenings, one even had the opportunity to experience art at unique dinner events. The Mestni trg square hosted the exhibition of the world’s smallest photographs (Blink Circus), and there were musicians performing all over town. This year’s festival hosted more than 100 artists from all over the world.

The 2015 edition catalogue is in front of you, it covers the events and exhibitions of the festival of contemporary curiosities. Relive the beat of the oldest Slovenian town, full of surprises and wonders brought by a mixture of contemporary art and history.

See you next summer!

11 VSEBINA / CONTENTS

10 KABINET ČUDES / WUNDERKAMMER 96 LEO FERDINANDO DEMTZ UVODNIK/ INTRO 98 TINA DOBARJC 100 IRIS VAN DONGEN 15 DOGODKI/ EVENTS 102 CHRISTIANE DRAFFHEN 18 PROGRAM/ PROGRAMME 104 ALESSANDRO FILIPPINI 20 BLACK TABLE PERFORMANCE – 106 FIORELLA FONTANA HANS BECKERS 108 GIANFRANCO GENTILE 22 KALEIDOSCOPE – BETI BRICELJ 110 MONIKA GRYCKO 24 WUNDERCLASSICS 112 VJATKIN GLEB HAIK GRIGORYAN 26 TRANSLATION II. HONG KONG 114 ALESSANDRA GUOLLA 28 WUNDERLUST 116 IRWIN 30 WUNDERDINNER I & II 118 ROBERT JURAK 32 DIE UNTERWELT –NADIA BUYSE 120 ADELA JUŠIĆ 34 DEEP DOWN – ALEXANDER FENOS 122 ROBERTO KUSTERLE 36 UNEXPECTED 124 VALERIA LA TORRE 38 ART STAYS KINO - PETER FISCHLI & 126 LAMARCHE-OVIZE DAVID WEISS, H. R. GIGER 128 MATTHIAS LANGER 40 POLETNA AKADEMIJA/ SUMMER 130 HONGBO LI ACADEMY 132 INA LOITZL 44 OTVORITVE/ OPENINGS 134 LELLO LOPEZ 136 ERIK LOVKO 49 RAZSTAVE/ EXHIBITIONS 138 BEATRIX MAPALAGAMA 51 WUNDERKAMMER THE GRAN TOUR 140 MARINA MARCOLIN JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 142 ISABELLE MENIN 64 DARIO AGRIMI 144 JOSE MOLINA 66 CHIARA ALBERTONI 146 BOŠTJAN NOVAK 68 JORDI ALCARAZ 148 VIOLA PANTANO 70 AQUA AURA 150 PENZO+FIORE 72 DAVIDE BALOSSI 152 PERINO & VELE 74 HANS BECKERS 154 SERENA PICCININI 76 JANET BELLOTTO 156 ALEX PINNA 78 GORAN BERTOK 158 ANNE & PATRICK POIRIER 80 FEDERICO BONALDI 160 TOMAŽ PLAVEC 82 FRANZ CIMITAN 162 FERNANDO PRATS 84 ANDREA COLLESANO 164 MATTEO PUGLIESE 86 HANNAH COLLINS 166 ZHANG QIUSHI 88 VANNI CUOGHI 168 TOBIA RAVÀ 90 LANA ČMAJČANIN 170 ADBEL REEM 92 NORA DE SAINT PICMAN 172 ELISA ROSSI 94 SIMONE DEL PIZZOL 174 NICOLA SAMORI

12 176 OLGA SCHIGAL 263 RELIQUIAE 178 MAREK SCHOVANEK CLAUDIO COMPOSTI 180 JOACHIM SEINFELD 274 KARIN ANDERSEN 182 VINCENT SOLHEID 276 ANTONELLA APRILE 184 ELISA STRINNA 278 BENEDETTA BONICHI 186 TANJA ŠPENKO 280 ALESSANDRO BRIGHETTI 188 JOŽE ŠUBIC 282 ALESSIA DE MONTIS 190 ZORAN TODOROVIĆ 284 GIOVANNI GAGGIA 192 RAŠA TODOSIJEVIĆ 286 MICHELANGELO GALLIANI 194 ERNESTO TRECCANI 288 EVA GERD 196 WALTER TRECCHI 290 ISOYA HIROFUMI 198 SERENA VIGNOLINI 292 ROBERTO KUSTERLE 200 LEI WANG 294 BEATRICE PASQUALI 202 MARISSA WEDENIG 296 ANTONIO REDAELLI 204 PETER WEHINGER 298 CATERINA SILENZI 206 SALVATORE ZACCHINO 208 ALICE ZANIN 301 WUNDERSKY 210 ANDREA ZUCCHI JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 304 MARIO CIARAMELLA 215 WUNDERSCULPTOR JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 307 WUNDERDOC 222 HANS BECKERS JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 224 MARIO CIARAMELLA 312 MATTHIAS LANGER 226 NORA DE SAINT PICMAN 228 LEO FERDINANDO DEMETZ 315 WUNDEROPEN 230 MONIKA GRYCKO JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 232 DŽEKO HODŽIĆ 320 BLINK CIRCUS 234 ROBERT JURAK 324 ROBERT JURAK 236 TOBIA RAVÀ 238 TANJA ŠPENKO 325 COLLATERAL EVENTS 240 SALVATORE ZACCHINO 332 NOKTURNO – ANDREJ LAMUT 242 ALICE ZANIN 334 FÜRST OPEN

245 WUNDERHERBARIUM JERNEJ FORBICI & MARIKA VICARI 252 CHIARA ALBERTONI 254 AQUA AURA 256 ALESSANDRA GUOLLA 258 ISABELLE MENIN 260 ANNE & PATRICK POIRIER

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DOGODKI / EVENTS

PETEK / FRIDAY, 10. 7. 2015 19.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING WUNDERKAMMER 20.30 OTVORITEV FESTIVALA/ OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL 22.00 PERFORMANS / PERFORMANCE – HANS BECKERS

SOBOTA / SATURDAY, 11. 7. 2015 10.00 VODEN OGLED / GUIDED TOUR 11.00 POGOVOR / TALK – HANS BECKERS 19.30 OTVORITEV / OPENING WUNDERSCULPTOR 20.30 KONCERT / CONCERT WUNDERCLASSICS

NEDELJA / SUNDAY, 12. 7. 2015 10.00 ZAJTRK / BREAKFAST 11.00 POGOVOR / TALK – WALTER TRECCHI 18.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING NOKTURNO 21.00 POGOVOR / TALK – ZORAN TODOROVIĆ (SRB) 22.00 PROJEKCIJA / SCREENING – TRANSLATION(S) II

PONEDELJEK / MONDAY, 13. 7. 2015 10.00 – 13.00 DELAVNICA / WORKSHOP 18.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING WUNDERHERBARIUM 19.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING BLINK CIRCUS 20.00 ART STAYS KINO / CINEMA – FISCHLI & WEIS I 21.30 PERFORMANS / PERFORMANCE – WUNDERLUST

TOREK / TUESDAY, 14. 7. 2015 10.00 – 13.00 DELAVNICA / WORKSHOP 17.30 OTVORITEV / OPENING RELIQUIAE 20.00 ART STAYS KINO / CINEMA – FISCHLI & WEIS II 21.00 POGOVOR / TALK – ADELA JUŠIĆ (BIH)

18 SREDA / WEDNESDAY, 15. 7. 2015 10.00 – 13.00 DELAVNICA / WORKSHOP 18.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING WUNDERSKY 20.00 ART STAYS KINO / CINEMA – FISCHLI & WEIS III 21.00 VEČERJA / DINNER – MATTHIAS LANGER

ČETRTEK / THURSDAY, 16. 7. 2015 10.00 – 13.00 DELAVNICA / WORKSHOP 18.00 POGOVOR/ TALK – NADIA BUYSE (ZDA) 20.00 ART STAYS KINO / CINEMA – HR GIGER 21.00 VEČERJA / DINNER – MATTHIAS LANGER

PETEK / FRIDAY, 17. 7. 2015 10.00 – 13.00 DELAVNICA / WORKSHOP 18.00 POGOVOR / TALK – MATTHIAS LANGER (DE) 21.30 PERFORMANS / PERFORMANCE – DIE UNTERWELT

SOBOTA / SATURDAY, 18. 7. 2015 11.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING WORKSHOP 16.00 OKROGLA MIZA / ROUND TABLE – PTUJ 18.00 VODEN OGLED / GUIDED TOUR 20.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING WUNDERDOC 21.00 OTVORITEV / OPENING FURSTOVA HIŠA OPEN

PONEDELJEK / MONDAY, 31. 8. 2015 19.00 PERFORMANS / PERFORMANCE – UNEXPECTED

19 BLACK TABLE PERFORMANCE HANS BECKERS, BELGIUM

Hans Beckers pri svojem performansu Black Table uporablja improvizirano napravo, ki s pomočjo magnetnega polja deluje kot ojačevalnik sicer neslišnih zvokov. V vlogi glasbenih inštrumentov nastopajo različni kuhinjski aparati in vsakdanji pripomočki; se pravi predmeti, ki jih sicer vsi poznamo, nismo pa praviloma pozorni na to, kako zvenijo, na primer električna zobna ščetka, masažni aparat, mešalnik, manjši ventilator, ura, žičnate gobice … Ko pride do kontakta med avtomatom ali kovinskim predmetom in magnetnim poljem tuljave, nastanejo motnje. Vsak predmet oddaja celo paleto zvokov, odvisno od tega, kako se nanj igra in kje v magnetnem polju se nahaja. Umetnik je napravil glasbila iz predmetov, za katere v splošnem velja, da niso primerni za predvajanje glasbe.

In his Black Table performances Hans Beckers uses a machine that amplifies normally inaudible sounds through a magnetic field. He uses found objects, kitchen objects, and utensils as musical instruments. Objects that we all know, but don’t know how they sound. Like for example an electric toothbrush, a massage machine, a mixer, a small fan, a clock, metal sponges, … If a motorized or metal object makes contact with the magnetic field of the coil it gives interference. So each object has a whole range of sounds in order how the object is played and placed in the magnetic field. Hans Beckers shows how objects that are not generally considered fit to play music on can in fact become musical instruments. In a combination of composition and improvisation, a whole range of materials is being tuned and rhythmically, melodically and harmonically played.

20 21 KALEIDOSCOPE BETI BRICELJ, SLOVENIA

Kaleidoscope je izviren umetniški projekt Beti Bricelj, ki ga je kuriral Jernej Forbici. Fragmenti in simetrične večbarvne strukture, značilni za umetnico, so projicirani na fasade hiš in na ulice mesta Ptuj, kjer s svojim počasnim kalejdoskopskim gibanjem, s pomočjo slik in barv, pripovedujejo tesno prepleteno mrežo zgodb. Potrebno je vstopiti v notranjost teh kompozicij, ki se vrtijo, zrcalijo, prelamljajo in nam tako odkrivajo vedno nove prostore in dinamike.

Kaleidoscope is the unpublished art project of Beti Bricelj, edited by Jernej Forbici. The fragments and the polychromic, symmetrical structures that compose the works of the Slovenian artist, when projected on the façades of houses and on the streets of the city of Ptuj, through their slow kaleidoscopic movement and use of images and colours, narrate a dense network of "stories". It is in allowing ourselves to enter into these compositions that turn, reflect, break into pieces, that new spaces and dynamics are always revealed.

22 23 WUNDERCLASSICS KOR, SLOVENIA

Wunderkammerclassic inspirira tesna povezanost sodobne glasbe in likovne umetnosti. Polifonični vokalni ansambel Kor je v dominikanskem samostanu predstavil zbor renesančnih skladb in pri tem sledil obiskovalcu med njegovim počasnim vandranjem med samostanskimi hodniki, sobanami in dvoriščem.

Wunderkammerclassic stems from the close link between contemporary arts, in this case, music and art. The vocal polyphonic ensemble, Kor, has presented a small selection of songs of the Renaissance in an exceptional location, the Dominican Monastery, confirming the importance of musical culture in everyday life, captivating and amazing the spectator while he slowly "wanders" through the corridors, rooms and courtyard.

24 25 VIDEO PROJECT: TRANSLATIONS II. HONG KONG

Prevodi II. / Translations II. Projekt »prevajanje mesta« raziskuje urbano okolje in prostor s pomočjo video tehnologij; pri tem se poslužuje različnih strategij in interdisciplinarnih pristopov, od kartiranja in performansov na javnih površinah do raziskovanja prostorske identitete, kulturnega spomina in kulturoloških prevodov.

Sodelujoči umetniki so bili povabljeni, da ponovno premislijo mesto kot prostor pogajanja in izmenjave različnih kultur, kot prizorišče nenehnega procesa prevajanja. Julian Asco raziskuje semiotično »onostranstvo« metropolitanske strukture v smislu zmožnosti urbane pretvorbe, Michael Poetschko in Luis Lara Malvacias pa mesto dojemata kot zaslon za želje in utopije. Brskanje po osebnih digitalnih arhivih Damona Ayersa in Tessie Word ter igriv komentar Archa Dysona na temo izkušnje svetovnega popotovanja dajejo krila močni želji po pohajkovanju, medtem ko je delo Jean Marie Casbarian poetična meditacija o preseljevanju in izgubi. Osamljenost, ki veje iz »opazovanja mesta« skozi oči drugih, zaznamuje nočno urbano krajino Jessice Ledwich in interpretacijo postmodernega avtorskega filma Zorana Poposkega. Eva Petrič in Laurence Wood pa dojemata sodobni urbani nemir kot metaforo za veliko globlji simbolični boj.

Translations II. Translating the City aims to explore urban space and place through practice-based research in the medium of video, employing a variety of strategies and interdisciplinary approaches, from mapping and public space performance, to the exploration of spatialized identities, cultural memory, and cultural translation.

The artists invited to take part in this project reconsider the city as a space of negotiation and interchange between agents from different cultures, the scene of an ongoing process of translation. Justin Asco explores the semiotic ‘afterlife’ of a metropolitan structure in terms of the possibilities of urban recoding, while Michael Poetschko and Luis Lara Malvacias engage with the city as a screen for desires and utopias. Wanderlusts takes flight in Damon Ayers & Tessie Word’s mining of their personal digital archives and Arch Dyson’s ludic commentary on the experience of global travel, while Jean Marie Casbarian’s work is a poetic meditation on migration and loss. Isolation embedded in the act of “looking at the city” from the perspective of the other marks Jessica Ledwich’s nocturnal urban landscape and Zoran Poposki’s appropriation of a piece of postmodern auteur cinema; whereas Eva Petrič and Laurence Wood take contemporary urban unrest as a metaphor for a much deeper symbolic struggle.

26 27 WUNDERLUST PAOLA ROSSI & ERIKA VICARI, ITALY

Wunderlust. Želja, da bi potovali s pomočjo glasbe, je porodila nov projekt Transversal Project-a z naslovom Wunderlust. Lirični glas kontraaltistke Paole Rossi in zvoki najbolj nenavadnih, iz vsega sveta zbranih glasbenih inštrumentov Erike Vicari so razpeti med ironijo in vizionarstvom, z njimi pa na izviren način poustvarjata in reinterpretirata znamenita operna dela in slavne melodije iz ljudskega izročila. Gre za izjemno in zelo osebno wunderkammer, ki je v celoti posvečena glasbi. Z razgradnjo zvoka in njegovo svobodno rekonstrukcijo izvajalci in poslušalci podoživljajo dvoumnost, ki odpira prosto pot ustvarjalnosti.

Wunderlust, Traversal Project's new proposal is linked to the desire to travel through music. It is brought to life by a combination of irony and visionariness, suspended between the voice of a lyric contralto, Paola Rossi, and the sounds of the most curious musical instruments collected from around the world by the musician Erika Vicari, that recreate and interpret in an original way arias of famous operas and melodies of folklore. We are looking at a great and very personal Wunderkammer dedicated entirely to music. A threshold-limen where the subjects, whether performers or spectators, live in a state of ambiguity and therefore, are no longer what they were, but neither what they will be: thus, through a set of signs and behaviour, it establishes a transformation that reinstates the protagonists in the event, often involving them or just surprising them. The essence of the project, consists, in fact, in the decomposition of sound and in its free reconstruction to give vent to creativity.

28 29 WUNDERDINNER I & II MATTHIAS LANGER, GERMANY

Wunderdinner je bil zasnovan kot javno umetniško delo v refektoriju starodavnega dominikanskega samostana na Ptuju, katerega cilj je na eni strani združiti umetnost s hrano, na drugi pa spodbuditi sodelovanje zbirateljev in strokovnjakov. Posvečen črni barvi je hotel povezovati in izmenjevati, izzivati in provocirati. Dogodek so dokumentirale edinstvene hermenevtične fotografije Mahiasa Langerja, zaradi katerih obiskovalec ni več zgolj opazovalec umetniškega dela, temveč njegov protagonist.

Wunderdinner is a unique event of its kind designed to create a work of public art. Conceived to connect art not only to food but also to the participation of a select group of collectors and professional workers in an original seing, the refectory of the Dominican convent in Ptuj, Wunderdinner, devoted entirely to the colour black, becomes a gesture of interaction and sharing but also challenge and provocation. ART STAYS breaks down the barriers that separate the "visitor" who is no longer just a spectator of the works of art, but once inside, becomes part of it, as illustrated by Mahis Langer’s original photographs that require a hermeneutical and creative contribution.

30 31 DIE UNTERWELT NADIA BUYSE, USA

Die Unterwelt. Ameriška glasbenica in multidisciplinarna umetnica Nadia Buyse že drugo leto preseneča Ptuj s projektom Die Unterwelt International Singing Sensation. Za glavno kuliso je uporabljen Berlin, sicer pa ta sodobna multimedijska pop opera raziskuje koncepte moralnosti, delitve moči in politično brezbrižnost. Die Unterwelt je kraj, ki so ga ideologije in zid razcepili na dvoje in ki ni zato ne nebesa ne pekel.

American multidisciplinary artist Nadia Buyse for the second time suprises the Ptuj’s public with a new project Die Unterwelt International singing sensations. DUBAIS has decided to end it all and to leave this world. The place in which DUBAIS now exists is neither heaven nor hell; both of those places actually refer to political parties, the Bible was mistranslated. All souls go to one place—Die Unterwelt—a place split in two by ideologies and a wall. Using the city of Berlin as a main backdrop, this multi- media modern day 'pop - opera' investigates conceptions of morality, divisions of power, and the landscapes of political indifference.

32 33 DEEP DOWN ALEKSANDER FENOS, SLOVENIA

Deep down je izviren umetniški projekt Aleksandra Fenosa, povezan z mestom Ptuj in z zgodovino njegovih zaprtih in zapuščenih hiš. Navdihujeta ga svet mode in umetnikova strast do grafitov in tetovaž, v njem pa vztrajno prevprašuje pomen identitete in zgodovine. Začenja z barvitimi podobami, ki jih animira s črno-belimi znaki. Poglablja se v znake, razpoke, zapuščene sobane in hodnike ter nam tako pripoveduje stare in nove zgodbe .

Deep Down is the original artistic project of Aleksander Fenos linked to the town of Ptuj and to the history of closed or uninhabited houses. Starting with the world of fashion, passing on to his passion for graffiti and taoos, the artist’s research, invariably marked by an inexhaustible source of inspiration, continues to formulate the meaning of identity and history. Starting off with colourful pictures, he animates them with black and white signs. It is precisely in the midst of streaks, cracks, rooms, abandoned corridors of the houses that Fenos enters to narrate new or old stories.

34 35 UNEXPECTED TRANSVERSAL PROJECT, ITALY

Unexpected je še drugi projekt, ki ga je pripravil Transversal project. Z njim smo zaokrožili letošnji festival ART STAYS, sodelovale pa so Cristina Antonini, Ciro Passilongo, Paola Rossi in Erika Vicari.

Glasba vsestranske pianistke, dveh virtuoznih glasov in lovilke zvokov so pričarale otroški kabinet čudes, razpet med svetlobo in temo, sladkobo in močjo, lepoto in bolečino, med tem, kar je in kar bi lahko bilo. Z otroško igrivostjo eksperimentirajo, tvegajo, začenjajo znova, ustvarjajo in poustvarjajo zvoke, vzdušja in razpoloženja ter iščejo …

Unexpected, the second project created by Transversal Project with Cristina Antonini, Ciro Passilongo, Paola Rossi and Erika Vicari, closes the 2015 edition of the Festival ART STAYS.

A tentacled pianist, two acrobatic voices and a hunter of sounds play in the Wunderkammer of a child. His face is the gasp, the instance when life is seen as it is and as it could be. Magical, wonderful and marvelous or deceptive, dark and violent. With the same childhood passion they experiment, start over again, create and recreate sounds, moods and atmospheres. They search between light and darkness, between sweetness and strength, between beauty and pain — two ways of befriending life.

36 37 ART STAYS KINO FISCHLI & WEISS, HR GIGER

Že drugo leto zapored smo v sodelovanju s CID Ptuj pripravili kino projekcije filmov in dokumentarcev na temo sodobne umetnosti. V skladu z letošnjo osrednjo festivalsko temo kabineta čudes in velikega umetniškega popotovanja smo za projekcije izbrali tri filme Petra Fischlija in Davida Weissa: The way things go (1987), The right way (1983) in The point of least resistance (1981) ter v Sloveniji prvič predstavljeni film Dark star (1983) HR GIGER-ja.

The appointment of ART STAYS with the film on contemporary art, is reconfirmed for the second year running, in collaboration with CID Ptuj. The aim is to inform the public about contemporary arts through a selection of documentaries and films about the most interesting artists on the international scene. Converging on the theme of the Wunderkammer and the Grand Tour, three historical films by Peter Fischli & David Weiss were chosen: The way things go (1987), The right way (1983) and The point of least resistance (1981), and presented for the first time in Slovenia, the film, Dark Star (1983) by HR GIGER.

38 39 POLETNA AKADEMIJA / SUMMER ACADEMY

Poletna akademija ART STAYS poteka že od leta 2010. Združuje okrogle mize, predavanja, seminarje in delavnice, namenjene tako odraslim kot otrokom, na temo sodobnih umetniških teorij in praks. Sodelujejo predavatelji, kuratorji in umetniki iz nekaterih najpomembnejših in najzanimivejših umetniških institucij iz vsega sveta.

V letošnjem letu smo pripravili pet otroških delavnic, povezanih s temo wunderkammer: umetnost in narava, glasba, svetloba, nebo in tisk. Organizirane so bile v sodelovanju s ptujskim CID-om in s Transversal Project ter Grafično tiskarno Busato, ki sta iz italijanske Vicenze.

Potekalo je tudi šest pogovorov z umetniki različnih provenienc in stilov. Predstavili smo belgijskega eksperimentalnega glasbenika Hansa Beckersa in ameriško multimedijsko umetnico Nadio Buyse, pa bolj tradicionalne risbe in slikarstvo italijanskega umetnika Walterja Trecchija ter hermenevtične fotografije nemškega fotografa Mahiasa Langerja, za konec pa še eksperimentalne in multimedijske umetnine Zorana Todorovića iz Srbije in Adele Jušić iz Bosne in Hercegovine.

Letošnjo akademijo je zaključila okrogla miza na temo sodobnih kabinetov čudes, na kateri so sodelovali različni umetniki, fotografi, zbiratelji in novinarji.

Connecting didactics devoted to contemporary arts to the events of the Festival, the Summer Academy ART STAYS, since 2010 organizes panel discussions, symposiums, lectures, seminars and workshops for adults and children on the practice and theories of the arts, held by qualified teachers, curators and artists coming from the most interesting and important institutions in the world. A network created by Art Stays that is gradually expanding, becoming always more an opportunity for growth, debate and research, in the increasingly enigmatic and broad interdisciplinary and international art scene.

This year, five workshops related to the theme of the Wunderkammer were for children: art and nature, music, light, sky, press. Guided tours and exhibitions, as well as a practical experience in the laboratory as a moment for exploration and reflection on the basic elements of the language of images and sounds and interaction systems, were held in collaboration with CID Ptuj, Transversal project and the Printing House Busato, both of Vicenza (I).

There were six appointments to meet, interview and study in depth with the artists from different

40 countries and with very diverse experiences and research; they ranged from the musician Hans Beckers (B), Nadia Buyse (USA), to the more traditional work related to design and painting of Walter Trecchi (I) and the photography of Mahias Langer (D), to end with the experiments and multimedia works of the artists Zoran Todorović (SRB) and Adela Jušić (BiH).

A round table, led by Nevenka Dobljekar and aended by artists, photographers, collectors and journalists, that ended thinking about the creation of a Wunderkammer to present the very town of Ptuj, the practices and the state of contemporary art and its promotion and diffusion.

41 42 43 OTVORITVE / OPENINGS

44 45 46 47

RAZSTAVE / EXHIBITIONS

RAZSTAVA / EXHIBITION

WUNDERKAMMER THE GRAND TOUR

KUSTOSA / CURATORS: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari KABINET ČUDES VELIKO POPOTOVANJE MARIKA VICARI

Wunderkammer, The Grand Tour / Kabinet čudes, Veliko popotovanje predstavlja mednarodni in interdisciplinarni nabor umetnikov in ponuja vpogled ne samo v zbirateljske strasti in strategije, ampak tudi v stvari, ki jih je človeški um proizvedel, da bi se spoprijel z drugačnostjo in nepredvidljivostjo usode.

Projekt je zasnovan tako, da pritrjuje osnovni nalogi umetnosti – iskanju resnice. Če zbirateljstvo teži k poustvarjenju sveta znotraj ene same sobe in želi hkrati ukrotiti čustva in vzpostaviti distanco med nami in predmeti, sočasno pa nam naša wunderkammer fiksira čas, nam pusti sanjati ali nas z roko v roki popelje k spoznavanju vseh čudes, ki nas obkrožajo, vse dokler ponovno ne odkrijemo »otroka« v sebi.

Wunderkammer je nemška beseda, ki pomeni kabinet ali sobo čudes. Že od renesanse naprej zbirateljstvo združuje dve hotenji: po eni strani poustvari svet v svojih sobanah in ga po drugi identificirati v določenem predmetu. To simbolično enačenje človeškega subjekta in materialnegaa objekta je v srednjem veku navdahnilo t.i. tableaux vivants, nato pa skozi renesanso pripeljalo do precej razvpitejših kabinetov čudes v sedemnajstem, osemnajstem in devetnajstem stoletju.

A naša majhna wunderkammer vseeno ni zgolj še ena zbirka ali razstava, temveč želi razglasiti prostor, ki ga zasedamo v svetu. In tako se tukaj znajdeta dva tako nenavadna kot neverjetna mlada zbiratelja v obleki, »umetniška mojstra«, ki se že leto dni kratkočasita s potepanjem po svetu sodobne umetnosti, ugotavljata, koliko slednji pravzaprav dolguje estetskemu navdihu, tako značilnemu za wunderkammer, in se poigravata z vzorom preteklosti pri raziskovanju notranjega sveta in sodobnega človeškega modela. Prav lepota številnih umetniških stvaritev, začudenje, odtujevanje ali transcendenca ustvarjajo zbirko, ki ne sledi filologiji glede zveze med preteklostjo in sedanjostjo ali razgibavanju spomina, temveč se ozira k združevanju, spajanju med seboj različnih zahtev, pa naj bodo te intelektualne, naravne, povezane s kulturo ali politiko časa. Iz tega je nastal projekt, ki v raznovrstni zbirki združuje dela mednarodnih sodobnih umetnikov in se s čudenjem in občudovanjem ozira k skulpturam, grafikam, knjigam, reprodukcijam, risbam in fotografijam.

Pri načrtovanju postavitve razstave smo želeli na najprimernejši in najučinkovitejši način predstaviti temo wunderkammer in ponuditi izbor najbolj reprezentativnih in najpomembnejših del, s katerimi smo se srečali na našem popotovanju. Zato smo si prizadevali za pestrostjo in bogastvom različnih izrazov, ki smo jih združili v skladno celoto.

52 WUNDERKAMMER THE GRAND TOUR MARIKA VICARI

The Wunderkammer, with The Grand tour, presents the works of international and interdisciplinary artists, offering an insight not only into the passions and strategies of a collector's research, but also into one of the forms the human mind has concieved to deal with personal differences and the unpredictability of fate.

The format of the project confirms the importance of the role of Art: the search for truth. If a collection strives to reconstruct the world in a room by wielding emotions and creating a distance between us and the objects, the Wunderkammer fixes a time that prompts us to dream. It 's as if we were taken by the hand to be shown all the curiosities that surround us making us relive childhood.

The term wunderkammer is a German word indicating a room or chamber of wonders of the Habsburg period. Ever since the Renaissance, a collection called for a promoter who had in mind two interests; one was to reconstruct the world in a chamber and the other, to identify the world in an object. The symbolic equivalency between a human subject and a material object gave rise to a series of 'tableaux vivants' in the small chambers of the Middle Ages and throughout the Renaissance progressing to the far more famous Wunderkammer of the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries.

Our small Wunderkammer, however, is not just a collection or an exhibition, but a means to assert our place in the world. And so here we are, in the clothes of two strange and improbable young collectors, dressed as "masters of the arts", enjoying a year of wandering through the contemporary world of art, revealing how highly the latter is indebted to the Wunderkammer for its distinctive aesthetic inspiration, playing on the past to seek an inner world and a contemporary human model. It is precisely the beauty, the wonder, the alienation, the transcendence of many works of art that has created a collection that does not follow any form of philology that unites past and present or recalls memories. On the contrary, it seeks to intertwine differing intellectual instances, whether related to culture, nature or politics of the time. The bringing together of a varied selection of works by international and contemporary artists has resulted in a project that fascinates and looks with awe at sculptures, prints, books, multiples, drawings and photographs.

When planning the exhibition, the intention was to convey at its best the theme of the Wunderkammer by offering an impressive sample of the most important works our research has produced. In doing so we opted for a rich and varied representation of different languages, combining them into a coherent arrangement.

53 Izvedena raziskava je nedvomno zelo razčlenjena in raznolika, o tem pričajo tudi dela povabljenih in danes predstavljenih umetnikov; celo v takšni meri, da je za njeno predstavitev, ob upoštevanju izraznih pojavov, potreben malodane razvrščevalni pristop.

A vendarle razstava upošteva tudi metodo, ki jo je moč definirati kot analitično, saj v svoji vsebini ali le v načinu podajanja primerov nakazuje na nekatere ključne besede: naravno, umetno, čudež, relikvija, izvor, fetiš, zvok …

Ta način pristopa je pri definiranju prostorov pustil prvo sled, ki se je postopno ustrezno poglabljala. Razstava WUNDERKAMMER The Grand Tour se začne s frontalnim pogledom na dela osmih umetnikov: Janet Bellotto, Gorana Bertoka, Jordija Alcaraza, Mattea Puglieseja, Ann & Patricka Poierier, Alexa Pinna, Chiare Albertoni in Lella Lopeza. Modri Nil (Nile Blu) Janet Bellotto črpa navdih iz zlatega razmerja naravnega sveta (nautilus) in nas popelje v notranjost izvirne Noetove barke. Silovitim podobam Gorana Bertoka, ki se ukvarjajo s človeškim telesom v krematorijih, v prvem prostoru sledi Bufador Jordija Alcaraza, kip glave, zaprte v vitrini, ki daje vtis, da piha proti zunanjemu svetu, vse dokler ne ogreje stekla do te mere, da ga deformira. Gre za enega najbolj enigmatičnih in zanimivih del razstave; Alcaraz, tako kot že vizualni alkimist Berton, pri ustvarjanju stavi na element presenečenja, protislovnosti in skrivnostnosti ter se poigrava s konfliktom med notranjim in zunanjim prostorom.

Na nasprotni strani nas pričakuje sekcija, posvečena naravi in spominu, začenši z nadrealističnimi cvetlicami na fotografiji Isabelle Menin, s slikami mlade slikarke Chiare Albertoni in platnom Lella Lopeza, ki jim sledi velik list, delo Ann & Patricka Poierier, in pa kip Nore De Saint Pichman; tukaj nas trajna krhkost spomina vodi k razmišljanju o sodobni nečimrnosti in arheološkem zbirateljstvu, ki sta tudi ključna elementa njihovih raziskovanj. Na koncu prispemo do majhne, intimne bronaste skulpture Alexa Pinne, v kateri je upodobljen človek-list.

V drugem prostoru dela gledalca skozi različne perspektive seznanijo z občutkom lebdenja v času; vse to med izpovedjo osebne, intimne sobe čudes, kjer človek med raziskovanjem lastne identitete in krhkosti ponovno najde samega sebe, na eni strani v skulpturi Davida Balossija in v slikah Serene Vignolini, nato v svetlobnih škatlah Tine Dobrajc, vse dokler naše pozornosti ne pritegne zvok, ki nas usmeri proti orglam mlade italijanske umetnice Elise Strinna in njeni izvirni stvaritvi Potresne simfonije (Sinfonie Sismiche). Inštrument, ki se dviga v nebo in ga običajno povezujemo s simboliko kozmične harmonije, pravzaprav govori o naši krhkosti skozi glasove zemlje – s posnetki potresov med Italijo in Slovenijo. Medtem ko nas še eno delo Lella Lopeza in delo Gianfranca Gentileja spominjata na mehanizme in hladne tehnične strukture, pa nam Irwini, Tomaž Plavec in Marek Schovanek s svojimi kiparskimi deli in Alessandro Filippini, Vincent Solheid in Walter Trecchi s slikami in kolaži, četudi vsak na čisto svoj način,

54 Without a doubt, as can be seen from the works of the guest artists, now on display, the research was very well articulated and diversified, so much so as to suggest an approach for classification in presenting it, taking into account the expressive phenomena.

The exhibition, however, took into consideration a method that could be defined analytic since a few key words such as: natural, artificial, wonder, relic, origins, fetish, sound..., can be found in the contents as well as in the exemplifications.

When defining spaces, this approach set down a preliminary trail which was later closely and individually examined. The WUNDERKAMMER - The Grand Tour Exihibition opens with the simultaneous and front view of the work of eight artists: Janet Bellotto, Goran Bertok, Jordi Alcaraz, Matteo Pugliese, Anne & Patrick Poierier, Alex Pinna, Chiara Albertoni e Lello Lopez. The work of Janet Bellotto, The Blue Nile, draws inspiration from the golden ratio of the natural world (nautilus), taking us into an original Noah's Ark. In the first room, we move from Goran Bertok's vivid pictures based on the studies of the human body in a crematory to Jordi Alcaraz's The Bufador, a sculpture of a head locked in a glass case which seems to blow on the outside world to the point of warming the glass and deforming it. It is one of the most enigmatic and interesting showpieces; just like the visual alchemist Berton, Alcaraz works on surprise, contradiction and enigma, playing on the conflict between the inner and outer space.

On the opposite side, we are lead into a section dedicated to nature and memory with Isabelle Menin's hyperrealism photography of flowers, the paintings of the young artist Chiara Albertoni, Lello Lopez's canvas, moving onto Ann & Patrick Poierier's big leaf and the sculpture by Nora De Saint Picman that suggest the permanent frailness of memory compells us to consider contemporary vanity and archaeological collections, both key elements of their research. Finally, we come across Alex Pinna's exhibit, a small and intimate bronze sculpture of man-leaf.

The works presented in the second room conversely introduces the viewer, in keeping with the different perspectives, to a feeling of suspension of time between the narration of one's own personal chamber of wonders, where man rediscovers himself in his search of identity and frailness as conveyed by David Balossi's sculpture, the paintings of Serena Vignolini, the light boxes of Tina Dobrajc and the alluring sound of the organ of the young Italian artist Elisa Strinna. The Seismic symphonies is a singular piece of work for the symbolic change in direction it epitomizes. The instrument that aspires to heaven and usually symbolizes cosmic harmony, airs, instead, our frailness through the sound of the earth: the recording of earthquakes between Italy and Slovenia. If Lello Lopez's second artwork and that of Gianfranco Gentile take us back to mechanics or to colder technical structures, the sculptures of Irwin, Tomaž Plavec and Marek Schovánek and the paintings and collages of Alessandro Filippini, Vincent Solheid and Walter Trecchi, despite using completely different approaches, open the way for research on materials and forms implying that a work of art is never neutral.

55 odpirajo poti k raziskovanju materialov in oblik in nam sporočajo, da umetniško delo ni nikoli nevtralno.

V tretjem prostoru smo še enkrat popeljani v novo dimenzijo odtujenosti. V videu Zorana Todorovića Noise, posnetem na treh različnih lokacijah v Beogradu: na glavnem trgu, v psihiatrični bolnišnici in v zaporu, spregovorijo tisti, ki so sicer odrinjeni na obrobje, inštalacija Alessandre Guolla pa je v bistvu prisilni jopič, ustvarjen kot oklep nezavednega. Ostala dela so razpeta med mističnim simbolizmom, alegoričnimi upodobitvami in abstrakcijo in se med seboj tudi zelo razlikujejo. Predstavljeni so: Monika Grycko, Vanni Cuoghi, Iris Van Dongen in Jože Šubic.

Ko se povzpnemo v drugo nadstropje, nam pot odpreta dve skulpturi: prva je delo Lea Ferdinanda Demetza in nam prihaja naproti iz stene, druga, mravlja Salvatoreja Zacchina, se, medtem ko občuduje pšenično zrno, od nas oddaljuje. Sledijo dela Ine Loitzl, Erika Lovka in Joseja Moline, ki vzbujajo zanimanje za fenomenologijo opazovanja.

Vsa dela, ki se raztezajo po prvem prostoru, upodabljajo naturalije; od z zemljo povezane fotografije Roberta Kusterleta in risb in slik rib, ki so jih ustvarili Andrea Collesano, Simone del Pizzol in Franz Cimitan, do skulptur Daria Agrimija in Roberta Juraka ter fotografije Viole Pantano. V prostoru so še povodni konj Serene Piccinini, ki se dviguje iz bele sklede, in ptice na velikem platnu Ferdinanda Pratsa, upodobljene med letom. Perino & Vele predstavljata Orcioserpente, domišljijski bestiarij, majhne črne skulpture Alessandra Filippinija nas spominjajo na trofeje, Peter Wehinger pa s kombinacijo kosti mrtvih živali in modelirne mase za otroke predstavlja novonastalo bitje, razpeto med nekdanjo živo žival in izzivalno obliko iz prihodnosti.

Na prehodu med prvo in drugo sobo je svoje mesto našel intimen in oseben Wunderkammer ustvarjalnega tandema Penzo+Fiore. Gre za kabinet emocionalnih čudes, v katerem je zbirka zelo heterogenih predmetov in fragmentov, ki sta jih umetnika zbrala v preteklih letih. Na temo intimnosti se navezuje tudi fotografija Hannah Collins, v kateri avtorica razmišlja o sedanjosti in preživetju spomina na različnih krajih.

Druga soba nas popelje v staro dnevno sobo iz začetka 20. stoletja, kjer nas med kristalom pričakajo majhne kaširane miške Alice Zanin, na stenah pa intimne in analitične risbe izpod peresa Elise Rossi, izbor grafik globokega tiska in litografij italijanskih umetnikov Nicole Samorija, Marine Marcolin, Ernesta Treccanija in Federica Bonaldija ter eterična zbirka monokromatskih artefaktov Beatrix Magalapama.

V starem prehodnem kabinetu so med artefakti in alkemičnimi elementi stara afriška maska

56 The third room takes us once again into a new dimension of alienation. Zoran Todorović's video entitled Noise, recorded in three different locations in Belgrade: a central square, a psychiatric hospital and a prison, creates stories and offers to those who are deprived the opportunity to make themselves heard in the world Alessandra Guolla's installation is really a straitjacket designed as a suit of armor for the subconscious. Other works are suspended between mystical symbolism, allegorical figuration and abstraction, respectful of the artists' individuality, all so very different: Monika Grycko, Vanni Cuoghi, Iris Van Dongen and Jože Šubic.

On the second floor, we are taken by surprise by two sculptures that open the trail, one of them, the work of Leo Ferdinand Demetz, emerges from the wall and comes to meet us, the other is Salvatore Zacchino's wandering ant that has set it's sight on a wheat grain.

The works of Ina Loitzl, Erik Lovko and of Jose Molina, in a way, lead us to take an interest in the phenomenology of vision.

The works presented in the first room are all representations of naturalia. They range from the photographs of Roberto Kusterle who is tied to the land, to the drawings and paintings of Andrea Collesano, Simone del Pizzol, Franz Cimitan who depict fish, from the sculptures of Dario Agrimi and Robert Jurak to Viola Pantano's photographs. Next, holding their place, is Serena Piccinini's hippopotamus emerging from a white bowl and Ferdinando Prats' birds of passage represented on large canvas. If Orcioserpente, the work of Perino & Vele, unique in itself, illustrates an outlandish bestiary to indicate the time to reflect, the small black sculptures by Alessandro Filippini remind us of trophies. Next is Peter Wehinger who, by combining bones of dead animals with modeling clay for children, proposes a newly evolved creature suspended between being a living animal of the past and a new figure as a challenge for the future.

Moving on from the first to the second room we come across a Wunderkammer that is intimate and full of identity. It is the work of Penzo + Fiore, a wunderkammer of emotions that is a collection of assorted objects and fragments, accumulated over the years and belonging not only to the private sphere but also for public showing. Still on the theme of intimacy, Hannah Collins' photos ponders on the present and on the survival of memories of places.

The second room takes us into an old early twentieth century living room in the midst of small mice, created in paper mache by Alice Zanin, that wander about among the glassware cabinet, the intimate and analytical pen drawings of Elisa Rossi, collages of old postcards and drawing of Marissa Wedenig, a small selection of calcographic and lithographic engravings of the Italian artists Nicola Samori, Marina Marcolin, Ernesto Treccani and Federico Bonaldi and an ethereal monochrome collection of artificialia of Beatrix Magalapama.

Walking through an old cabinet, among alchemical elements and artificialia, we stumble upon an

57 avtorjev Lamarche – Ovize, prižgana sveča na fotografiji Matthiasa Langerja, nad pisalno mizo pa še cela vrsta predmetov iz lateksa Olge Schigal; vse skupaj nas spominja na sobe, ki jih je opisovala Mary Schelley v svojem Frankensteinu.

V tretjem in zadnjem prostoru, med nadrealističnimi podobami, znaki in krajinami Christiane Draffehn, ležijo nenavadne skulpture Alice Zanin, ptice na vozu med črnimi dežniki, in črni odtisi Valerie La Torre. Na nasprotni strani Adela Jušić in Raša Todosijević, vsak na svoj način, usmerjata našo pozornost k fenomenu spomina in zgodovine.

Zbirko Wunderkammer zaključujejo dela treh umetnikov na temo zvoka in vida: fotografije Aque Aure, razpete med vidnim in nevidnim, med vključenostjo in iluzijo; inštalacija Eggcutterorchestra Hansa Beckersa, ki nas pospremi v raziskovanje zvoka, njegovih značilnosti in različnih nians, ter za konec še inštalacija Džeka Hodžića, ki govori o pomembnosti in tradiciji besede, kljub (neuspešnim) poskusom, da bi jo zadušili.

Naš kabinet čudes je predstavljen v srednjeveški Miheličevi galeriji na Ptuju, v največjem od šestih stolpov renesančnega obrambnega sistema mesta ob Dravi. Predstavili smo ga, da bi nam omogočil razumevanje dveh bistvenih komponent vesolja: narave in znanosti. Bog s svojo močjo oživljanja in človek s svojo necenzurirano ustvarjalnostjo, med naravnim in umetnim, torej raziskovanje in ustvarjanje umetniškega dela.

58 old African mask, the work of Lamarche-Ovize, a lighted candle in the painting by Matthias Langer, and, on top of the desk, a series of objects reconstructed in latex by Olga Schigal that bring to mind the rooms described by Mary Shelley in her book 'Frankenstein'.

In the third and final room amidst the surrealistic images, characters and landscapes of Christiane Draffehn, lay the oddities of the sculptress Alice Zanin, birds on a wagon among blacks umbrellas, and the black prints of Valeria La Torre. Going along different paths, Adela Jušić and RašaTodosijević, focus our attention on memory and history.

The Wunderkammer collection closes with the imaginative works related to vision and sound of three artists: Aqua Aura's photos, suspended in visible and invisible spaces, between inclusion and illusion; Hans Beckers’s Eggcutterorchestra, that accompanies us in the study of sounds, their character and different tones, and finally Džeko Hodžić's installation expressing the importance and the tradition of speech, even when unsuccessfully stifled by others.

The Exhibition is hosted by the historic Gallery Miheliceva, situated by the river Drava in Ptuj, in the largest of the six towers of the city's defensive walls that date back to the Renaissance. Our Wunderkammer synthesizes the wonders of the universe in order to understand two essential components: Nature and Science. God with his life giving power and man with his uncensored creativity, between what is natural and what is artificial, the mainspring of our research and the creation of artwork.

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DARIO AGRIMI ITALY se je rodil leta 1980 v Atriju, trenutno živi in dela v Traniju, Italija. born in Atri in 1980 and currently works and lives in Trani (both Italy).

Je plodovit slikar, kipar in umetniški performer; v 2011 je bil izbran kot eden od predstavnikov Italije na 54. Beneškem bienalu. Njegova dela so odprta za interpretacijo, gledalcu dopuščajo, da si sam ustvari lastne pripovedi; osredotoča se na raziskovanje človeškega stanja, to pa želi predstaviti na neobremenjen in žareč način.

A prolific painter, sculptor and performance artist in 2011 he was chosen as one of the artists to represent Italy in the 54th Venice Biennale. His works are open to interpretation, allowing the viewers to create their own narratives focusing on investigating the human condition and presenting in an untroubled and radiant way.

AUTOCOMBUSTIONE, 2013, 40 x 30 x 30 cm courtesy: Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

64 65 CHIARA ALBERTONI ITALY rojena 1979 v italijanski Padovi. Živi in ustvarja v Montegaldu (Italija). born in Padua in 1979, lives and works in Montegalda (both Italy).

Leta 2004 je diplomirala iz slikarstva na beneški likovni akademiji. V svojih oljnih slikah uprizarja zlasti naravo, največkrat oddaljeno, a tudi preko približkov. V njih hiperrealistična narava postaja bledeč spomin, ki absorbira in hkrati daje novo življenje vsaki rastlini in roži.

Graduated in painting in 2004 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. In her coloured oil on canvases she catches nature, sometimes extreme and distant, sometimes in close-ups, when the hiperrealistic nature becomes a fading memory that absorbes and brings new life to each plant, flower.

VORACE, 2013, 53 x 63 cm courtesy: the artist

66 67 JORDI ALCARAZ SPAIN rojen leta 1963 v španski Calleli v bližini Barcelone, kjer živi in ustvarja. born in 1963 outside of Barcelona in Callela, Spain where he lives and works.

Njegova dela so bila že od leta 1985 dalje obširno predstavljena v muzejih in inštitucijah po vsej Španiji, Nemčiji, Italiji in Švici. Pred nedavnim je imel samostojne razstave v Torontu, Los Angelesu in New Yorku. V galeriji Centre d'Art Tecla Sala, Barcelona, so mu v 2008 priredili medkarierno retrospektivo njegovih del, v katerih s pomočjo različnih pripomočkov in materialov kot alkemist razteza pojmovanje perspektive. To doseže z upogibanjem, trganjem in luknjanjem materialov na nepredvidljive načine.

He has been widely exposed in galleries and institutions all over Spain, Germany, Italy, and Swierland since 1985. Alcaraz has recently had solo exhibitions in Toronto, Los Angeles and New York, and was given a mid-career retrospective at the Centre d’Art Sala Tecla, Barcelona in 2008. He extends notions of perspective utilizing various tools and materials like an alchemist. Through the use of bending, tearing and puncturing materials in unpredictable ways,

EL BUFADOR, 2012, 36 x 36 x 50 cm courtesy: of the artist & Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

68 69 AQUA AURA ITALY rojen 1969 v kraju Vimercate, trenutno živi in dela v Milanu, Italija. born in 1969 in Vimercate - MI. Currently, he lives and works in Milan (both Italy).

Leta 1988 je zaključil izobraževanje na umetniški šoli v Bergamu, leta 1992 pa diplomiral iz slikarstva, na temo del Anselma Kieferja, na Akademiji za likovno umetnost Brera v Milanu. Nato je v 2006 odpotoval na Islandijo, kjer je razvil zanimanje do črno-bele fotografije. Z izobraževanjem je nadaljeval širom sveta in začel raziskovati še barvno fotografijo. Rezultat tega, o čemer priča tudi njegovo delo Bodies, so oblike, ki postanejo metafore; drobni in mehki predmeti, lebdeči v praznini, paradoksalno lahki, kot da zajemajo nenavadne svetove in resničnosti.

In 1988, he graduated from the Art School of Bergamo and in 1992 he graduated in painting at the Academy of fine Art of Brera - Milan – with a study and a thesis on “Anselm Kiefer“. Subsequently, he travelled to Iceland in 2006 where he developed his interest of black & white photography. He has continued his formation around the world and developed his research to colour photograpy. The result are forms that become metaphors, fine and soft objects, floating in the void, paradoxically light, as enclosing extraordinary worlds and realities as in the works named Bodies.

HEAVENLY BODY, 2013, 120x280x10cm courtesy: the artist & Costantini Art Gallery, Milano

70 71 DAVIDE BALOSSI ITALY leta 1979 rojen v kraju Merate. Živi in dela v kraju Brivio, pokrajina Lecco, (oboje Italija). born in 1979 in Merate. Lives and works in Brivio, Lecco, (both Italy).

Sprva je izobraževanje zaključil kot gradbeni inšpektor in se vpisal na tečaj notranjega oblikovanja. V 2005 se je vpisal na poklicno šolo za lesno oblikovanje in jo leta 2008 tudi dokončal s pridobljenim nazivom rezbar. V letih 2006, 2007 in 2008 je prišel v finalni izbor za nagrado Premio Arte. Ustvarja izrezljana in trdna telesa, kipe v naravni velikosti in frontalni drži. Skulpture, ki so ženstvene, istočasno vključevalne in izmikajoče. Njihove oči so zaprte, spuščene ali pa hieratično strmijo v neko oddaljeno točko. Njegove melanholične mlade ženske nosijo znamenja čustev in trpljenja, izrezljana na njihovih telesih.

After graduating as a building surveyor and aending an Interior Design course, in 2005 he enrolled at the Scuola Professionale di Scultura in Legno and in 2008 he graduated as Wood Carver. He was finalist of Premio Arte in 2006, 2007, 2008. Carved and solid bodies, life-sized statues, frontally facing us. Feminine, both involving and evasive, sculptures. Their eyes are shut, lowered, or hieratically staring at a distant point. His melancholic girls carry, carved on their bodies, the marks of emotions and sufferings.

SAI FAR MALE, 2012, h 90 cm courtesy: Galleria Punto sull’Arte, Varese

72 73 HANS BECKERS BELGIUM rojen 1986, živi in dela v Schotnu v Belgiji. Born in 1986. Lives and work in Shoten, Belgium.

Na School of Arts v Gentu (KASK) je študiral multimedijske umetnosti. Njegova dela se povečini osredotočajo na zvok, inštalacije, glasbo in performanse, vendar pa ustvarja tudi risbe, jedkanice in kompozicije za gledališke in video nastope. V svojih delih želi poiskati ravnovesje med glasbo in vizualnimi umetnostmi. Z inštrumenti, ki jih naredi sam, želi pokazati, kako se da ustvarjati glasbo tudi s predmeti, za katere si ne bi nikoli mislili, da lahko postanejo glasbeni inštrumenti. Njegovi performansi so kombinacija skladanja in improvizacije, na celo vrsto različnih materialov igra ritmično, melodično in harmonično. Je tudi dobitnik rezidenčne nagrade 9. izdaje festivala ART STAYS - Arte Laguna Prize.

Studied Multimedia Arts at the School of Arts (KASK) in Ghent. His work is mainly focused on sound, installations, music and performances, but he also makes drawings, etchings and compositions for theatre, video and performances. In his work he tries to find a balance between music and visual arts. Using self-made instruments, he shows how objects that are not generally considered fit to play music on can in fact become musical instruments. His performances are a combination of composition and improvisation, where he plays a whole range of materials rhythmically, melodically and harmonically. Winner of ART STAYS residence prize at 9° edition of Arte Laguna Prize.

EGGCUTTERORCHESTRA, 2012, Ø 450 cm courtesy: the artist

74 75 JANET BELLOTTO CANADA

živi in dela med Dubajem in Torontom. lives and works between Dubai and Toronto.

V Torontu rojena umetnica, pisateljica in kuratorka trenutno dela kot pomožna profesorica na Univerzi Zayed v Dubaju. Ukvarja se s kiparstvom, inštalacijami, fotografijo, videom in performansi. Na Visoki šoli za umetnost in oblikovanje Ontario v Torontu je končala dodiplomski študij, nato pa magistrirala iz umetnosti na Univerzi Concordia v Montrealu. Je tudi začetnica številnih umetniških kolektivov, tako v Torontu kot v Montrealu: Yellowhat (Toronto), Ramble (Montreal), Fresh Air (Toronto) in Sonnet Projects; ti kolektivi povečini ustvarjajo dela, specifična za posamezno lokacijo, in uporabljajo prostore zunaj galerijskih sten.

Artist, writer and curator from Toronto, who is currently working in Dubai as an Assistant Professor at Zayed University. Her work encompasses sculpture, installation, photography, video and performance. A graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, she received an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She has initiated various artist collectives both in Toronto and Montreal: yellowhat (Toronto), Ramble (Montreal), Fresh Air (Toronto), and Sonnet Projects. These collectives have been mostly based on producing site-specific work or using spaces outside of gallery walls.

NILE BLUE, 2010, 60 x60 x42 cm courtesy: the artist & Gallery 3d –SPS Fine Art Consulting

76 77 GORAN BERTOK SLOVENIA se je leta 1963 rodil v Kopru, živi in dela pa v Ljubljani. born in Koper in 1963. Lives and works in Ljubljana.

Leta 1989 je diplomiral iz novinarstva na Fakulteti za sociologijo, politične vede in novinarstvo v Ljubljani; istega leta vpoklican na služenje vojnega roka v JLA; po mesecu dni izpuščen z diagnozo »psihopatska osebnost«

In 1989 he graduated in Journalism at the Faculty of Sociology, Political Sciences and Journalism in Ljubljana; enlisted as a soldier into the Yougoslav National Army; after a month dismissed from the service with a diagnosis of a »psychopatic personality«

VISITORS, 2004 - 2010, 12 kos. / pcs., 35 x35 cm courtesy: the artist

78 79 FEDERICO BONALDI ITALY rojen 3. julija leta 1933 v Bassanu del Grappa v Italiji, umrl je leta 2012. born in 1933 in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. Died in 2012.

Med 1948 in 1951 je obiskoval umetniško šolo v mestecu Nove, med 1951 in 1954 pa v Benetkah, kjer je pridobil naziv magister umetnosti in nato še mojster keramične umetnosti. Od 1957 je imel svojo keramično delavnico. Sodeloval je na številnih samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah.

He aended the Art School at Nove from 1948 to 1951 and in Venice from 1951 to 1954 where he achieved the degree of Master of Arts followed by Magisterium of Ceramic Art. He had his own ceramic workshop since 1957. He has to his credit several solo and group exhibitions

SENZA TITOLO, 2013, 50 X 70 cm courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

80 81 FRANZ CIMITAN ITALY rojen 1960 v Bressanonu (Italija). Živi in ustvarja v Mestrah pri Benetkah (Italija). born in 1960 in Bressanone, lives and works in Mestre, Venice (both Italy).

Zanima ga slikarsko upodabljanje svetlobe kot samozadostne atmosferske entitete. Zato se na svojih platnih poigrava s svetlobo, sencami in osvetlitvami ozadja, pri čemer nanaša olje na platno ali karton, ki ju na koncu kot s tančičo prekrije s čebeljim voskom. S tem ustvarja slikarska protislovja, saj imajo njegove noči intenzivnost dnevnih pokrajin, ki izginjajo v lastnih barvah in svetlobi, ki kot lupina obdaja vse stvari in jih zamegljuje.

He focuses at the pictorial representation of light not as mere reflection over things, but as a self- sufficient atmospheric entity. In his canvases he plays with light, shade and backlighting effects via elaborated technique based on laying oil colors on canvas or board and finishing with bees wax as a veil. As a pictorial oxymoron, his nights possess the intensity of a daylight landscape, immerged only to disappear, dissolved into its own colour and light, which as a shell sorrounds things and blurs them.

FIORE ROSSO, 2012, 45x45 cm PESCE PELOSO, 2015, 33x43 cm Courtesey: the artist & Gallery 3d –SPS Fine Art Consulting

82 83 ANDREA COLLESANO ITALY rojen 1980 v Pontateri (Italija). Živi in ustvarja v Forte dei Marmi (Italija). born in Pontedera in 1980. He lives and works in Forte dei Marmi (both Italy).

Diplomiral je iz slikarstva na Likovni akademiji v Firencah. Osrednjo inspiracijo njegovih del predstavljajo ribe, morski elementi, živali in nasploh narava. Slika s črnilom na papir, na njegovih delih malih in velikih formatov pa so uprizorjene predvsem miniature insektov, kitov in drugih skrivnostnih pošasti morskih globin.

He graduated from painting from the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. His source of inspiration are fishes, sea elements, animals and nature in general. He paints with black ink on paper, while his small and large works represent miniatures of small insects and whales and mysterious creatures of the abyss.

ALBERO, cavalluccio e chiave, 2014, 19,5x25 cm POLPO E BOTTIGLIA, 2015, 23x23 cm TARTARUGA E CHIAVI, 2013, 19,5x15 cm GUFO, CHIAVE UOVO, 2013, 21x21cm BALLENA FRANCA, CAVALLUCCIO E CHIAVE, 2015, 25x19,5 cm FELICITA, 2015, 19,5x19,5 cm Zasebna zbirka / Privat collection: Selvaggio - Tironi Courtesy: the artist

84 85 HANNAH COLLINS GREAT BRITAIN rojena 1956 v Londonu (Velika Britanija). born in 1956 in London, Great Britain.

Študirala je na Sladu (1974-78), umetniško kariero pa si je nato ustvarila v Veliki Britaniji, s samostojnimi razstavami v Ikon Gallery, Birmingham,1988; ICA London 1989; Chisenhale Gallery, London,1996; Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, 1996; Contemporary Art Centre, Glasgow, 1996. Po več letih bivanja v Španiji sedaj ponovno ustvarja v Veliki Britaniji. Leta 1993 je bila nominirana za Turnerjevo nagrado. Slovi po svojih velikih neokvirjenih fotografijah, ki ustvarjajo trodimenzionalno prostorsko izkušnjo, in po instalacijah, ki vključujejo film in zvok.

She studied at the Slade (1974-78) following which her career was established in the UK, with solo exhibitions at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham,1988; ICA London 1989; Chisenhale Gallery, London,1996; Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, 1996; Contemporary Art Centre, Glasgow, 1996. Having spent many years living in Spain she is now again based in the UK. Collins was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1993. Well known for her large unframed photographs that create immersive spatial experiences, and installations that involve film and sound and for the capacity to convey the emotional and psychological aspects of spaces steeped in cultural and social history.

S/T (DOS HERMANOS, MOSCÚ), 2005, 77 x 92 cm courtesy: the artist & Galeria Joan Prats

86 87 VANNI CUOGHI ITALY rojen 1966 v Genovi. Živi in ustvarja v Milanu (oboje Italija). born in 1966 in Genoa. Lives and works in Milan (both Italy).

Diplomiral je iz scenografije na Akademiji Brera v Milanu. Sodeloval je na različnih likovnih bienalih v Italiji in po svetu, med drugim leta 2008 na Peterburškem bienalu, leta 2009 na Praškem bienalu, leta 2011 na Beneškem bienalu in leta 2012 na Italijansko-kitajskem bienalu. Leta 2007 je razstavljal v Kraljevi palači v Milanu, leta 2008 v okviru 39. Olimpijskih iger v Pekingu na razstavi Haidian, prav tako 2008 v Liu Haisu muzeju v Šanghaju, leta 2010 v Muzeju moderne umetnosti v Permu v Rusiji in leta 2012 v Gradu Sforza v Milanu. Njegovo dela so redno umeščena na italijanske in mednarodne umetniške sejme, npr. na londonskega, milanskega, bolonjskega in njujorškega. Leta 2012 je po naročilu družbe Costa Crociere ustvaril serijo 8 slik velikih dimenzij za križarko Costa Fascinosa.

Graduated in scenic design at the Brera Academy in Milan. He participated in various art biennals in Italy and abroad, among which the Saint Petersburg Biennal (2008), the Prague Biennal (2009), the Venice Biennal (2011) and the Italy-China Biennal (2012), moreover he participated in public exhibitions at Royal Palace in Milan (2007), the Haidian Exhibition in Beijing, during the XXXIX Olympic Games (2008), the Liu Haisu Museum in Shanghai (2008), the Contemporary Art Museum in Permm, Russia, (2010), the Sforza Castle in Milan (2012). His works have been exhibited in various italian and international art fairs, like Fieze (London), MiArt (Milan), Artefiera (Bologna), Scope (New York). In 2012, commissioned by Costa Crociere, he realized eight large-scale paintings for the Costa Fascinosa

BILOCALE 1, 2015, 50 x 70 cm BILOCALE 2, 2015, 50 x 70 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Area B

88 89 LANA ČMAJČANIN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA rojena 1983 v Sarajevu (Bosna in Hercegovina), kjer trenutno tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1983 in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) where she currently lives and works.

Magistrirala je iz kiparstva na Likovni akademiji v Sarajevu. Ukvarja se z instalacijami, video deli, performansi in zvočnimi instalacijami. Njena dela vselej izhajajo in referirajo na konkretne prostore, politične okvirje, vojno in post-vojno situacijo, vanje pa vključuje tudi tematiko vloge žensk in ženskega telesa. Je ena od ustanoviteljic Združenja za kulturo in umetnost Crvena. Razstavljala je na številnih mednarodnih razstavah in se udeležila več umetniških rezidenc. Bila je nominirana za Keith Haring Fellowship in Art and Activism, Bard College, Annandale-on- Hudson, New York, ZDA.

She holds an MFA in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Sarajevo. Works with installations, video works, performances and sound installations. Her artistic practice is situated and has a strong reference to a specific place, political framework, war and post-war situation and wider with a distinct inclusion of the role of women and the female body. She is one of the founders and members of the Association for Culture and Art Crvena. Has exhibited in many international exhibitions and has participated in several Artists in Residence Programmes. She has been nominated for Keith Haring Fellowship in Art and Activism at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

MUSIC BOX, 2015, 25 x 17 x 18 cm courtesy: the artist

90 91 NORA DE SAINT PICMAN SLOVENIA rojena 1963 v Kranju. Živi in dela v Ljubljani. born in 1963 in Kranj (Slovenia). Lives and works in Ljubljana.

Slikarka, grafičarka, kiparka ter video-intermedijska umetnica je formirala svojo ustvarjalno pot v letih 1986 do 2003 med Ljubljano in Parizom. Leta 1983 diplomirala na Srednji glasbeni šoli v Ljubljani (klavir). Leta 1986 je diplomirala na Akademiji za likovno umetnost (slikarstvo pri prof. Janezu Berniku). Samostojno razstavlja od leta 1985. Med letoma 1988 in 1990 se je kot štipendistka francoske vlade izpopolnjevala na pariški Akademiji lepih umetnosti pri prof. Vladu Veličkoviću in drugih. Leta 1991 je postala članica Maison des artistes, 1993 francoska državljanka in 2003 prejela diplomo Fédération Nationale de la culture française, European Art Group.

Painter, graphic artist, sculptor and video/intermedia artist, Nora de Saint Picman carved out her artistic career between 1986 and 2003 alternating between Ljubljana and Paris. In 1983, she graduated in piano from the Secondary Music School Ljubljana, and in 1986 completed her studies of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts with Prof. Janez Bernik. On a scholarship awarded by the French Government, she aended the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, studying drawing with Prof. Vlado Veličković between 1988 and 1990. She became member of the Maison des artistes in 1991, and in 1993 obtained the French citizenship, in 2003 being granted a diploma by the Fédération Nationale de la culture française, European Art Group.

L'EXTASE DE SAINTE THÉRÈSE, 2013, h 120 cm LES YEUX D'ARGUS, h 130 cm courtesy: the artist

92 93 SIMONE DEL PIZZOL ITALY rojen 1979 v Milanu. Živi in ustvarja v Bovolentu (oboje Italija). born in Milan in 1979. He lives and works in Bovolenta (both Italy).

Slikar in predstavnik mlajših italijanskih grafikov, pa tudi fotograf in konceptualni umetnik. Z odliko je diplomiral na Likovni akademiji v Benetkah. Razstavlja od 2003 naprej, med drugim na 54. Beneškem bienalu, v Knjižnici dizajna v Milanu, na Svetovnem grafičnem trienalu v Chamalieru v Franciji in na razstavi grafične umetnosti Coincidenze.

He is a painter and a representative of the young Italian engraving artists, but also a photographer and a conceptual artist. He graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and has been exhibiting his works since 2003. He exhibited his works also at 54° Venice Biennale, at the Design Library (Milan), at the Triennale Mondial de l’Estampe de Chamalieres (France) and at the itinerant exhibition of graphic art Coincidenze.

GOLIATH, 133 X 584 mm. 2013 P3, . 442 X 373 mm. 2010 courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

94 95 LEO FERDINANDO DEMETZ ITALY rojen 1967. Živi in dela v italijanski Selva Val Gardena. born in 1967. Lives and works in Selva Val Gardena (Italy).

Fokus Demeovih lesenih skulptur predstavlja raziskovanje človeškosti, utesnjene, včasih ostre, a tudi ironične in irelevantne. S pomočjo klesanja, ki se v njegovi družini prenaša iz generacije v generacijo, se v njegovih delih tradicija staplja s sodobnostjo in nam odpira dostop do transcendentnega in nematerialnega.

An intense travel about humanity, imprisoned, sometimes fierce - but also ironic and irreverent is the focus of wood sculptures by Leo Deme. In his work the tradition blends inextricably to the contemporary with the techniques of carving handed down in his family from generation to generation giving us access to the realm of the transcendent and immaterial.

OXIGENE, 2012, h 53 cm courtesy: the artist

96 97 TINA DOBRAJC SLOVENIA rojena 1984 v Kranju, trenutno živi in ustvarja v Škoi Loki. born 1984 in Kranj. Currently living and working in Škoa Loka, Slovenia.

Magistrirala (2011) in diplomirala (2007) je iz slikarstva na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani.

Graduated from Master programme (MFA) of painting in 2011 and graduated from painting (BFA) in 2007 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana, Slovenia.

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD, 2015 courtesy: the artist

98 99 IRIS VAN DONGEN THE NETHERLANDS rojena 1975 v Tilburgu (Nizozemska). Živi in ustvarja v Berlinu (Nemčija). born in Tilburg, Netherlands in 1975. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Najbolj je poznana po svojih velikih pastelih lepih in skrivnostnih žensk, umeščenih v temne in romantične modne sete. Navdih črpa tako iz zgodovine umetnosti kot iz sodobnosti, osredotoča pa se na provociranje gledalčevih občutkov preko flirtanja s klišeji in estetiko.

Known more for her large pastel drawings of prey and mysterious women in dark and romantic fashion shoot seings. Drawing inspiration from art history and as well as from contemporary sensitivity and her inner portraits, the artist found a way to provoke emotions by flirting with cliches and aesthetics.

PRIVATE VIEW, 2014 Courtesy: the artists & Galería Luis Adelantado, Valencia

100 101 CHRISTIANE DRAFFEHN GERMANY

živi in dela v Berlinu (Nemčija). lives and work in Berlin, Germany.

Študirala je radijske in televizijske tehnologije v Nurnbergu na Bavarskem. Najprej je delala kot specialistka za avdio-tehnologijo v Berlinu, nato pa v Rimu, Berlinu in Salzburgu študirala še slikarstvo in grafično oblikovanje. Za glasbene in knjižne založbe je delala kot ilustratorka in oblikovalka. Od leta 1992 naprej deluje kot samostojna slikarka in fotografinja. Njen edinstveni likovni stil temelji na fotografskih tehnikah, s katerimi raziskuje nove perspektive fantastičnega realizma.

She studied broadcast-radio-tv-technology in Nürnberg, Bavaria. She worked as audio- technology specialist for TV, radio and film in Berlin then studied painting and graphic design in Rome, Berlin and Salzburg. Worked as illustrator and graphic designer for record companies, music and book publishers. Since 1992 she works as independent artist as painter and photographer. She invented a before unseen individual artistic language in creating a very own and unique style based on photographical technique which opens up an exciting new perspective in the field of fantastic realism.

THE EAGLE, 2006, 40 x 54 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Mahias Rier

102 103 ALESSANDRO FILIPPINI BELGIUM rojen 1946 v Rimu (Italija). Živi in ustvarja v belgijskem Bruslju. born in Rome in 1946. Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.

Diplomiral je na Likovni akademiji San Luca v Rimu in na ENSAAV v Bruslju. Kipar, ki se igra z naravno svetlobo, večina njegovih del pa je namenjena zunanjih postavitvam.

Graduated both from the Accademia di San Luca, Rome, and from the ENSAAV, Brussels, he is a sculptor and plays a lot with natural light and most of his pieces are created for the outside.

PORTE DU DEUXIÉME PARADIS, 5 kos. / pcs. 10 cm PAROLE CHE DIVENTANO SILENZIO, 1948 - 1977, 2013, 30 x 81 cm SEMPRE INTANTO MAI, 1956 - 1977, 2013, 30 x 81 cm courtesy: the artist & Galerie Antonio Nardone, Bruxelles

104 105 FIORELLA FONTANA ITALY rojena 1984 v Caravaggiu (Italija), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1984 in Caravaggio (Italy), where she also lives and works.

Zanima jo pomen podobe, za razvozlanje katere(ga) poskuša v zadnjih letih ustvariti samostojen simbolni jezik, arhetipski in primitiven. Združuje narativne in znakovne elemente, ki jih dematerializira v belem prostoru, da bi pripovedovala o metamorfozi biti pol ženska pol žival. V svojih nazornih in izvirnih delih poskuša po eni strani poustvariti dvojnost realnosti, tudi z uporabo različnih materialov, papirja in grafita, po drugi pa pokazati, da je vendarle vse eno.

Interested in the importance of the image she is in the last years developing her own symbolic language, archetypal and primitive. In her works she is joining narrative elements with sign elements that are dematerialized in the white space to tell the metamorphosis of beings half woman and half animal. In her clear and original works she wants to create the duality, however only to point out at the same time and via the use of multitude of signs of materials, paper and graphite that everything is in one.

UNTITLED, 2010, 50 x 50 cm courtesy: the artist & Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

106 107 GIANFRANCO GENTILE ITALY rojen 1949 v Veroni (Italija), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in Verona, Italy, in 1949 where lives and works.

Odraščal je sredi kulturnega razcveta Firenc v 70-ih. Diplomiral je iz arhitekture, v času študija pa deloval tudi kot glasbenik in eksperimentalni performer. V svojem ustvarjanju se posveča raziskovanju materialov in zmožnosti, ki jih ponujajo. V zadnjem času eksperimentira z uporabo reciklirane lepenke, na katero slika in riše s pasteli, pri tem pa uporablja tudi različne arheološke in industrijske predmete.

He grew up in the cultural atmosphere of the '70s in Florence, where he graduated in architecture. In that period he was also a musician and experimental performer. In his works he explores the materials and the possibilities they hold. In the last years he is devoted to a unique use of recycled cardboard, on which he paints and draws with pastels and adds different archeological and industrial pieces.

DETAIL #6, 2008, 23 x 27 cm courtesy: the artist

108 109 MONIKA GRYCKO POLAND rojena v Varšavi leta 1970. Živi in dela v Faenzi, Italija. born in Warsaw in 1970. Lives and works in Faenza,Italy

Leta 1998 je diplomirala na Akademiji za likovno umetnost pod mentorstvom Prof. Grzegorzijem Kowaskijem. Ustvarja videe, kipe, instalacije in prostorske instalacije. Njeno delo se umešča med pop realizem in notranjo ikonografijo in se ukvarja s strahom in bojem. Opica je kakor oltar, posvečen mirovnemu nadzorniku; ki meji med človeškim, živalskim in objektom. Lahko bi prav tako bil portret superjunaka, ki nam sporoča da živimo zadnje dni naše civilizacije, in njenega etičnega in ekonomskega sistema.

Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1998 with the mentor Prof. Grzegorz Kowaski. She creates video, sculptures, installation and spatial arrangments. Her work is inserted between pop realism and inner iconography and deals with a fear and struggle. Monkey is like an altar dedicated to a peaceful supervisor; oscillating between a human, an animal and a furniture. It could be as well a portrait of a superhuman and tell us that we are living in last days of civilization and its ethical and economic system.

PERSONAL DIVINE FACTOR, 2015 courtesy: the artist

110 111 VJATKIN GLEB HAIK GRIGORYAN ARMENIA rojen 1974 v Erevanu v Armeniji, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1974 in Yerevan, Armenia, where he also lives and works.

Umetnost je študiral na erevanskem Umetnostnem inštitutu. Od 1998 je član armenskega Združenja umetnikov. Kot eden najprepoznavnejših avtorjev mednarodne grafične scene je svoj celoten dosedanji opus posvetil svoji nacionalni kulturni tradiciji. V svoja dela vključuje kamnite križe, miniature, srednjeveške reliefe, simbole in jajca. Sodeloval je na več kot devetdesetih mednarodnih grafičnih razstavah in bienalih po svetu.

Studied art at the Yerevan Art Institute. From 1998 he is member of Artist' Union of Armenia. As one of the most prominent figures of the international graphic and engraving scene Hayk Grigoryan dedicated his entire ouvre to his national cultural tradition. In his artworks he includes crosses made of stone, miniatures, medioeval bas reliefs, symbols and eggs. He participated in more than 90 international graphic art exhibitions and biennals all around the world.

TOLEDO UNTITLED courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

112 113 ALESSANDRA GUOLLA ITALY rojena 1978 v Vioriu Veneto. Živi in dela v Spelt d'Alpago (oboje Italija). born in Viorio Veneto in 1978, lives and works in Spelt d'Alpago (both Italy).

Iz slikarstva je diplomira na beneški likovni akademiji. Od začetkov svoje umetniške poti se posveča zlasti fotografiji. Zaponke. Igle in sukanec. Jekleni zatiči in nakit. Pomaranče. Vrtnice in kane. Oddaljeni svetovi, ki želijo komunicirati med seboj. Dela Alessandra je mogoče brati kot liturgijo alkimije.

Graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. she is devoted to the medium of photography since the beginning of her artistic career. Pins. Needle and thread. Steel pins and trinkets. Oranges. Rose and Canne. Distant worlds that want to communicate beetwen themselves. The works of Alessandra can be read as a liturgy of alchemy.

CAMICIA DI FORZA X-LINE, 2011, 120 x 80 cm courtesy: the artist & Giorgio Tollot

114 115 IRWIN SLOVENIA

Slovenska umetniška skupina, ustanovljena 1983 v Ljubljani. Slovenian art group, established 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Njeni člani so Dušan Mandič (rojen 1954), Miran Mohar (1958), Andrej Savski (1961), Roman Uranjek (1961) in Borut Vogelnik (1959). Skupina IRWIN je poznana po široki uporabi različnih umetniških medijev, od štafelajnega slikarstva do konceptualnih umetniških objektov in perfomansov, in uspešni realizaciji številnih institucionalnih, družbenih in raziskovalnih projektov. Leta 1984 je skupina soustanovila znani umetniški kolektiv Neu Slowenische Kunst, znotraj katerega še vedno delujejo kot njegovo likovno krilo.

Composed by Dušan Mandič, born 1954 in Ljubljana, Slovenia / lives and works in Ljubljana, Miran Mohar, born 1958 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia / lives and works in Ljubljana, Andrej Savski, born 1961 in Ljubljana, Slovenia / lives and works in Ljubljana, Roman Uranjek, born 1961 in Trbovlje, Slovenia / lives and works in Ljubljana, Borut Vogelnik, born 1959 in Kranj, Slovenia / lives and works in Ljubljana. The IRWIN group has tried its hand in almost every artistic media from easel painting to conceptual art object and performance. The group has proved a success in elaboration and realization of institutional, social and research projects. In 1984 the group co-founded an art collective known as Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK), where they still act as the fine arts wing of the group.

SEJALEC ČISTE IDEJE, 2001, 87 x 76 cm VADE - RETO 1987 - 2002, 2013, 2002/03, 87 x 76 cm Zasebna zbirka / Private collection: Talum d.d. courtesy: the artists

116 117 ROBERT JURAK SLOVENIA rojen 1967. Živi in dela v Logarovcih pri Križevcih pri Ljutomeru. born in 1967. Lives and works in Logarovci, near Križevci pri Ljutomeru (Slovenija).

Je kipar in slikar, ustvarja tudi predstave. Materiali, s katerimi ustvarja, so jeklo, les, glina, kamen. Materiale jemlje iz svojega delovnega in naravnega okolja. Tematika njegove dela črpa iz aktualnega socialnega, kulturnega in političnega dogajanja v njegovem okolju.

Sculptor and painter, he also creates performances. Materials he uses are steel, wood, clay and stone. He takes them from his workplace and nature. Themes for its works come from actual social, cultural and political developments in his environment.

BREZ NASLOVA, 2013, 70 x 30 x 20 cm BREZ NASLOVA, 2013, 40 x 70 x 25 cm courtesy: the artist

118 119 ADELA JUŠIĆ BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA rojena 1982 v Sarajevu (Bosna in Hercegovina), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born 1982 in Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), where she also lives and works.

Diplomirala je na likovni akademiji Univerze v Sarajevu, Je soustanoviteljica Združenja za kulturo in umetnost Crvena. Razstavljala je na številnih mednarodnih razstavah, med drugim na Manifesti 8 (Murci, Španija), Videonalu (Kunstmuseum Bonn, Nemčija), Decolonial Aesthetics (El Parqueadero, Bogota, Kolumbija), Transitland in Trieste (Institute for the Documentation and Dissemination of Art, Trst, Italija); Projected Visions (Espace Appolonia, Strasbourg, Francija); South East European Film Festival (Goethe Institute Los Angeles, ZDA); Transitland (Los Angeles, ZDA) in Global South (Festival Mesto žensk, Galerija P74, Ljubljana).

She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Sarajevo. Adela Jusic is a cofounder of the Association for Art and Culture Crvena. She has exhibited in many international exhibitions including Manifesta 8, Murcia, Spain; Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany; Decolonial Aesthetics, El Parqueadero, Bogota, Colombia;Transitland in Trieste, Institute for the Documentation and Dissemination of Art, Trieste, Italy; Projected Visions, Espace Appolonia, Strasbourg, France; South East European Film Festival, Goethe Institute Los Angeles, CA; Transitland, Los Angeles, CA and Global Southin Festival City of Women, Gallery P74, Ljubljana, Slovenia

MEMORY LANE, 2012 courtesy: the artist

120 121 ROBERTO KUSTERLE ITALY rojen leta 1948 v Gorici, kjer tudi živi. Deluje med Pordenonem in Benetkami. born in 1948 in Gorizia (Italy), where he also lives. He works between Pordenone and Venice (both Italy).

Pričel je s slikarstvom in instalacijami v sedemdesetih, nakar se je konec 80-ih let prejšnjega stoletja začel ukvarjati s fotografijo. V svojih delih raziskuje odnos človeka in narave. S fotografskimi podobami ustvarja svet, kjer se ločnice med sanjami in realnostjo, človekom in živaljo spojijo v tesno sožitje, polno etičnih napetosti.

He started with painting and installation in the 1970's and at the end of the 80’s became interested also in photography, focusing on the relation beetwen the human and the nature that sorounds him.The themes he tackls tell us about a unique time where borders between dreams and reality, men and animals melt down and rise into a tight cohabitation full of ethical tensions.

MUTAZIONE SILENTE, 2007, 53 x 53 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Mc2, Milano

122 123 VALERIA LA TORRE ITALY rojena 1979 v Erice (Italija). born in 1979 in Erice (Italy).

Leta 2012 je diplomirala iz scenografije na londonski Kraljevi akademiji za dramske umetnosti. Leta 2011 je doktorirala iz statistične genetike s temo o naravni genetiki. Študirala je tudi klavir in ples in se strastno navdušuje nad filozofijo, matematiko in fotografijo. Zadnja tri leta živi v Londonu, prej pa je dve leti preživela v ameriški Filadelfiji. Želi živeti kot mednarodno potujoč umetnik.

In 2012 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) with a diploma in Scenic Art for the Theatre. In 2011 she gained a PhD in Statistical Genetics with a publication on Nature Genetics. She studied piano, dance and has a passion for philosophy, maths and photography. She has been living in London for 3 years now, after spending almost 2 years in Philadelphia, USA and she aspires to become a worlwide travelling artist.

UNTITLED, 2011 courtesy: THE ARTIST & Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

124 125 LAMARCHE - OVIZE FRANCE

Florentine (1978) in Alexandre (1980) Lamarche-Ovize živita in ustvarjata v Aubervillu v Franciji. Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize were born in 1978 and 1980 and live and work in Aubervilliers, France.

Umetniški par, ki združuje slikarstvo, kiparstvo, risbo in fotografijo. Sodelovala sta na več umetniških rezidencah, med drugim v Camden Art Centru v Londonu in na Fine Arts University of Seoul, Južna Koreja, in razstavljala v Parizu, Londonu, Berlinu, Milano in Seulu.

Artistic duet that mixes painting, sculpture, drawing and photography. They participated in various recidency programs together, such as in the Camden Art Centre in London, United Kingdom, and the Fine Arts University of Seoul, South Korea. They exhibited their works in many galleries in Paris, London, Berlin, Milan, Seoul and elsewhere.

VASE (BROCOLI), 2013, 19 x 19 x47 cm courtesy: the artists and Galería Luis Adelantado, Valencia

126 127 MATTHIAS LANGER GERMANY rojen 1970 v Varlu (Nemčija), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1970 in Varel (Germany), where he also lives and works.

Leta 2001 je diplomiral iz fotografije in grafičnega oblikovanja, leta 2003 pa še iz slikarstva. Ukvarja se s fotografijo, slikarstvom in pisanjem.

Graduated in graphic design and photography in 2001 and in painting in 2003. Works as photographer, painter and wrier.

SERIE LICHTLINIEN , 2010, 46x58 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Mahias Rier, Milano

128 129 HONGBO LI CHINA rojen 1974 v Sipingu (Kitajska). born in 1974 in Siping, Jilin, China.

Pekingški umetnik, ki ustvarja s papirjem in rezalnikom. Eno njegovih značilnih del je instalacija Ocean rož, postavljena v okviru 18. Sidnijskega bienala na Kaktusovem otoku. Tisoče svetlo pobarvanih rož ustvari čudovito pokrajino, a ko so rože sploščene, se izkažejo za orožje – pištole in kalašnikovke. Njegova dela so vključena v številne privatne zbirke in so tudi del zbirke White Rabbit v Sidneyu.

A Beijing based artist that creates surprising and unusual works from paper and cuer. Created from a stack of interconnected sheets of paper or simply cuer , Li Hongbo realized the simplicity of their composition and the boundless possibilities of their shape and properties. ‘Ocean of Flowers’, the 18th Biennale of Sydney installation on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island is an example of such a work. Thousands of brightly coloured flowers create a sprawling landscape, though when the flowers are flaened they are revealed as weapons such as pistols and AK 47’s. His work is included in numerous private collections and the White Rabbit Collection, Sydney.

SHADOW KNIVES－WASTELAND, 2014, 35x 25x10 cm SHADOW KNIVES－CHEETAT，2014, 35x15x10 cm SHADOW KNIVES－HAWK，2014, 35x15x10 cm SHADOW KNIVES－HUNTING，2014, 50x15x10 cm Courtesy: the artist and Association Elephant d'art, Paris

130 131 INA LOITZL AUSTRIA rojena 1972 v Celovcu. Dela in živi na Dunaju (oboje Avstrija). born in Klagenfurt in 1972, she lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

Študirala je grafično in likovno umetnost na Univerzi Mozarteum v Salzburgu in vizualne medije pri profesorju Petru Weiblu na Univerzi uporabnih umetnosti na Dunaju. Prvenstveno se ukvarja s fotografijo in videi, izdeluje pa tudi tekstilne predmete in kolaže. Pri svojem delu združuje različne tehnike, ki si jih sposoja od tradicionalnih obrti, npr. vezenje, pri tem pa uporablja sodobne potrošniške izdelke masovne proizvodnje. Njena umetniška dela zaznamujeta humoren pristop in samorefleksija tako na narativni kot na vizualni ravni, v njih pa tematizira žensko telo, mit o lepoti, staranje in spolnost.

She studied graphic and visual arts at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg as well as visual media under Professor Peter Weibel at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna. She works primarily in photography and video, and creates textile objects and collages. She often combines techniques which she borrows from traditional handicrafts, such as embroidery, using mass-produced objects from the consumer world. Her art pieces, characterized by a humorous approach and a large degree of self-reflection – on both the narrative and visual levels includes the female body, the beauty myth, ageing and sexuality.

SERIES BIS AUFS BLUT, 2014 courtesy: the artist & Kro Art Contemporary, Vienna

132 133 LELLO LOPEZ ITALY rojen 1954 v Pozzuoliju pri Neaplju, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1954 in Pozzuoli (Italy), where he also lives and works.

Diplomiral je na Likovni akademiji v Neaplju. Redno sodeluje z italijanskim i in tujimi galerijami. Njegova dela se napajajo v izkušnjah vsakodnevnega srečevanja z ljudmi, saj ga zanimajo predvsem odnosi in konkretnost izkušenj. Ukvarja se z video instalacijami. Od leta 1986 naprej je sodeloval na številnih skupinskih razstavah in mednarodnih dogodkih.

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples he has intensively worked with various Italian and foreign galleries. Lopez's work is based on an ongoing daily experience of meeting people, since his interest lies in relations and concrete experience. He works mainly with video installations. Since 1986 he has participated in numerous group exhibitions and international events.

From the cycle THE FACTORY, 44,5x61,5 cm From the cycle ASSIOMA DELLA MEMORIA, 100X70cm Courtesy: the artist and Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Napoli

134 135 ERIK LOVKO SLOVENIA

(1953-2009)

Cenjen slovenski kipar, slikar, grafik in ilustrator. Leta 1976 je diplomiral na Likovni akademiji v Firencah pri prof. Silviu Loffredu. Študiral je tudi na Likovni akademiji v Benetkah pri prof. Edmondu Bacciju. Leta 1979 je opravil kiparsko specialko pri prof. Slavku Tihcu na likovni akademiji v Ljubljani. Osrednja tema Lovkovih slik je človeško telo, naslikano v močnih barvah in monumentalne in zelo plastične oblike.

Well know and appreciated sculptor, painter, graphic artist and illustrator. In 1976 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence with prof. Silvio Loffredo. He studied also at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice with prof. Edmondo Bacci. In 1979 he specialized in sculpture prof. Slavko Tihec at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. The central theme of Lovko's painting is the human figure painted in intense colors and monumental plastic shape.

ORFEJ, 2003, 15 x 15 x 20 cm courtesy: tha artist

136 137 BEATRIX MAPALAGAMA AUSTRIA rojena 1964 v St. Pöltnu. Živi in dela na Dunaju (oboje Avstrija). born in 1964 in St. Pölten, Austria, lives and works in Vienna, A.

Študirala je slikarstvo in grafiko na Univerzi uporabnih umetnosti na Dunaju, slikanje s črnilom in kaligrafijo v Pekingu ter kiparstvo v Kairu. Njene papirnate skulpture in umetniška dela so bila doslej med drugim razstavljena v Avstriji, Japonski, Kitajski in Indiji. Je tudi ustanoviteljica PapierWespa, centra za ročno izdelavo papirja in papirnato umetnost na Dunaju.

Studied painting and graphic arts at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, ink painting and calligraphy in Beijing and Sculpture in Cairo. Working as artist she presented her paper sculptures and artworks in several exhibitions in Austria, Japan, China and India. She's also founder of PapierWespe, a center for hand paper making and paper art in Vienna.

WEISSES ENSEMBLE, 2015 courtesy: the artist

138 139 MARINA MARCOLIN ITALY rojena 1975 v Vicenzi, živi in dela v Arcugnanu (oboje Italija). born in Vicenza in 1975, lives and works in Arcugnano,Italy.

Deluje kot ilustratorka in profesionalna slikarka za različne mednarodne založnike in galerije. Njene ilustracije so bile med drugim razstavljene na bolonjskem Otroškem knjižnem sejmu, v Itabashi Art Museum, Istituto Italiano di Cultura v Tokiju, Auditorium della Musica di Atene, Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma, Museo Diocesano di Padova in Casa dei Carraresi v Trevisu. Prejela je tudi državno nagrado za najboljšega tujega ilustratorja grškega Ministrstva za kulturo in 2009 tudi nagrado Emanuele Luzzati.

She works as an illustrator and professional painter for national and international publishers and art galleries. Her illustrations were presented also at the Mostra Internazionale “Bologna Children’s Book Fair”, Itabashi Art Museum, Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Tokyo, Auditorium della Musica di Atene, Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma, Museo Diocesano di Padova and Casa dei Carraresi in Treviso. She was also awarded with the “State Award” as best foreign illustrator from the Ministry of Culture in Greece in 2006 and received Premio »Emanuele Luzzati in 2009.

SERIE LITTLE WOR(L)DS, 2015 courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

140 141 ISABELLE MENIN BELGIUM rojena v Bruslju (Belgija) leta 1961, kjer živi in dela. born in Brussels (Belgium) in 1961, where lives and works.

Študirala je umetnost na Šoli za grafično raziskovanje v Bruslju in kot lahko prepoznamo v njenih delih, umetniška podlaga izhaja iz slikarstva. Svetla barva, pozornost na teksturo in materiale, kakor tudi zgradba kompozicije prihajajo iz študije flamskih slikarjev kot npr. Rubensa. Rezultat so dela polna barvnih rož, kjer se lahko gledalec poglablja in raziskuje zapletenost človeškega karakterja in značaja narave. Med množico razstav, se je njeno delo pojavilo tudi v svetovno znanem muzeju Louvre, kot del razstave Fotofever.

Studied Art at the School of Graphic Research in Brussels and her artistic background is in painting as we can recognize in her work. The bright colour, the aention to the texture and material as well the construct of composition come from the studies of the Flemish painters as Rubens. The result are works full of coloured flowers where the viewer can go deeper and deeper reading the complexity of the human character and that of nature. After multiple exhibition, her works also appeared in Paris's world famous Louvre Museum as part of the exhibition Fotofever.

ADORATA 07, 80 x 80 cm courtesy: the artist & Galerie Antonio Nardone, Bruxelles

142 143 JOSE MOLINA SPAIN rojen 1965 v Madridu. Živi in dela v Gravedoni pri Komskem jezeru v Italiji. born in Madrid (Spain) in 1965. He lives and works in Gravedona at Como Lake (Italy).

Študiral je risanje in slikanje in se od svojega 35. leta ukvarja izključno z umetnostjo. Osrednji predmet vseh njegovih del sta človek in narava. Mojstrsko obvlada tako risanje kot oljno slikanje. Ojo, Cosas humana, Los Olvidados, Sentimentos, Predatores so naslovi projektov, ki so ga naredili za enega najzanimivejših mlajših sodobnih španskih umetnikov.

He studied drawing and painting and at the age of 35 he decided to devote himself entirely to art. The human being and nature are the central points to all his works. The work of José Molina shows unquestionable technique skills, because he masters perfectly drawing technique as well as oil painting. Ojo, Cosas humana, Los Olvidados, Sentimentos, Predatores are the titles of the project that hurl the artist to be one of the most intersting young spanish artist around the world.

GODS AND MEN, 2011, 77 x 80 cm FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, STAY FEARFUL, 2012, 33 x 22,5 cm HOMBRES ROTOS II, 2012, 70 x 60 cm courtesy: the artist & DEODATO Arte, Milano

144 145 BOŠTJAN NOVAK SLOVENIA rojen 1966 v Ljubljani, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1966 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), where currently lives and works.

Leta 1992 je diplomiral na likovni akademiji v Ljubljani. Deluje kot samostojni umetnik doma in v tujini, ki predvsem kipari iz gline.

Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Lubiana where he graduated in 1992. He works as indipendent artist in Slovenia and abroad, working mostly in clay.

HERKUL Z LEVOM, 2014, 25 x 37 x 27 cm courtesy: the artist

146 147 VIOLA PANTANO ITALY rojena 1987 v italijanski Alatri, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1987 in Alatri (Italy), where she also lives and works.

Študirala je slikarstvo, video umetnost in fotografijo, zaradi česar je izrazito vsestranska umetnica. Razstavljala na več samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah, npr.: the Unspoken v rimski B-galeriji, Contemporary Portraits v RGB Galeriji; The imaginary Friends v Gledališču Palladium, the “Promised Gravity” v Perlini Arte v Padovi, video instalacija na grajskem trgu v Ferrari itd. Pred kratkim je prejela posebno pohvalo za “najboljšo filmografijo” na festivalu “Cinedans” v Amsterdamu in 2014 osvojila nagrado Crossheritage Young artists for the Savoy Residences italijanskega Ministrstva za kulturno dediščino.

The studies of painting, video art and photography made her become an extremely versatile and eclectic character. She has s taken part to several solo and collective exhibitions, like: the Unspoken at the B-gallery in Rome; the solo Contemporary Portraits at the RGB gallery; The imaginary Friends at the Palladium Theatre, the “Promised Gravity” at the Perlini Arte of Padova and the video installation In Castello square in Ferrara. Has recently received a special mention “best cinematography” by the festival “Cinedans” Amsterdam and won the award in 2014 #Crossheritage Young artists for the Savoy Residences Recognized by MIBAC – Italian Ministry for the Cultural Heritage.

UNWITTINGLY, 2010, 100x70 cm Zasebna zbirka / Private collection: Daniela D'Apice courtesy: the artist & Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

148 149 PENZO + FIORE ITALY

Od 2009 umetniški tandem, ki živi in dela med Benetkami in Berlinom. Born like a duo in 2009. Work and live between Venice and Berlin.

Njuna dela predstavljajo performansi, instalacije, videi in fotografije. V njih raziskujeta konflikte, psihološko jedro ljudi in zapeljivost šibkosti. »Čustveni Wunderkammer«, tj. soba čustvenih čudes, je delo, v katerem je združenih več različnih objektov, ki sta jih zbrala skozi več let in pripadajo tako njuni zasebnosti kot galerijski dejavnosti. Različni predmeti, fotografije, risbe brez neposredne povezave, a vseeno del istega univerzuma, kot fragmenti skupne zgodbe.

They work with performance, installation, video and photography. Their research focuses on conflicts, on psychological essence of the human being, on the seduction of the weakness. The Emotional Wunderkammer, i.e. room of emotional wonders, is a work that gathers different objects collected through the years and belonging both to the private sphere and the exhibitional one. Objects, photographies, drawings with no direct connection between each other, but each of them composes a universe, and they could all find a univocal collocation just because of being fragments.

EMOTIONAL WUNDERKAMMER, 2002/2015 courtesy: the artists and Galleria 3d – SPS Fine Art Consulting

150 151 PERINO & VELE ITALY

Umetniški duet, ki od 1994 živi in dela v italijanski Rotondi. Emiliano Perino je bil rojen 1973 v New Yorku, Luca Vele pa 1975 v Rotondi. Artistic duo, that since 1994 lives and works in Rotondi, Italy. Emiliano Perino was born in 1973 in New York, USA, and Luca Vele in 1975 in Rotondi, Italy.

Njuno delo je široko prepoznano na italijanski in mednarodni likovni sceni. Že leta 1999 sta razstavljala na beneškem bienalu. Uporabljata tehniko kaširanja, pri čemer se poigravata z gledalčevo sposobnostjo, da v njunih delih prepozna svoj vsakodnevni svet. Predmete, ki nas obkrožajo, nam kažeta v novi luči, ikonični, a hkrati tudi ironični.

The results of their research have found wide visibility within the Italian art scene and internationally: present in 1999 at the Venice Biennale. They use papier-mâché tecnique for the realization of their works, playing with the ability of observers to recognize in their sculptures their own daily life, showing them the world of objects that surround us through a new light, iconic but at the same time ironic.

ORCIOSERPENTE, 2013, 70 x 82 x 53 cm Courtesy: the artist & Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Napoli

152 153 SERENA PICCININI ITALY rojena 1977 v italijanski Bolonji, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1977 in Bologna, where she also lives and works.

Diplomirala iz slikarstva na bolonjski likovni akademiji in nato še iz antropologije. Razstavlja na samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah v Italiji in po svetu. Med njenimi deli so kipi, instalacije, fotografije, uporablja pa papir, les, žico in druge vsakdanje materiale. Rezultat je edinstvena zbirka barvanih ali belih živali, ki se gibljejo po prostoru in zraku, iščoč ali razglašujoč svojo svobodo.

Graduated in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and further in Anthropological Sciences at the University of Bologna, the artist has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, residencies and workshops in Italy and abroad. Her works are sculptures, installations, photographs, magical worlds shaped in paper, wood, wire and common materials. The result is a clear and unique collection of fantastique coloured or white animals that moves in the space and in the air declaring or searching their freedom.

IPPOCANDIDO, 37 x 27 x 27 cm courtesy: the artist & Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

154 155 ALEX PINNA ITALY rojen 1967 v Imperiji (Italija). Živi in dela v Milanu. born in 1967 in Imperia. He lives and works in Milan.

Diplomiral je iz slikarstva na milanski Breri in od 1993 naprej sodeloval na številnih samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah po Italiji, leta 2012 npr. v Fondazione Mimmo Rotella v Catanzaru. Njegova dela so bila razstavljena tudi v Šanghaju, Tel Avivu, New Yorku in Luganu.

After graduating in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, from 1993 he took part into various solo and group exhibitions all across Italy. Among the most recent it must be mentioned the one organized at the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella in Catanzaro (2012). His works have also been exposed in Shanghai, Tel Aviv, London, New York and Lugano.

LOST FOUND AND LOST, 2014, 20x30x20 cm Courtesy: the artist and Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese

156 157 ANNE & PATRICK POIRIER FRANCE

Anna je bila rojena 1941 v Marseillu, Patrick pa 1942 v Nantesu. Živita in delata v francoskem Lourmarinu. Anne was born in Marseille, France, in 1941 and Patrick in Nantes, France, in 1942. They live and work in Lourmarin, France.

Po študiju na pariškem Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs sta leta 1967 prejela Rimsko nagrado in se do 1971 preselila v rimsko vilo Medici. Razstavljala sta na številnih najpomembnejših skupinskih razstavah: trikrat na Beneškem bienalu (1976, 1980 in 1984), na šesti Documenti v Kasslu leta 1977 in na Havanskem bienalu leta 2006. Njuna dela so vključena v pomembne javne zbirke, med njunimi najpomembnejšimi razstavami pa so različne samostojne predstavitve po svetu. Anne in Patrick Poirier s svojimi deli že štirideset let izpostavljata krhkost spomina.

After studying at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, they won the Prix de Rome in 1967 and moved to the Villa Medici until 1971. They have participated in many group exhibitions: Venice Biennale (1976, 1980 and 1984), Documenta VI in Kassel (1977) and la Biennale de la Havanne (2006). Some of their most prestigious exhibitions have been solo shows around the world and their artworks are included in important public collections. For forty years Anne and Patrick Poirier emphasize the permanent fragility of memory, between contemporary vanity and archeological collection.

PETALO DI IRIS, 2007, 115 x 154 cm courtesy: the artists & Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Napoli

158 159 TOMAŽ PLAVEC SLOVENIA rojen na Ptuju leta 1972, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1972 in Ptuj, Slovenia, where he also lives and works.

Akademski slikar, grafik in kipar. Vsestranski umetnik, znan po mozaikih v mestu Ptuj. Za seboj ima več samostojnih likovnih razstav. Zadnja leta se ukvarja predvsem z grafiko in kiparstvom. Med njegovimi zadnjimi projekti so Šumari iz aluminija, ki so nastali v sodelovanju s tovarno TALUM.

Painter, graphic artist and sculptor. A versatile artist, know for his mosaics in the town of Ptuj. In recent years he dedicates mostly to graphic and sculpturing. Among his last projects is a series of aluminium sculptures Šumari that was realized in collaboration with the Aluminium factory TALUM.

ELEKTRA, 2015 courtesy: the artist

160 161 FERNANDO PRATS CHILE

Rojen 1967 v Santiago de Chile. Živi in dela v Barceloni. Born in Santiago de Chile, 1967, Lives and works in Barcelona.

Uporablja sezmografe, fotografije, videe … da bi poustvaril naravo preko zapisa sledov, ki delajo nevidno vidno in dajejo glas in podobo temu, kar je bilo, a ostalo neopaženo. Sodeloval je na številnih mednarodnih razstavah. Leta 2011 je predstavljal Čile na 54. Beneškem bienalu, leta 2012 sodeloval na poljskem Mediations Biennale, leta 2009 na drugem kanarskem bienalu in čilskem trienalu in razstavljal svoja dela v različnih muzejih in mednarodnih umetniških centrih, npr. v Espace Culturel Louis Vuion, Pariz; Fundació Miró, Barcelona in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile. Leta 2007 je za svoje delo prejel nagrado John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in leta 2010 nagrado Ciutat de Palma Antonio Gelabert d´Arts Visuals.

Using seismographs, traces, photographs, videos… he recreates nature dealing with registering tracks, making visible the invisible, giving voice and image to what was there but kept unnoticed. Fernando Prats has participated in many international exhibitions. He represented Chile in the 54th Biennale di Venezia, 2011; participated in the Mediations Biennale, Poland, 2012; in the second Bienal de Canarias, 2009; the Trienal de Chile, 2009; the Exposición Universal del Agua, Zaragoza, 2008 and has exhibited his work in museums and international art centers such as Espace Culturel Louis Vuion, Paris; Fundació Miró, Barcelona or Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile. In 2007 he received the Grant John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for his trajectory and in 2010 the Prize Ciutat de Palma Antonio Gelabert d´Arts Visuals.

AFATTUS 24, 2006-2007, 130 x 195 cm courtesy: the artist & Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

162 163 MATTEO PUGLIESE ITALY rojen 1969 v Milanu. Živi in dela v Milanu in Barceloni. born in Milan (Italy) in 1969. He lives in Milan and Barcelona (Spain).

Brez formalne umetniške izobrazbe je samostojno razvil strast do risanja in kiparjenja. Leta 1995 je diplomiral iz moderne književnosti na Univerzi v Milanu. Redno razstavlja v galerijah po Italiji in drugod: v New Yorku, Rimu, Hong Kongu, Londonu, Antwerpu in Luganu. Njegova dela so bila uvrščena tudi na nekatere najpomembnejše italijanske in svetovne umetniške sejme, npr. na Hong Kong Art Fair, ArtFirst (Bologna), Arco (Madrid) in Fiac (Pariz).

He developed a strong love for drawing and sculpture he continued his art work without any formal education, in 1995 he was awarded his degree in Modern literature at the University of Milan. His works are on permanent display in galleries in Italy and major cities throughout the world: New York, Rome, Hong Kong, London, Antwerp, Lugano and have been shown at some of the most important Italian and international art fairs such as the Hong Kong Art Fair (Hong Kong), ArtFirst (Bologna), Arco (Madrid), and Fiac (Paris).

LA TEMPESTA, 2014, 55 x 38 x 18cm Courtesy: the artist and Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese

164 165 ZHANG QIUSHI CHINA rojena leta 1986 v Kaifengu, pokrajina Henan (Kitajska). born in Kaifeng, Henan (China) in 1986.

Leta 2005 je diplomirala na likovni akademiji v Xi'anu, leta 2010 pa magistrirala na kitajski Centralni umetniški akademiji. 2012 je študirala na ENSBA v Lyonu. Pri svojem delu uporablja rižev papir kot risarsko »črnilo«. S pomočjo svetlobe iz ozadja namreč papir deluje kot črnilo različnih debelin.

In 2005 she takes Bachelor degree of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts and in 2010 Master degree of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 2012 she studied at ENSBA in Lyon. Based on the characteristic form and information of paper, the work of Qiushi uses rice paper as “ink” to illustrate. With the back light, the overlaying paper demonstrates the effect of ink of different thickness levels.

A PIECE OF PAPER LANDSCAPE 14, 2014, 60 x 60 x 12 cm Courtesy: the artist and Association Elephant d'art, Paris

166 167 TOBIA RAVÀ ITALY rojen 1959 v italijanski Padovi. Živi in dela v Benetkah. born in Padua in 1959. Lives and works in Venice (both Italy).

Šolal se je Mednarodni grafični šoli v Benetkah in Urbinu. Diplomiral je iz semiologije umetnosti na Univerzi v Bologni pod mentorstvom Umberta Eca, Renata Barille, Omarja Calabreseja in Flavija Carolija. Med njegovimi deli so slike, kipi in instalacije, inspirirajo pa jih hebrejska kultura, matematika, logika in sodobna umetnost.

He aended the International School of Graphics in Venice and Urbino. He graduaded in Semiology of Arts at the Bologna University under Umberto Eco, Renato Barilli, Omar Calabrese and Flavio Caroli. His work includes paintings, sculptures and installations and builds on Hebraic culture, mathematics, logic and contemporary art.

CODICE DELLA TROTA, 2012, 62 x 25 x 12 cm courtesy: the artist

168 169 ABDEL REEM UNITED ARAB EMIRATES v 1987 rojena v Dubaju, kjer živi in dela. born in 1987 in Dubai, where she lives and works.

Diplomirala je na visoki šoli za umetnost dubajske Univerze Zayed, kjer se je specializirala za vizualno umetnost. Zanimajo jo risanje, razvoj, raziskave, posveča pa se tudi kiparjenju s pomočjo starodavne tehnike raku.

Graduated at the Zayed University of Arts in Dubai, where she specialized inVisual Art. She is interested in drawing, developing, research, and mostly sculpture where she usesh an old technique of raku.

SELF - PORTRAIT, 2014 courtesy: the artist

170 171 ELISA ROSSI ITALY rojena 1980 v Benetkah. Trenutno živi in dela v Adrii (Italija). born in Venice in 1980, currently lives and works in Adria (Italy).

Leta 1998 je končala umetniško gimnazijo v Trevisu, leta 2004 pa diplomirala na beneški umetniški akademiji. Umetnica mlajše generacije, ki je znana po svojih detajlnih in hiperrealističnih oljih na platnu in risbah s peresom. Sodelovala je na več samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah v Italiji in v tujini.

She graduated from Liceo Artistico di Treviso in 1998 and from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice in 2004. Young but well know for her detailed and hiperealistic painting on oil and drawing with pen, she has participated in numerous collective and personal exhibitions in both Italy and abroad.

LIMINE(BUSHWICK, NYC, 2015), 2015 15x23 cm LIMINE(MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, 2015), 2015 15x23 cm LIMINE(PALAZZO DI VETRO, NYC, 2015), 2015 15x23 cm courtesy: the artist

172 173 NICOLA SAMORI ITALY rojen 1977 v Forliju. Živi in dela v italijanskem Bagnacavallu. born in Forli in 1977; he lives and works in Bagnacavallo, Italy.

Začel je kot slikar klasičnih vsebin, nato pa nadaljeval s posegi v fizično konkretnost slik s trganjem njihovih površin, da bi izzval forme, ki naseljujejo naše nezavedno. Centralni element njegovih raziskovanj je telo z vsemi svojimi kulturnimi in simbolnimi pomeni. Njegovo prvo muzejsko razstavo je gostila leta 2012 tubingenška Kunsthalle, ki so ji sledile razstave v Palači Chiericati v Vicenzi (2014) in v poljskem TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art v Szczecinu ter v italijanskem paviljonu na 54. Beneškem bienalu (vse 2015).

Started as a succesful painter of classical subjects, then moved to intervene on the physical maer of the painting by ripping the surface and exposing it as flayed skin in the aempt to challenge forms in a repetitive expressions that crowd our unconscious.Unique and central element of his research is the body, with all the cultural and symbolic values. His first museum exhibition was hosted in 2012 at the Kunsthalle of Tübingen, followed in 2014 at Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza and, in 2015, by the solo show at the TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art of Szczecin in Poland and Italian Pavillon at the 54. Biennale di Venice.

SENZA TITOLO courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

174 175 OLGA SCHIGAL RUSSIA rojena 1980 v Išimbaju v Rusiji. Od 2009 živi in ustvarja v Milanu. born in Ischimbai, Russia in 1980. From 2009 she lives and works in Milan (Italy).

Do svojega 17. leta je živela v Nyaganu v Sibiriji, potem se je preselila v Nemčijo. Leta 2002 je bila sprejeta na likovno akademijo v Munstru, kjer je študirala kiparstvo pri prof. Katharini Fritsch. Njeni kipi, instalacije in objekti so pogosto posvečeni njeni družini ali ruski tradiciji, raziskuje pa tudi nove materiale in se ukvarja z univerzalnimi kulturnimi elementi, kombinirajoč pri tem tradicionalne simbole, emblematične lokacije in predmete vsakodnevne rabe.

She lives in Nyagan, Siberia until she is 17, then she moves to Germany. In 2002 she is admied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Münster, where she specializes in plastic arts with Prof. Katharina Fritsch. Her sculpture, installations and objects are often dedicated to her family or the Russian tradition as well she is open to the research new materials and deals with cultural elements that are common to everyone, which she tries to represent elaborating and combining local traditional symbols, iconic places and common objects from our everyday life.

STILL LIFES, 2014 courtesy: the artist

176 177 MAREK SCHOVANEK CANADA / GERMANY rojen 1965 v Pragi. Živi in dela v Berlinu. born in 1965 in Prague. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Umetnost je študiral na Univerzi Alberta v Edmontonu v Kanadi. 1993 se je preselil v Berlin, atelje pa si je postavil tudi v Pragi. To kroženje med sistemi in sprehodi po razpokah bližnje zgodovine dajejo podton Schovanekovi umetnosti. Slike, kipi, objekti in instalacije nastajajo zato, da bi nam pripovedovali različne zgodbe, v katerih reflektira svojo preteklost in riše zemljevid, ki ga bogatita vsestranska abeceda oblik, znakov in barv. Njegova dela so bila razstavljena na številnih samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah v Evropi, Kanadi, Avstraliji in Združenih arabskih emiratih.

He studied art at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in Canada before moving to Berlin in 1993 and seing up an additional residence in the now-open city of Prague. This meandering between the systems, this stroll along the fracture lines of recent history is the subtext that shapes Marek Schovánek’s art. Paintings, sculptures, objects and installations are made to tell us many stories and reflecting on his own history tracking a map enriched by an artistic and polyedric alphabets of forms, signs and colours. His works has been presented in many solo and group exhibition in Europe, Canada, Australia and UAE.

HUNTER - GATHERER, 2010 - 2015 courtesy: the artist

178 179 JOACHIM SEINFELD GERMANY rojen 1962 v Parizu. Živi in dela v Berlinu. born in 1962 in Paris , France. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Iz slikarstva je diplomiral na likovni akademiji v Firencah. Od začetka 90-ih pri svojem delu združuje slikarstvo in fotografijo preko nanosa fotografske emulzije na svoje slike. Od takrat je za njegova dela značilna srebrna želatinasta emulzija. Sodeloval je na številnih razstavah v Nemčiji, Nizozemski, Danski, Italiji, Poljski, Češki, Sloveniji, Turčiji, ZDA in drugje.

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy with a degree in painting. At the beginning of the 90s he started combining painting and photography by applying photographic emulsions to his pictures. Since then the use of silver gelatine emulsion is characteristic for his work. Since the early 1990 he participated in numerous exhibitions in Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, USA and other countries.

SERIES BERLINBILDER, 2003, 50 x 25 cm courtesy: the artist & Art Stays, Ptuj

180 181 VINCENT SOLHEID BELGIUM rojen 1969 v Malmediju v Belgiji. Živi in ustvarja v Bruslju. born in 1968 in Malmédy, Belgium. He lives and works in Brussels.

Vsestranski umetnik, ki je od 1984 naprej razstavljal na številnih razstavah po Evropi in svetu. Od 1999 znan po delih, ki jih integrira v javne in zasebne prostore. Najpomembnejše med njimi je 2000 m² veliko, še vedno nastajajoče delo na nogometnem stadionu Standard v Liegu. Od 2004 tudi piše in nastopa v gledališču, performansih in plesih v okviru belgijske francoske skupnosti.

Since 1984 the polyedric artist Vincent Solheid, showed numerous solo and group shows across Europe and the world. He creates and develops integrated works in public and private spaces from 1999, the ‘most important’ of which being undoubtedly the 2,000 m² work, still under construction, using six techniques at the Standard de Liège football stadium. Since 2004, he writes and performs in theatre shows, performances, dances and songs in Belgium’s French Community.

CARTE POSTALE PEINTES, 15 x 10 cm courtesy: the artist & Galerie Antonio Nardone, Bruxelles

182 183 ELISA STRINNA ITALY rojena 1982 v Vicenzi (Italija), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1982 in Vicenza, Italy, where she also lives and works.

Leta 2015 je razstavljala v Muzeju Mart v Roveretu in na beneškem Serra dei Giardini della Biennale. 2014 je sodelovala na rimski razstavi Open Museum, Open City v MAXXI. Istega leta je tudi prejela Nagrado Šanghaj, dvomesečno umetniško rezidenco na East Normal University v Šanghaju. Leta 2013 je bila povabljena k sodelovanju na nagradi Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló (Španija). 2012 je sodelovala na razstavi Moderne pošasti v okviru Taipeškega bienala na Tajvanu. Leta 2010 je bila med dobitnicami nagrade 6ARTISTA Fundacije Pastificio Cerere. 2009 je sodelovala na razstavi And Yet it Moves v Fundaciji Sandreo Re Rebaudengo (Cuneo).

In 2015 she has been exposing at Mart Museum (Rovereto), at Serra dei Giardini della Biennale, (Venice). In 2014 she has been invited for the exhibition Open Museum, Open City at MAXXI, in Rome. The same year she won the Premio Shanghai, a two-month residency at the East Normal University in Shanghai. In 2013 she was invited to the 5x5 2013 Awards at Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló (Spain). In 2012 she was invited at Modern Monsters, the 2012 Taipei Biennial in Taiwan. In 2010 she was one of the winners of the 6ARTISTA award at the Fondazione Pastificio Cerere. In 2009 she took part at the exhibition And Yet it Moves, at Fondazione Sandreo Re Rebaudengo (Cuneo).

SEISMIC SYMPHONIES, ORGAN, 2008/2009, 220x65x75cm Courtesy: the artist and Galleria Massimodeluca, Mestre

184 185 TANJA ŠPENKO SLOVENIA rojena v Ljubljani leta 1956, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in Ljubjana in 1956, where she also lives and works.

Študirala je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani pod prof. Štefanom Planincem. Od prve samostojne razstave leta 1981 v Avli Inštituta Jožef Stefan v Ljubljani pa do danes se je na samostojnih razstavah doma in v tujini predstavila več kot tridesetkrat, med drugim leta 1997 v Galeriji Equrna v Ljubljani, leta 1998 v Muzeju grada Zagreba, leta 2001 v Mestni galeriji Piran, leta 2005 v galeriji Božidar Jakac (v nekdanji samostanski cerkvi) v Kostanjevici na Krki in leta 2008 v Galeriji A+A v Benetkah.

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana under Prof. Štefan Planinc. Since her first independent exhibition in 1981 at the Institute Jožef Štefan in Ljubljana, her work has been exhibited in more than 30 independent exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad, among others at: Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, 1997; Muzej grada Zagreba (Zagreb City Museum), Zagreb (Croatia), 1998; Mestna Galerija Piran (Piran Municipal Gallery), 2001; Galerija Božidar Jakac at Kostanjevica na Krki, 2005; and Gallery A+A in Venice (Italy), 2008.

SLIKOVNI OBJEKT - RIBA, 1996 - 1998, 83 x 41 x 35 cm courtesy: the artist

186 187 JOŽE ŠUBIC SLOVENIA rojen 1958 v Mariboru, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in Maribor (Slovenia) in 1958, where lives and works.

Diplomiral je 1984 na likovni akademiji v Ljubljani in je eden pomembnejših predstavnikov slovenske likovne scene. Redno samostojno in skupinsko razstavlja od 1981 naprej. Sodeloval je na številnih domačih in mednarodnih likovnih kolonijah in za svoje delo prejel več nagrad. Ukvarja se s slikarstvom, risbo in grafiko, pa tudi s prostorskimi instalacijami, ki so spretno izdelane iz lesa, železa, plastike in usnja. Vanje vključuje predmete vsakodnevne rabe in organske materiale, ki jih preoblikuje v pomenske objekte s ciljem asociirati gledalca.

Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana in 1984, is one of the key artist of the Slovenian fine art scene He has been exhibiting continually since 1981 both in solo and group seings, participated at art colonies at home and abroad and received several awards for his works. His techniques include painting, drawing, and graphic art. His spatial installations made by wood, iron, plastic, leather, skilfully worked and fused into new poetical wholes, are displayed throughout the space and embrace objects from everyday life, organic materials, which are then transfigured into meaning-charged objects that broadly address the spectator by way of their associative power.

KDO TUKAJ DRŽI VODO, 2012 courtesy: the artist

188 189 ZORAN TODOROVIĆ SERBIA rojen 1965 v Beogradu v Srbiji, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1965 where he lives and works.

Izredni profesor na likovni akademiji v Beogradu. Čeprav je študiral slikarstvo, je danes najbolj znan po svojih delih na področju novih medijev in videov. Ta so bila predstavljena v številnih vodilnih evropskih in svetovnih institucijah in dogodkih za medijsko umetnost, med drugim leta 2009 na 53. Beneškem bienalu. V njih raziskuje predvsem temi nadzora in kontrole, gledalca pa soočajo in pogosto šokirajo s svojimi neudobnimi resnicami in prikritimi motivi.

Today Assistant Proffessor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, he studied painting but is now best known for his new media and video works. His work has been exhibited in many leading media art institutions and events in Europe and beyond, among them in 2009 the 53rd Venice Biennale. He explores issues of surveillance and control, confronting and often shocking the viewer with uncomfortable truths and concealed motivations.

ŠUM / NOISE, 1998 courtesy: the artist

190 191 RAŠA TODOSIJEVIĆ SERBIA rojen 1945 v Beogradu v Srbiji, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in Belgrade, Serbia, 1945, where lives and works.

Slikarstvo je študiral na beograjski likovni akademiji, kjer je diplomiral leta 1969. Dobitnik več nagrad, med drugim nagrade ArtsLinks 2004, IASPIS Rezidenčne nagrade 2001 in nagrade Politika 2009. Je eden ključnih srbskih in ex-jugoslovanskih umetnikov, ki je svojo kariero začel v okviru kroga beograjskih konceptualnih umetnikov v zgodnjih 70-ih. Še danes ga odlikuje brezkompromisna kritično-politična umetniška drža. Leta 2011 je predstavljal Srbijo na 54. Beneškem bienalu.

Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade (Serbia), from where he graduated in 1969. He has received several awards, including the “ArtsLink 2004 Award”, the “IASPIS Residential Award 2001” in Stockholm (Sweden), and the “2009 Politika Award”. He is one of the key Serbian and ex-Yugoslav artists who began his career within the circle of Belgrade conceptual artists in the early Seventies distinguished up to now by his uncompromising political-critical artistic stance. In 2001 he presented Serbia at the 54th Venice Bienale.

WAS IST KUNST, MARINELA KOŽELJ?, 1978, 8 kos. / pcs. 120 x 80 cm courtesy: the artist

192 193 ERNESTO TRECCANI ITALY rojen 1920 v Milanu, kjer je vse do svoje smrti 2009 tudi živel in delal. born in Milan (Italy) in 1920 where died in 2009.

Najprej je razstavljal skupaj z umetniško skupino CORRENTE, od katere je prevzel nekatere ekspresionistične figurativne motive. V povojnem času se je obrnil k realizmu in se v delih posvečal političnim in družbenim vprašanjem. Pisal je tudi poezijo in prozo.

He began to display with the CORRENTE group, from which he drew certain expressionistic figurative motifs. In the post-war period he moved into the sphere of realism, with works of political and social commitment expressed in a spare and essential language. He also wrote literary texts, both poetry and prose.

SENZA TITOLO, 50 x 70 cm courtesy: the artist & Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

194 195 WALTER TRECCHI ITALY rojen 1964 v Comu (Italija), kjer tudi živi in dela. born in Como (Italy) in 1964, where lives and works.

Diplomiral je na Inštitutu za svilne tehnike s specializacijo iz oblikovanja tekstila. Najprej je sodeloval z velikimi modnimi mednarodnimi podjetji, a se je potem, ko je bil leta 1998 nagrajen z »Arte Prize«, popolnoma posvetil slikarstvu. V zadnjih letih je na mednarodni umetniški sceni nase opozoril s svojimi raziskovanji urbane krajine in sodobnih metropol, organizmov s povsem samostojnim življenjem, ki se neprestano spreminjajo in rastejo. V njegovih delih mesto postane metafizični prostor, negiben, a hkrati poln doživetih sledi, zamrznjenih v brezčasnem času.

He graduated at the Silk Technical Institute with a specialization in textile design. He started working in the fashion, cooperating with the major international firms. After being selected for “Arte Prize” in 1998, he devoted completely to painting. In the last years he has been marked on the international art scene for a research focused on the representation of the city scenery and of the contemporary metropolis, a golden organism provided with an independent life, in constant changing and growing. In his works the city becomes a metaphysical space, motionless but full of experienced traces, suspended in a time without time.

ANTROPICO-NATURALE XLIV, 2012, 70x100 cm Courtesy: the artist and Galleria Federico Rui Arte Contemporanea, Milano

196 197 SERENA VIGNOLINI ITALY rojena v Pratu (Italija) leta 1980, kjer živi in dela. born in 1980 in Prato (Italy) where she lives and works.

Samouk. Že od vsega začetka se je posvetila študiji in raziskovanju slikarskih materialov in človeške narave. Inspiracijo črpa iz literature in glasbe.

Self-taught. She immediately approaches to the study and research of pictorial materials and human nature. She is inspired from literature and music.

E NON TI SI VEDA FORELLENQUINTETT SENZA TITOLO LA NOTA QUERULA SERIE TERMINI MOTI courtesy: the artist

198 199 LEI WANG CHINA rojen 1980 v Zhoukou v provinci Henan na Kitajskem. Trenutno živi v Pekingu in Luoyangu. born 1980, Zhoukou, Henan and currently lives in Beijing and Luoyang.

Eden najvidnejših kitajskih sodobnih umetnikov. Iz umetnosti je magistriral na Oddelku za eksperimentalne umetnosti kitajske Centralne likovne akademije. Svoja umetniška dela ustvarja z drzno uporabo pletilnih tehnik. Pri tem ne uporablja volne, niti ali preje, ampak papir, ki si ga izposoja iz prodmetov, ki se mu zdijo pomembni, pa naj bo Sveto pismo, slovarji, časopisi ali celo toaletni papir. Te tekste nato vključi v svoja dela s pomočjo previdnega in natančnega pletenja. Vsak list nareže na ozke trakove, navlaži, nato pa zvije v prejo, iz katere potem z veliko natančnostjo plete.

One of the most prominent contemporary artists in China. He gained an MA in Arts from the Department of Experimental Art of Central Academy of Fine Arts. Wang Lei has been converting materials into objects with the bold use of his kniing techniques. The artist does not use wool, thread or yarn to produce his artworks. Rather, he uses paper from materials significant to him, such as the Bible, Tao Te Ching, dictionaries, newspapers and even toilet paper. The Henan-born artist incorporates these texts into his handmade clothes by careful and meticulous kniing. His dedication is shown as he slices each paper into narrow strips, dampens them and finally roll and twist them into yarn from which he then starts kniing with exquisite control.

IMMANENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST – THE EAST, 2015, 65 x 55 x 8 cm Courtesy: the artist and Association Elephant d'Art, Paris

200 201 MARISSA WEDENIG AUSTRIA rojena 1991 v St. Veit/Gland. Živi in ustvarja na Dunaju (oboje Avstrija). born in 1991 in St. Veit/Gland. Lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

Več let je živela v ZDA in Latviji, kjer je študirala azijske študije in japonologijo. Pozneje se je preselila na Dunaj, kjer je študirala slikarstvo in animacijo pri prof. Juditi Eisler. V 2012 je začela študirati na oddelku za umetnost in medije berlinske likovne akademije pri prof. Anni Anders. Sodelovala je na številnih razstavah in festivalih, leta 2015 pa bila nominirana za Bank Austria Artaward Karnten.

She has lived in US and Latvia for many years, where she studied Asia studies and Japanology from 2010 to 2011. She later moved to Vienna where she studied painting and animation under prof. Judit Eisler. In 2012 she moved to Berlin University of Fine Arts to study at the department of Art and Media under Prof. Anna Anders. She has participated in many exhibitions and festivals and was in 2015 also nominated for Bank Austria Artaward Karnten.

ODE ODER CHANSON?, 2015, 17 x 31 cm courtesy: the artist & Kro Art Contemporary, Vienna

202 203 PETER WEHINGER AUSTRIA rojen 1971 v Vorlbergu, živi in ustvarja na Dunaju (oboje Avstrija). born in 1971 in Vorlberg, lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

Leta 2012 je diplomiral na Likovni akademiji na Dunaju pri prof. Gunterju Damischu, Moniki Bonvicini in Petru Koglerju. Kot eden najzanimivejših in vidnejših mlajših avstrijskih umetnikov se v svojih delih poigrava z različnimi mediji, od risbe in kiparstva do instalacij iz papirja, lesa, kosti, gline in drugih naravnih materialov.

Graduated in 2012 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with the proff.Gunter Damisch, Monika Bonvicini and Peter Kogler. One of the most interesting and prominent younger austrian artists, Wehinger works and play with different media: drawing, sculpture, installation made of paper, wood, clay, bones or natural element.

NÄCHSTE GENERATION, 2007 courtesy: the artist & Kro Art Contemporary, Vienna

204 205 SALVATORE ZACCHINO ITALY

živi in dela v italijanskem Campolaaru. lives and works in Campolaaro (Italy).

Diplomiral je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Neaplju. Estetsko referenco njegovih del predstavljajo oblike in figure narave ter živalsko obnašanje, zlasti socialno obnašanje mravelj pri prenašanju semen. Ta motiv v njegovih delih simbolizira »globalno seme«, preko katerega tematizira zapleteno razmerje med sodobno globalno ekonomijo in ljudmi.

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. Aesthetic references of his work are nature's shapes and figures and animal behavior, especially the "social" behavior of ants when carrying grain. He uses this motif in his installations to symbolize the "global grain" via which he explores the relationship between global economy and the people.

ORA ET LABORA 100 x 60 x 46 cm courtesy: the artist & Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

206 207 ALICE ZANIN ITALY rojena 1987 v italijanski Piacenzi. Živi in dela v Podenzanu. born in Piacenza in 1987. Lives and work in Podenzano (both Italy).

Po diplomi iz klasičnih jezikov in lingvistike je študirala na Gazzola Art School v Piacenzi. Pri svojem delu uporablja in združuje različne materiale, od terakote in smole do papirja in železa. Od leta 2012 se posveča zlasti kaširanju, plod česar je umetniška serija “verba volant scripta…”.

After a degree in classics and language studies, she studied at the Gazzola Art School in Piacenza. In her works she uses various materials such as terracoa, resin, paper and iron -singularly assembling them. Since 2012 she has been focusin on papier-mâché, creating the series “verba volant scripta…”.

ROSA CANINA, 2015, 50 x 50 x 50 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Mahias Rier, Milano

208 209 ANDREA ZUCCHI ITALY

Italijanski grafik, rojen 1679, umrl 1740. Italian engraver, born in 1679 and died in 1740.

Eden od predstavnikov italijanske grafične šole. Avtor dvanajstih grafičnih plošč, na katerih je upodobil takratne beneške navade, po naročilu knjižnic pa tudi številne druge motive. Leta 1726 je bil povabljen v Dresden, da poslika sceno tamkajšnjega gledališča. Ob vrnitvi v Benetke je nastala slavna serija 57 upodobitev Benetk, ki jih je izdal Lavila. Njegova dela se nahajajo v številnih italijanskih in evropskih zasebnih in javnih historičnih zbirkah, med drugim tudi v londonskem Victoria and Albert Museum.

One of the artist of the Italian School of Engraving and member of a famous Venetian artistic family. He engraved a set of twelve plates of Venetian habits and many other subjects for the libraries. In 1726 he was invited to Dresden to paint the scene and decorations of its Theatre and on his return to his native city he engraved most of the plates for the collection published by Lavila, consisting of fifty-seven plates of the most celebrated pictures of Venice. His works are part of many historical Italian and European private and public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum of London.

TEATRO OLIMPICO DI ANDREA PALLADIO, VICENZA, 1749 courtesy: Stamperia Busato, Vicenza

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RAZSTAVA / EXHIBITION

WUNDERSCULPTOR

KUSTOSA / CURATORS: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari WUNDERSCULPTOR MARIKA VICARI

Privlačen in občudovanja vreden je svet skulptur na razstavi WUNDERSCULPTOR, ki jo gostijo dvorane in dvorišče starega ptujskega dominikanskega samostana. Na njej sodelujejo Leo Ferdinando Demetz, Alice Zanin, Tobia Ravà, Nora De Saint Picman, Mario Ciaramella, Monika Grycko, Džeko Hodžić, Robert Jurak, Tanja Špenko in Hans Beckers.

Samostani so bili v preteklosti kulturna in znanstvena središča, tudi ptujski, ustanovljen že leta 1230, nato pa 1924 spremenjen v zgodovinski in arheološki mestni muzej. Tema naše razstave se lepo umešča v ta »okvir«; izbrana dela se po eni strani spogledujejo z zgodovino, okoljem, duhovnostjo in kulturo, po drugi pa s projekti etnografskega in antropološkega značaja.

Osrednja misel, ki se lahko poraja ob obisku razstave, je ta, da imamo pred seboj sodoben prostor čudes kot zbirko harmoničnih estetik v odnosu med etosom (s pogostim uklanjanjem logosu in patosu) in formo.

Ko vstopimo v samostanski hodnik, nas pozdravi kompleksna in istočasno lahkotna inštalacija Alice Zanin. Pisana leteča žival, zasidrana na razmajanem visečem stolu med kupom majhnih gnezd in s čudovitimi barvitimi freskami v ozadju, predstavlja razcep med telesom človeka in živali, v iskanju samega pomena besede: milost in prekletstvo, ki živi, izrečeno ali prejeto, ne da bi posedovalo dar resnice nad stvarmi. Kip Nore De Saint Picman, Le Couple, par, ki se strastno in skoraj erotično razkazuje na samostanskem hodniku je prav predrzno obrnjen navzven, ni objema, le dotik teles. Strast golih teles izžareva v prostor.Beseda, ki kot obujena še vedno odmeva v inštalaciji Džeka Hodžića, ustvarjeni iz knjig in dokumentov iz med bosansko vojno požganih knjižnic, postane molitev v skulpturi Maria Ciaramelle ali pa privilegirani predmet dolge študije in razlage črk, številk, kabale in gematrije v skulpturah Tobie Ravè, kot so Shir Tanin, Cocodrillo (Krokodil) in inštalacija s pisanimi jadri iz satena, ki predstavljajo arhitektonsko notranjost.

Medtem ko inštalacije Tanje Špenko in Hansa Beckersa ustvarjajo povezavo z etno- antropološkimi raziskovanji, je inštalacija Monike Grycko tesneje povezana s preučevanjem evolucije od živali do človeka. Delo Santa scimmia (Sveta opica) zaznamuje sodobni ateizem, podvržen brezbrižnosti vseh tistih, ki podležejo tako vedenjskim in genetskim mutacijam kot tudi neusmiljenim zakonom narave, oddaljenim od človeške usode.

Skulpture Lea Ferdinanda Demetza so odprt dialog med moškim in žensko, ki se, čeprav pritrjena na les, skušata osvoboditi, s čimer označujejo tanko mejo poraženega človeštva, ki se kljub vsemu še naprej trudi povzpeti in je razpeto med negotovostjo in ljubeznijo.

214 WUNDERSCULPTOR MARIKA VICARI

In the exhibition WUNDERSCULPTOR, we look with wonder to the world of sculpture and are intrigued by the works of Leo Ferdinand Demetz, Alice Zanin, Tobia Ravà, Mario Ciaramella, Monika Grycko, Salvatore Zacchino, Nora De Saint Picman, Džeko Hodžić, Robert Jurak, Tanja Špenko and Hans Beckers hosted in the halls and the courtyard of the Old Dominican Monastery in Ptuj, founded in 1230. Monasteries have, historically, always been cultural and scientific centers, so in becoming, in 1924, the historical and archaeological museum of the city, with its small temporary contemporary collection, it affirmed one of its key roles.

The monastery provides the appropriate »frame« for the theme of the exhibition and the selected works. If on the one hand they communicate with the history, the environment, the spirituality and the culture, on the other, they direct us to other alchemical thoughts or ethnographic and anthropological projects.

An important question, that might arise from visiting this exhibition, is the construction of a contemporary Wunderkammer as a collection of the aesthetics of harmony in the relationship between ethos (often giving way to logos and pathos) and form.

On entering the corridors of the monastery, we are greeted by a complex yet lightweight installation of Alice Zanin. A colorful flying animal anchored to a rickety chair suspended from a cluster of small nests, and in the background, beautiful and colourful frescoes representing the split between the bodies of man and animal, in search of the very meaning of the word: grace or damnation, that, whether uttered or received, lives without possessing the gift of accuracy about things. Statute of Nora De Saint Picman, Le Couple, presents two lovers that, passionately and almost erotically expose on the corridor of the monastery. Further they are not turned to each other but audaciously towards outside, there is no hug, just the gentle touch of the bodies. Passion radiates into space. Still reverberating and evoked in the installation of Džeko Hodžić, composed from books and correspondence retrieved from libraries burned down during the war, the word becomes prayer in the sculpture of Mario Ciaramella, or is the unique subject of a long study and interpretation of the letter, number, Kabbalah as in the gematria of Tobia Ravà's sculptures, eg. Shir Tanin, the Crocodile and the installation with the colorful satin sails representing architectural interiors.

If Tanja Špenko's and Hans Beckers' installations already open the way to ethno-anthropological research, Monika Grycko's research, on the other hand, regards more the evolution of animals to humans. The work, The Holy Monkey, outlines contemporary atheism dominated by the

215 Razstava se zaključuje ali ponovno začenja, kakor kdo želi, na krožen način, ob raziskovanju materije in oblike, obe pa sta preneseni v koncept učinkovitosti in delovanja v zunanji inštalaciji Roberta Juraka. In prav materija (v tem primeru železo) je tista, ki sama po sebi označuje možnost in zmožnost, da dejansko prevzame določeno obliko tudi v realnosti.

216 indifference of those who succumb to behavioural and genetic mutations rather than to the ruthless laws of nature, far removed from the destiny of man.

The sculptures of Leo Ferdinand Demetz are an open dialogue between man and woman who try to break free despite being anchored to a wooden material, signifying the fine line of a defeated humanity that, nevertheless, tries to rise up, but itself suspended between uncertainty and love.

The collection, closes or reopens, whichever way one wants to see it, in a circular movement. The research on matter and form is related to the concepts of power and action in the external installation of Robert Jurak. It is matter itself (in this case iron) that embodies the possibility and the power to acquire a form already present in realty.

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HANS BECKERS BELGIUM rojen 1986, živi in dela v Schotnu v Belgiji. Born in 1986. Lives and work in Shoten, Belgium.

Na School of Arts v Gentu (KASK) je študiral multimedijske umetnosti. Njegova dela se povečini osredotočajo na zvok, inštalacije, glasbo in performanse, vendar pa ustvarja tudi risbe, jedkanice in kompozicije za gledališke in video nastope. V svojih delih želi poiskati ravnovesje med glasbo in vizualnimi umetnostmi. Z inštrumenti, ki jih naredi sam, želi pokazati, kako se da ustvarjati glasbo tudi s predmeti, za katere si ne bi nikoli mislili, da lahko postanejo glasbeni inštrumenti. Njegovi performansi so kombinacija skladanja in improvizacije, na celo vrsto različnih materialov igra ritmično, melodično in harmonično. Je tudi dobitnik rezidenčne nagrade 9. izdaje festivala ART STAYS - Arte Laguna Prize.

Studied Multimedia Arts at the School of Arts (KASK) in Ghent. His work is mainly focused on sound, installations, music and performances, but he also makes drawings, etchings and compositions for theatre, video and performances. In his work he tries to find a balance between music and visual arts. Using self-made instruments, he shows how objects that are not generally considered fit to play music on can in fact become musical instruments. His performances are a combination of composition and improvisation, where he plays a whole range of materials rhythmically, melodically and harmonically. Winner of ART STAYS residence prize at 9° edition of Arte Laguna Prize.

KLOPOTEC, 2015, 100 x 80 x 200 cm courtesy: the artist & Art Stays

222 223 MARIO CIARAMELLA ITALY rojen 1956. Živi in dela v Luzzano di Moiano (Italija). born in 1956. Lives and works in Luzzano of Moiano (Italy).

Njegovo delo je vezano na njegov zemljo, običaje in kulturo. Že njegov ded in oče sta ga učila obdelave “revnih” materialov, kot so, les, glina in kamen. Šolal se je na umetniški šoli v Beneventu z Luigijem Mainolfijem in Mimmom Palladinom. Leta 1978 je diplomiral na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Neaplju, smer kiparstvo, pod vodstvom Augusta Pereza. Zanima ga tudi animacija in je sodeloval pri več televizijskih in gledaliških projektih.

His work is connected to his land and its traditions and culture. Already his grandfather and then father teached him how to work with “poor” materials such as wood, clay and stone. He studied at the Art School of Benevento with Luigi Mainolfi and Mimmo Palladino. Graduated in 1978 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples at the sculpture course held by Augusto Perez. He is also interested in animation and has collaborated in several televison and theatrical projects.

MARIO CIARAMELLA PREGHIERA, 2013, 83,5 x 67,5 x h 150 cm courtesy: the artist

224 225 NORA DE SAINT PICMAN SLOVENIA rojena 1963 v Kranju. Živi in dela v Ljubljani. born in 1963 in Kranj (Slovenia). Lives and works in Ljubljana.

Slikarka, grafičarka, kiparka ter video-intermedijska umetnica je formirala svojo ustvarjalno pot v letih 1986 do 2003 med Ljubljano in Parizom. Leta 1983 diplomirala na Srednji glasbeni šoli v Ljubljani (klavir). Leta 1986 je diplomirala na Akademiji za likovno umetnost (slikarstvo pri prof. Janezu Berniku). Samostojno razstavlja od leta 1985. Med letoma 1988 in 1990 se je kot štipendistka francoske vlade izpopolnjevala na pariški Akademiji lepih umetnosti pri prof. Vladu Veličkoviću in drugih. Leta 1991 je postala članica Maison des artistes, 1993 francoska državljanka in 2003 prejela diplomo Fédération Nationale de la culture française, European Art Group.

Painter, graphic artist, sculptor and video/intermedia artist, Nora de Saint Picman carved out her artistic career between 1986 and 2003 alternating between Ljubljana and Paris. In 1983, she graduated in piano from the Secondary Music School Ljubljana, and in 1986 completed her studies of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts with Prof. Janez Bernik. On a scholarship awarded by the French Government, she aended the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, studying drawing with Prof. Vlado Veličković between 1988 and 1990. She became member of the Maison des artistes in 1991, and in 1993 obtained the French citizenship, in 2003 being granted a diploma by the Fédération Nationale de la culture française, European Art Group.

LE COUPLE courtesy: the artist

226 227 LEO FERDINANDO DEMETZ ITALY rojen 1967. Živi in dela v italijanski Selva Val Gardena. born in 1967. Lives and works in Selva Val Gardena (Italy).

Fokus Demeovih lesenih skulptur predstavlja raziskovanje človeškosti, utesnjene, včasih ostre, a tudi ironične in irelevantne. S pomočjo klesanja, ki se v njegovi družini prenaša iz generacije v generacijo, se v njegovih delih tradicija staplja s sodobnostjo in nam odpira dostop do transcendentnega in nematerialnega.

An intense travel about humanity, imprisoned, sometimes fierce - but also ironic and irreverent is the focus of wood sculptures by Leo Deme. In his work the tradition blends inextricably to the contemporary with the techniques of carving handed down in his family from generation to generation giving us access to the realm of the transcendent and immaterial.

INSICUREZZA, 2013, h 49 cm courtesy: the artist

228 229 MONIKA GRYCKO POLAND rojena 1970 v Varšavi. Živi in dela v italijanski Faenzi. born in Warsaw in 1970. Lives and works in Faenza, IT.

Leta 1998 je diplomirala na Akademiji za likovno umetnost pod mentorstvom prof. Grzegorzija Kowaskija. Ustvarja videe, kipe, instalacije in prostorske ureditve. Njeno delo se umešča med pop realizem in notranjo ikonografijo in se ukvarja s strahom in bojem. Opica je kakor oltar, posvečen pomirjenemu nadzorniku; na meji med človeškim, živalskim in objektom. Lahko bi prav tako bil portret superjunaka, ki nam sporoča, da preživljamo zadnje dni naše civilizacije, in njenega etičnega in ekonomskega sistema.

Graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1998 with the mentor Prof. Grzegorz Kowaski. She creates videos, sculptures, installations and spatial arrangments. Her work is situated between pop realism and inner iconography and deals with a fear and struggle. Monkey is like an altar dedicated to a peaceful supervisor; oscillating between a human, an animal and a furniture. It could as well be a portrait of a superhuman, telling us that we are living in the last days of our civilization and its ethical and economic system.

SANTA SCHIMMIA, 70 x 40 x 35 cm courtesy: the artist

230 231 DŽEKO HODŽIĆ BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA rojen 1950 v črnogorskem Godijevu. Živi in ustvarja v Sarajevu. born in 1950 in Godijevo (Montenegro). He lives and works in Sarajevo (BIH).

Diplomiral je na sarajevski likovni akademiji leta 1977. Je član Združenja likovnih umetnikov BIH od 1988 naprej. Za svoje delo je prejel številne nagrade, med drugim tudi letošnji Grand Prix na razstavi risb v Mostarju. V njegovih delih dominirajo abstraktni simboli in močno stilizirani motivi. Gradi jih na interpretaciji tradicionalnih bosanskih simbolov, vanje vključuje islamske motive, med temami pa prevladuje bližnja zgodovina BIH, ki sta jo zaznamovali vojna in uničenje.

He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Sarajevo in 1977. He is a member of the ALUBIH (Association of Visual Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina) since 1980. He has won numerous awards for his artistic work, including the Grand Prix award at this year’s exhibition of drawings in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Dominated by abstract symbols and highly stylized motifs Dzeko Hodzic builds his art on the interpretations of traditional symbol of Bosnia. His works can be identified and determined by Islamic motifs and preoccupation with the themes from the recent history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, suffused by war and destruction.

OD ALEKSANDRIJSKE BIBLIOTEKE DO VIJEĆNICE, 2008 . 2012 courtesy: the artist

232 233 ROBERT JURAK SLOVENIA rojen 1967. Živi in dela v Logarovcih pri Križevcih pri Ljutomeru. born in 1967. Lives and works in Logarovci, near Križevci pri Ljutomeru (Slovenija).

Je kipar in slikar, ustvarja tudi predstave. Materiali, s katerimi ustvarja, so jeklo, les, glina, kamen. Materiale jemlje iz svojega delovnega in naravnega okolja. Tematika njegove dela črpa iz aktualnega socialnega, kulturnega in političnega dogajanja v njegovem okolju.

Sculptor and painter, he also creates performances. Materials he uses are steel, wood, clay and stone. He takes them from his workplace and nature. Themes for its works come from actual social, cultural and political developments in his environment.

ORKESTER, 2014 - 2015 courtesy: the artist

234 235 TOBIA RAVÀ ITALY rojen 1959 v italijanski Padovi. Živi in dela v Benetkah. born in Padua in 1959. Lives and works in Venice (both Italy).

Šolal se je Mednarodni grafični šoli v Benetkah in Urbinu. Diplomiral je iz semiologije umetnosti na Univerzi v Bologni pod mentorstvom Umberta Eca, Renata Barille, Omarja Calabreseja in Flavija Carolija. Med njegovimi deli so slike, kipi in instalacije, inspirirajo pa jih hebrejska kultura, matematika, logika in sodobna umetnost.

He aended the International School of Graphics in Venice and Urbino. He graduaded in Semiology of Arts at the Bologna University under Umberto Eco, Renato Barilli, Omar Calabrese and Flavio Caroli. His work includes paintings, sculptures and installations and builds on Hebraic culture, mathematics, logic and contemporary art.

SALTO DI POTENZA (STEINBOCKS), 2013, 81x36x27 cm VELE DI INFINITO, 2013, 178x123 cm SHIR TANIN (CROCODILE), 2011, 210x76x40 cm courtesy: the artist

236 237 TANJA ŠPENKO SLOVENIA rojena v Ljubljani leta 1956, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in Ljubjana in 1956, where she also lives and works.

Študirala je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani pod prof. Štefanom Planincem. Od prve samostojne razstave leta 1981 v Avli Inštituta Jožef Stefan v Ljubljani pa do danes se je na samostojnih razstavah doma in v tujini predstavila več kot tridesetkrat, med drugim leta 1997 v Galeriji Equrna v Ljubljani, leta 1998 v Muzeju grada Zagreba, leta 2001 v Mestni galeriji Piran, leta 2005 v galeriji Božidar Jakac (v nekdanji samostanski cerkvi) v Kostanjevici na Krki in leta 2008 v Galeriji A+A v Benetkah.

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana under Prof. Štefan Planinc. Since her first independent exhibition in 1981 at the Institute Jožef Štefan in Ljubljana, her work has been exhibited in more than 30 independent exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad, among others at: Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, 1997; Muzej grada Zagreba (Zagreb City Museum), Zagreb (Croatia), 1998; Mestna Galerija Piran (Piran Municipal Gallery), 2001; Galerija Božidar Jakac at Kostanjevica na Krki, 2005; and Gallery A+A in Venice (Italy), 2008.

BOLJ ZELENA II, SLIKA 6, 1983, 200 x 80 x 10 cm MALA SLIKA, 1984, 113 x 55 x 12 cm courtesy: the artist

238 239 SALVATORE ZACCHINO ITALY

živi in dela v italijanskem Campolaaru. lives and works in Campolaaro (Italy).

Diplomiral je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Neaplju. Estetsko referenco njegovih del predstavljajo oblike in figure narave ter živalsko obnašanje, zlasti socialno obnašanje mravelj pri prenašanju semen. Ta motiv v njegovih delih simbolizira »globalno seme«, preko katerega tematizira zapleteno razmerje med sodobno globalno ekonomijo in ljudmi.

Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. Aesthetic references of his work are nature's shapes and figures and animal behavior, especially the "social" behavior of ants when carrying grain. He uses this motif in his installations to symbolize the "global grain" via which he explores the relationship between global economy and the people.

ORA ET LABORA, 100 x 60 x 46 cm courtesy: the artist and Nuvole Arte Contemporanea, Montesarchio

240 241 ALICE ZANIN ITALY rojena 1987 v italijanski Piacenzi. Živi in dela v Podenzanu. born in Piacenza in 1987. Lives and work in Podenzano (both Italy).

Po diplomi iz klasičnih jezikov in lingvistike je študirala na Gazzola Art School v Piacenzi. Pri svojem delu uporablja in združuje različne materiale, od terakote in smole do papirja in železa. Od leta 2012 se posveča zlasti kaširanju, plod česar je umetniška serija “verba volant scripta…”.

After a degree in classics and language studies, she studied at the Gazzola Art School in Piacenza. In her works she uses various materials such as terracoa, resin, paper and iron -singularly assembling them. Since 2012 she has been focusin on papier-mâché, creating the series “verba volant scripta…”.

ISP (INTERNATIONAL SCHIAPARELLI PINK), 2012-2014, 150 x 240 x 90 cm courtesy: the artist & Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Mahias Rier, Milano

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WUNDERHERBARIUM

KUSTOSA / CURATORS: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari WUNDERHERBARIUM MARIKA VICARI

Čudesa in nenavadnosti naravnega sveta pa so zbrani na razstavi z naslovom WUNDERHERBARIUM v galeriji Magistrat, kjer se s fascinantnimi in zanimivimi fotografijami predstavljajo Ann & Patrick Poierer, Isabelle Menin, Alessandra Guolla, Aqua Aura, in še Chiara Albertoni s slikami.

Ta herbarij se resda precej razlikuje od originalnih, a vendarle izbrana umetniška dela na izviren način predstavljajo čudesa narave. Nedvomno obstaja trdna povezava med naravnimi in umetniškimi oblikami in v estetski izkušnji narava sama postane umetnost, ko vzbudi takojšnje zanimanje in ko se iz vzgiba presenečenja porodi čudo videnja in čutenja. Naravo je moč prevesti s pomočjo različnih tehnik reprodukcije - v tem primeru smo izbrali samo slikarstvo in fotografijo, saj slednji nista zgolj običajni imitaciji resničnosti; namreč, subjektivnost, na kateri temeljita, ne zmore pojasniti zadovoljstva, ki se kot iz očaranosti poraja v nas.

Tukaj predstavljena narava se pred našimi očmi prikaže kot pravi spektakel: od listov Ann & Patricka Poierer do cvetlic Isabelle Menin in Aque Aure preko očaranosti nad gozdom Chiare Albertoni ter vse do skrajnosti šivov in rezov Alessandre Guolla. Čeprav se vsa izbrana dela med seboj precej razlikujejo, pa iz njih veje nekakšna nedoumljiva, vedno prisotna govorica, občasno sestavljena iz majhnih sledi, ki namigujejo na nekaj skrivnostnega ali na veliko bolj intimen in globok odnos z rastlinskim elementom, vse dokler ne postane zatočišče. Zaključimo lahko, da sta tako umetnik kot umetnina tista, ki prikazujeta ali preoblikujeta naravo, zbiratelj in na koncu še gledalec pa se med razmišljanjem o njej v njej izgubita.

In čeprav je namen zbirateljstva poustvariti svet znotraj sobe, ukrotiti čustva in vzpostaviti distanco med nami in predmeti, pa ta wunderherbarium fiksira čas in nam pusti sanjati ali pa nas prime za roko in nam pokaže številne posebnosti iz naravnega sveta.

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The wonders and oddities of the natural world are presented in the exhibition at the Magistrat Gallery, under the title of WUNDERHERBARIUM, with fascinating and intriguing photos of Ann & Patrick Poierer, Isabelle Menin, Alessandra Guolla, Aqua Aura, and paintings by Chiara Albertoni.

Although we realize that we are well away from the original herbarium, the artwork chosen offers an original representation of the wonders of nature. There is no doubt a strong connection between the forms of nature and the forms of art. In the aesthetic experience, nature itself becomes art when it arouses an immediate interest and the wonder of seeing and hearing springs from a start of surprise. Nature is interpreted through various reproductive techniques - and in this case we have only chosen painting and photography – as they are not just mere reproductions of reality. The underlying subjectivity is not able to define the pleasure that leaves us spellbound.

The nature represented here appears before our eyes as a true spectacle: from the leaves of Ann & Patrick Poierer to the flowers Isabelle Menin and Aqua Aura, and then through the enchanting forest of the Chiara Albertoni to the extremes of seams and cuts of Alessandra Guolla. From all the selected works, although very different from each other, emerges an elusive language, that remains uncertain, consisting sometimes of small traces that point to something secret, or to a relationship with a plant element, so far more intimate and deep as to provide shelter. And so, whether it is the artist who creates works representing or transforming nature, the collector or the viewer, while lost in contemplation, they are all filled with wonder.

If collecting serves to rebuild the world in a room, to handle emotions and create a distance between us and the objects, the wunderherbarium, located in Slovenia's the oldest town, Ptuj, fixes time, makes us dream and takes us by the hand in this case to introduce us to many curiosities of the natural world.

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CHIARA ALBERTONI ITALY rojena 1979 v italijanski Padovi. Živi in ustvarja v Montegaldu (Italija). born in Padua in 1979, lives and works in Montegalda (both Italy).

Leta 2004 je diplomirala iz slikarstva na beneški likovni akademiji. V svojih oljnih slikah uprizarja zlasti naravo, največkrat oddaljeno, a tudi preko približkov. V njih hiperrealistična narava postaja bledeč spomin, ki absorbira in hkrati daje novo življenje vsaki rastlini in roži.

Graduated in painting in 2004 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. In her coloured oil on canvases she catches nature, sometimes extreme and distant, sometimes in close-ups, when the hiperrealistic nature becomes a fading memory that absorbes and brings new life to each plant, flower.

LA FORESTA INCANTATA, 2013, 142 x 76 cm, courtesy: the artist

252 253 AQUA AURA ITALY rojen 1969 v kraju Vimercate, trenutno živi in dela v Milanu. born in 1969 in Vimercate - MI. Currently, he lives and works in Milan.

Leta 1988 je zaključil izobraževanje na umetniški šoli v Bergamu, leta 1992 pa diplomiral iz slikarstva, na temo del Anselma Kieferja, na Akademiji za likovno umetnost Brera v Milanu. Nato je v 2006 odpotoval na Islandijo, kjer je razvil zanimanje do črno-bele fotografije. Z izobraževanjem je nadaljeval širom sveta in začel raziskovati še barvno fotografijo. Rezultat tega, o čemer priča tudi njegovo delo Bodies, so oblike, ki postanejo metafore; drobni in mehki predmeti, lebdeči v praznini, paradoksalno lahki, kot da zajemajo nenavadne svetove in resničnosti.

In 1988, he graduated from the Art School of Bergamo and in 1992 he graduated in painting at the Academy of fine Art of Brera - Milan – with a study and a thesis on “Anselm Kiefer“. Subsequently, he travelled to Iceland in 2006 where he developed his interest of black & white photography. He has continued his formation around the world and opened his research to the colour photograpy. The result are forms that become metaphores, fine and soft objects, floating in the void, paradoxically light, as enclosing extraordinary worlds and realities as in the works named Bodies.

BODIES #2, 2015, 105 x 158 x 10 cm BODIES #4, 2015, 100 x 150 x 10 cm BODIES #5, 2015, 90 x 120 x 10 cm courtesy: the artist & Costantini Art Gallery, Milano

254 255 ALESSANDRA GUOLLA ITALY rojena 1978 v Vioriu Veneto. Živi in dela v Spelt d'Alpago (oboje Italija). born in Viorio Veneto in 1978, lives and works in Spelt d'Alpago (both Italy).

Iz slikarstva je diplomira na beneški likovni akademiji. Od začetkov svoje umetniške poti se posveča zlasti fotografiji. Zaponke. Igle in sukanec. Jekleni zatiči in nakit. Pomaranče. Vrtnice in kane. Oddaljeni svetovi, ki želijo komunicirati med seboj. Dela Alessandra je mogoče brati kot liturgijo alkimije.

Graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. She devotes to photography since the beginning of her artistic career. Pins. Needle and thread. Steel pins and trinkets. Oranges. Rose and Canne. Distant worlds that want to communicate beetwen themselves. The works of Alessandra can be read as a liturgy of alchemy.

INVENTARIO EPITELIALE, 2000/2002, 50 x 70 cm „IL CORPO LUOGO DELL ESISTENZA CONTENITORE DI EMOZIONI IMPLOSIONE DI CARNALI VIBRAZIONI“ courtesy: the artist

256 257 ISABELLE MENIN BELGIUM rojena 1961 v Bruslju, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in Brussels in 1961, where she also lives and works.

Študirala je umetnost na Šoli za grafično raziskovanje v Bruslju. Kot lahko prepoznamo v njenih delih, umetniško izhaja zlasti iz slikarstva. Svetla barva, pozornost na teksturo in materiale, kakor tudi zgradba kompozicije njenih del so posledica njenih študij Rubensa in drugih flamskih slikarjev. Zato so njena dela polna barvnih rož, v katerih se lahko gledalec poglobi v zapletenost človeškega karakterja in narave. Njena dela so bila večkrat razstavljena, tudi v svetovno znanem Louvru kot del razstave Fotofever.

Studied art at the School of Graphic Research in Brussels and as we can recognize from her work her artistic background is in painting. Her bright colours, special aention to the texture and material as well as the composition of her works are influenced by her studies of Rubens and other Flemish painters. As a result her works are full of coloured flowers enabling the viewer to go deeper and deeper in reading the complexity of human character and nature. Her works appeared in many exhibitions, among others in Paris's world famous Louvre Museum as part of the Fotofever show.

ADORATA 2 & 13 & 15, 80 x 80 cm courtesy: the artist & Galerie Antonio Nardone, Bruxelles

258 259 ANNE & PATRICK POIRIER FRANCE

Anna je bila rojena 1941 v Marseillu, Patrick pa 1942 v Nantesu. Živita in delata v francoskem Lourmarinu. Anne was born in Marseille, France, in 1941 and Patrick in Nantes, France, in 1942. They live and work in Lourmarin, France.

Po študiju na pariškem Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs sta leta 1967 prejela Rimsko nagrado in se do 1971 preselila v rimsko vilo Medici. Razstavljala sta na številnih najpomembnejših skupinskih razstavah: trikrat na Beneškem bienalu (1976, 1980 in 1984), na šesti Documenti v Kasslu leta 1977 in na Havanskem bienalu leta 2006. Njuna dela so vključena v pomembne javne zbirke, med njunimi najpomembnejšimi razstavami pa so različne samostojne predstavitve po svetu. Anne in Patrick Poirier s svojimi deli že štirideset let izpostavljata krhkost spomina.

After studying at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, they won the Prix de Rome in 1967 and moved to the Villa Medici until 1971. They have participated in many group exhibitions: Venice Biennale (1976, 1980 and 1984), Documenta VI in Kassel (1977) and la Biennale de la Havanne (2006). Some of their most prestigious exhibitions have been solo shows around the world and their artworks are included in important public collections. For forty years Anne and Patrick Poirier emphasize the permanent fragility of memory, between contemporary vanity and archeological collection.

FRAGILE , 2010, 120 x 90 cm, courtesy: the artists and Gallery Alfonso Artiaco

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RAZSTAVA / EXHIBITION

RELIQUIAE

KUSTOS / CURATOR: Claudio Composti VIDETI NEVIDENO RELIKVIJA CLAUDIO COMPOSTI

Tako imenovani kabineti čudes (ali Wunderkammer) so se prvič pojavili v srednjem veku. Veljajo za največji fenomen šestnajstega stoletja, svoj sloves pa so ohranili še celo sedemnajsto pa vse do osemnajstega stoletja, ko je njihova vrednost še nekoliko narasla zaradi znanstvene radovednosti v obdobju razsvetljenstva.

Lahko bi rekli, da gre pri kabinetih čudes za zametke muzejev, čeprav v njih še ni mogoče zaslediti kasnejše, bolj metodološko organizirane zasnove. Pravzaprav je bil tak kabinet čudes pogosto zgolj prostor, v katerem so stali odprti leseni regali, na njih pa so bili razstavljeni naključno izbrani predmeti: denimo stekleni kozarci z deli človeških teles, potopljenimi v tekočino, namenjeno konzerviranju zarodkov (Michelangelo Galliani), ali živali z deformacijami (Caterina Silenzi), pa tudi redke kamnine in dragi kamni.

Posedovanje predmetov, ki so ljudem vlivali strahospoštovanje, je zbiratelje spodbudilo k večanju svojih zbirk – pojav, ki je bil znan že v antičnih časih. Pri tem ni bilo pomembno, da so bili predmeti dragoceni ali so imeli politično ali simbolno vrednost, kot npr. sakralni artefakti ali relikvije. Predvsem cesarje in vladarje je k iskanju teh posebnosti vodila čista obsedenost ali morda zgolj politična potreba, saj je njihovo posedovanje predstavljalo neke vrste orožje za izkazovanje moči, in to je včasih šlo celo tako daleč, da so bili njihovi lastniki prepričani, da naj bi jim ti predmeti podeljevali vsesplošna pooblastila – samo pomislite na Hitlerjeve arheološke odprave v azijske dežele, kjer so iskali Longinovo ali Sveto kopje, s katerim naj bi bil preboden Kristus. Pri tem velja omeniti še nekatere cesarje krščanskih dežel, ki so iskali in – presenetljivo – celo našli ostanke svetnikov ali križev, ki naj bi nekoč pripadali samemu Kristusu (Benedetta Bonichi, Giovanni Gaggia, Eva Gerd).

Vendar pa to še zdaleč niso bili edini predmeti, ki jih je bilo vredno kar najbolje razstaviti v kabinetu čudes: med njimi so se našli še drugi, npr. knjige in redki primerki tiskovin, zbirke posušenih listov (Antonio Redaelli), slike (Karin Andersen), kameje, vodna znamenja, biserne ogrlice, korale, vaze, arheološke najdbe (Alessia De Montis), stari kovanci ter kakršnikoli predmeti, ki so okrepili trgovanje s predmeti, katerega cilj je bilo zadovoljevanje potreb zbirateljev ter zaslužek, pogosto s prodajo ponaredkov.

Med primerki so bili tudi povsem običajni produkti narave, imenovani naturalia, ki so bili poimenovani z latinskimi imeni; med njimi predvsem predmeti neobičajnih oblik ali velikosti, npr. zarodek dvojčkov s skupnim delom telesa, živali z dvema glavama ter redke ali nepoznane ribe ali rastline (Roberto Kusterle, Antonella Aprile). Drugo skupino prav tako zaželenih predmetov so predstavljali izdelki, ki jih je ustvarila človeška roka – tako imenovani artificialia. Ti so bili posebni zaradi svoje izvirnosti ali enkratnosti oz. so nastali s skrivnostnimi ali zapletenimi tehnikami, ki so izvirale z vsega sveta (Alessandro Brighetti, Beatrice Pasquali). Vsem najdam pa so s skupnim imenom rekli kar mirabilia, kar pomeni »stvari, ki zbujajo začudenje« oz. dobesedno čudesa.

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The Wunder-kammer (litterally the Cabinets of wonder) has its roots in the Middle Ages, but became a phenomenon typical of the sixteenth century. It continued throughout the seventeenth and lasted until the eighteenth century, strengthened by the scientific curiosity of the Age of Enlightenment .

It could be said that the Wunderkammer was the beginning of the concept of ‘museum’ although it did not have the characteristics of the later, more methodical organizational set up. Infact, the Wunderkammer was a room often fitted with open wooden shelves on which items were casually set out: glass jars containing parts of the human body immersed in a liquid which was supposed to preserve foetuses (Michelangelo Galliani) and animals with deformities (Caterina Silenzi), as well as rocks and rare stones.

Possessing items that filled people with awe encouraged the growth and spread of collections, a phenomenon already known in ancient times. Not taking into consideration the preciousness and the political and symbolic value of sacred artifacts or relics, fetish love or merely political needs impelled emperors and monarchs to look for these objects, the possession of which was a weapon of power, sometimes going as far as having the absurd idea that owning these objects allegedly gave them innumerous powers, just think of the archaeological expeditions sent by Hitler to Asian lands in search of the spear of Longinus which had pierced Christ’s side. Think also of the proto Christian emperors who sent to look for and – amazingly – found the remains of saints or crosses belonging to Christ himself (Benedetta Bonichi, Giovanni Gaggia, Eva Gerd).

But these were not the only objects worthy of making a fine show in a Wunderkammer: there were others, such as books and rare prints, collections of dried leaves (Antonio Redaelli), pictures (Karin Andersen) cameos, watermarks, pearl necklaces, coral, vases, archaeological findings (Alessia De Montis), ancient coins, all items that boosted a trade aimed at meeting the needs of collectors with money often being made from forgeries.

There were also items that very nature provided which were called by the Latin term, naturalia; things that were in themselves extraordinary for their shape or size, for example, twins with a body part in common, animals with two heads, rare or unknown fish or plants, (Roberto Kusterle, Antonella Aprile).

Other, equally coveted objects, were those created by human hands and known as artificialia, perculiar for their originality and uniqueness and created using secret or complicated techniques from all over the world (Alessandro Brighetti, Beatrice Pasquali).

265 Biti lastnik takšnega ogleda vrednega kabineta čudes ni bilo nekaj povsem običajnega: najpogosteje je bil to privilegij kraljev in plemičev, upokojenih znanstvenikov (pogosto alkimistov), premožnih in šolanih posameznikov ter samostanov. Slednji namreč vse od ustanovitve niso veljali zgolj za prostore, namenjene bivanju verskih redov, ampak tudi za edine varuhe kulture.

Namen razstave, ki se bo na Ptuju odvijala v sklopu 13. festivala Art Stays, je predstaviti sodobno različico takšnega kabineta čudes, zbirke mirabilij dvanajstih umetnikov. Uporabljeni so bili različni mediji, vsem pa je skupno eno: raziskovanje sveta skozi objektiv umetnosti.

Če začnemo na področju arheologije, velja omeniti dve deli, ki ju odlikujeta izjemna lepota in skrivnostnost: Michelangelo Galliani razstavlja tri lepo ohranjene glave in vitro iz marmorja, ki so potopljene v tekočino za konzerviranje. Artefakte so našli ob obali Afrike na globini 2000 metrov. Po mnenju strokovnjakov naj bi šlo za ostanke iz obdobja okoli leta 10.000 pr.n.št., kar časovno in geografsko sovpada z obstojem Atlantide. Vsi trije obrazi so bili najdeni v bližini potopljenih kvadratnih kamnov, kjer so bili zakopani pod peskom z morskega dna, nedvomno pa gre za človeško delo. Domnevno naj bi šlo za temelje zasebne hiše, ki naj bi nekoč stala na legendarnem potopljenem otoku, in morda so obrazi celo podobe lastnikov hiše.

Nekoliko naprej, ko se sprehodite mimo slik in predmetov, naletite na kosa fosiliziranega jabolka, ki ju razstavlja Alessia De Montis: umetnina predstavlja kosa jabolka, najdena na hribu Golgota v bližini Jeruzalema, ki sta pritrjena drug na drugega, šlo pa naj bi za ostanke jabolka Adama in Eve. Po izročilu naj bi bil Adam pokopan prav na Golgoti. Nekateri znanstveniki temu oporekajo in menijo, da gre za jabolko, ki ga je našel arheolog Schliemann, ko je leta 1873 izkopal Priamov zaklad in Trojo. Jabolko, ki naj bi ga Paris dal najlepši boginji Afroditi v zameno za Helenino ljubezen, velja za jabolko spora med boginjami Hero, Ateno in Afrodito, spor med tremi boginjami pa naj bi sprožil trojansko vojno.

Na področju arheologije si lahko ogledamo še presenetljiv primerek avtorice Benedette Bonichi. Gre za platneno pokrivalo z rentgensko sliko križanega telesa, ki nekoliko spominja na svetniški mrtvaški prt. Našli so ga med izkopavanji v Kumranu, kraju na zahodni obali Mrtvega morja, nedaleč od ruševin Jeriha (današnji Zahodni breg). Zvito platno je ležalo v isti jami, v kateri so našli tudi pesnitve neznanega avtorja, znane kot »Mrtvomorski rokopisi«. Še vedno pa ostajata nerešeni dve skrivnosti: nejasno je točno obdobje, iz katerega izvira platno – po ocenah strokovnjakov naj bi šlo za obdobje med leti 150 pr.n.št. in 70 n.št. – odprto pa ostaja tudi vprašanje, kako je lahko v času, ko še ni obstajala nobena razvita civilizacija, sredi puščave nastal rentgenski posnetek.

Če se preselimo na področje z relikvijami, velja omeniti dve pomembni čudesi: avtor prvega je Giovanni Gaggia, ki razstavlja mumificirano srce s petimi vtisnjenimi podobami srca. Na papirju je zraven srca še obris metulja, ki je po legendi simbol za dušo in simbol nekega meniha. Srce in risbe so dejansko našli povsem ohranjene v grobnici neke cerkvice v kraju Mezzanotte v pokrajini Marche, govori pa se, da naj bi bil svetniški menih izjemno spoštovan zaradi svoje sposobnosti

266 All these findings were named mirabilia, that is, things that spark wonder.

To have a Wunderkammer worthy of being shown was not very common: it was generally the prerogative of kings and nobles, of retired scientists (often alchemists), of rich and learned men and of convents and monasteries. The latter, since their beginnings, were not only places intended to accommodate religious orders, but to be also the sole custodians of culture.

The aim of the exhibition in Ptuj, on the occasion of the 13th Art Stays Festival, aims to propose a contemporary vision of mirabilia created by 12 artists. Very diverse media has been used, but all are united by a single purpose: to investigate the world through the lens of Art.

Starting from the Archaeological section, there are two works of great beauty and mystery: Michelangelo Galliani presents three beautiful marbled heads in vitro, immersed in a liquid preservative. The artifacts were discovered off the coast of Africa, at a depth of 2,000 meters.Experts date the remains to around 10,000 BC, which coincides with the geographical timeline and position of Atlantis. The three faces were found near a submerged square stone, buried under the sand of the seabed and are undeniably man-made. They are presumed to be the foundations of a private house on the legendary sunken island, belonging perhaps to the 3 faces found.

A little farther on, as one browses among drawings and objects, one comes across two parts of a fossilized apple exhibited by Alessia De Montis: unearthed attached to each other on the hill of Golgotha outside Jerusalem and thought to be the remains of the Apple belonging to Adam and Eve. Tradition has it that Golgotha is the place where Adam was buried. Other scholars argue, however, that the apple is the one found by the archaeologist Schliemann, who in 1873 discovered the treasure of Priam and the city of Troy. In return for Helen’s love, the apple given by Paris to Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess, was the source of discord between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite herself. This consequently gave rise to the Trojan War.

Remaining in the field of archaeology, another striking piece is Benedetta Bonichi’s canvas cloth with the imprint of a X-rayed crucified body bringing to mind the Sacred Shroud. Discovered during the excavations at Qumran, a place on the west shore of the Dead Sea, not far from the ruins of Jericho (the modern day West Bank), the canvas was found rolled up in the same cave where the apocryphal gospels, the so-called ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ were discovered. Two mysteries still remain unsolved: the uncertain date of origin of the canvas - estimated between 150 BC and 70 A.D. - and how could it have been X-rayed in a desert land at such a time when there were no advanced civilizations.

Moving along to the relics section, there are two important mirabilia to be seen: the first one belongs to Giovanni Gaggia, who exhibits a mummified heart and 5 drawings with the heart

267 zdravljenja ter da so ga po vsakem čudežnem ozdravljenju obletavali beli metulji. Po njegovi smrti so menihi v svoji kapelici našli risbe metuljev, nad njimi pa se je pojavil odtis srca – šlo naj bi za odtis srca samega svetnika na postelji iz metuljev.

Med izjemnimi in nenavadnimi relikvijami najdemo tudi skulpturo Michelangela Gallianija. Sestavljena je iz treh koncentričnih železnih škatel, ki se vrtijo na skupni osi ena znotraj druge, vsaka pa ima luknjo na eni strani. Šele ko škatle obrnemo tako, da vse tri luknje sovpadajo, lahko v notranji škatli, ki je prekrita z zlatom, opazimo okamnelo belo srce. Odkrili so ga v jezuitskem samostanu blizu kraja Reggio Emilia, vendar niti menihi, ki so ga hranili, niso poznali njegovega izvora, saj ga je samostanu podaril nek bogat posestnik. Govori se, da naj bi vsakega, ki obrne škatle v položaj, da lahko vidi srce, preplavil val sreče, tiste, ki ne znajo ljubiti, pa naj bi srce napolnilo s toplino.

Res začudenja vredna redkost med relikvijami je delo umetnice Karin Andersen. Gre za tabelno sliko flamskega umetnika iz 16. stoletja, ki je prav zaradi upodobljenega motiva znan kot »slikar zmaja«. Podobi Svetega Jurija in zmaja sta tukaj zamenjani; upodobljen je zmaj, ki premaga svetega Jurija, zlomi njegovo kopje in prevlada nad njim. Pri sliki, ki je last Opatije v Brugesu, gre pravzaprav za oltarsko sliko, ki naj bi izvirala iz časov ikonografskega slikarstva protestantske reformacije, saj je pravzaprav povsem v nasprotju s prepričanjem rimsko-katoliške cerkve.

Za konec velja omeniti še delo Eve Gerd, ikonografsko podobo kosti domnevnega zmaja v veličastnem pokrivalu, ki so ga izvezle flamske ženske. Umetnina je bila kot znak predanosti protestantski miselnosti podarjena Opatiji.

Področje umetniških del – artificialia – med drugim predstavlja umetniško delo Alessandra Brighettija: umetno srce prekrito železno litino. Našli so ga v 18. stoletju v laboratoriju nekega avstrijskega zdravnika alkimista, ki je nenadoma izginil brez sledu. Ob srcu so našli še knjigo risb in formul, vse skupaj pa je ležalo na mizi anatomskega gledališča, kjer je zdravnik opravljal obdukcije, včasih očitno na skrivaj. Knjiga in risbe so bile izgubljene v požaru ob koncu 19. stoletja in ne moremo z gotovostjo reči, kaj je zdravnik želel narediti. Ohranilo se je le srce, potopljeno v raztopino tekočega železa, ki reagira na magnet. V knjigi so bili morda zapiski o nameravani presaditvi srca (prvi poskus se je zgodil v začetku 20. stoletja na dveh psih, na človeškem bitju pa je bila presaditev prvič opravljena leta 1967). Kdo ve? Alkimija je pravzaprav že od nekdaj privlačila znanstvenike in zdravnike pri njihovih prizadevanjih, da bi odkrili skrivnost življenja oziroma kamen modrosti. Med znanostjo in znanstveno fantastiko, ezoteriko in mistiko – želja po odkrivanju preobrazbe človeka v simbolnem in fizičnem pomenu potone v meglice časa. Meja med dovoljenim in prepovedanim, med moralnim in nemoralnim, med znanostjo in čarovništvom je pogosto tako nejasna, da jo lahko hitro prekoračimo, pri tem pa prekršimo celo zakone narave in si drznemo igrati Boga stvarnika ter pri tem manipuliramo z genetiko podobno kot Frankenstein v zgodbah pisateljice Mary Shelley. Gre zgolj za stremljenje znanstvenikov po tem, da bi premagali smrt in ustvarili novo bitje.

268 impressed on it. On the drawing paper, alongside the heart, is the outline of a butterfly which according to legend is a symbol of the soul and of a certain monk. In fact, the heart and the drawings were found preserved in the crypt of a small church in Mezzanotte, in the Marche region, where it is said that the saintly monk was revered for his ability to heal the sick and that after each miracle, he would be surrounded by a flight of white butterflies. When he died the monks found in their small chapel, the drawings of the butterflies and over them appeared the print of a heart, the very heart of the Saint on a bed of butterflies.

Another beautiful and strange relic is Michelangelo Galliani’s sculpture. It is of three concentric iron boxes that rotate on a pivot, one inside the other, each with a hole on one side. Only when they are turned so that the three holes are aligned, does the inner box, covered in gold, reveal a fossilized white heart. It was discovered in a Jesuit monastery near Reggio Emilia, but its origin is unknown even to the monks who possessed it as it was donated to the monastery by a wealthy landowner. Apparently, whoever turns the boxes, finds the perfect alignment and looks at the heart, is said to be filled by a wave of joy, and those who do not know how to love, are warmed by it.

A really curious rarity among the relics, is Karin Andersen’s board, painted by a 16th century Flemish artist known as "the painter of the Dragon", because of the theme he portrayed. The figures in the icon of St. George and the Dragon are in fact reversed; it is the dragon that, surprisingly, crushes St. George, breaking his spear and overpowering him. The table, which belongs to the Abbey of Bruges, is believed to have been part of an altarpiece, which dates back to the iconography of the Protestant Reformation at variance with the Roman Catholic Church.

To complete the tableau, Eva Gerd accompanies the icon with the bones of the alleged Dragon, draped in an ornate cloth, embroidered by Flemish women, as a sign of devotion to the Protestant cause and donated to the Abbey.

Appropriate to the artificialia section is Alessandro Brighetti‘s art piece: an artificial heart covered with liquid iron. It was found in the 18th century in an Austrian doctor’s laboratory, an alchemist who disappeared suddenly without a trace. The heart was found, together with a book of drawings and formulas, on the table of the anatomical theatre where the doctor conducted autopsies, sometimes, it seems, secretly. The book and the drawings were lost in a fire at the end of 19th century. It is impossible to say what the doctor was trying to do. Only the heart immersed in a solution of liquid iron that reacts to a magnet remained. The book was perhaps the notes of an attempted heart transplant (the first experiment took place in the early 20th century on two dogs, while it was first carried out on a human being in 1967). Who knows? Alchemy, after all has always attracted scholars and doctors in their search for the secret to life, the philosopher's stone. Between science and science-fiction, esotericism and mysticism, the desire to seek the transformation of Man, in a symbolic and physical sense, sinks into the mists of time.

269 Na to temo so na področju umetniških del razstavljene majhne ampule umetnice Beatrice Pasquali, iz katerih se dvigajo bodisi majhni človečki ali deli telesa, ter anatomski izračuni, ki izvirajo iz laboratorija nekega švicarskega zdravnika in alkimista iz sredine 19. stoletja. Zdi se, da gre pri zdravnikovih izračunih in poskusi za študije s področja protogeneze (izraz gen je bil uveden šele po letu 1906), in da je zdravnik bil prepričan, da bi lahko ob upoštevanju Darwinove evolucijske teorije ter s pomočjo poskusov, ki jih je opravljal v svojem laboratoriju, začel serijsko reproducirati organe za presaditev. Gregor Mendel, oče genetike, je prvi začel proučevati dedne lastnosti s pomočjo matematičnih formul, zaradi česar je tudi genetika postala znanstvena disciplina.

Še en dih jemajoč eksponat na področju artificialia je delo umetnika Irofumija Isoye. Zanima ga predvsem raziskovanje sveta ter zapleten odnos med vzrokom in posledico, zato je Irofumi v Colorado Springsu v Združenih Državah kupil izjemno zanimiv primerek, ki naj bi izviral iz delavnice slavnega elektroinženirja Nikole Tesla. Pridobljeni primerek je razstavil na dele in jih enega za drugim prodal, da bi tako odplačal dolg J. P. Morganu, ki mu je posodil denar za nakup. Kot znanstvenik in kontroverzna oseba, znana po svojem revolucionarnem odkritju in številnih prispevkih s področja elektromagnetizma (na katerem je veljal za pionirja), je Tesla na prehodu iz 19. v 20. stoletje izumil žarnico kot vir naravne svetlobe. Za svoj izum je uporabil bioluminiscenco (danes znanstveniki to področje raziskujejo v sklopu nanotehnologije), s pomočjo katere svetijo tudi muhe kresnice. Pri tem se svetloba oddaja s pomočjo kemične reakcije med encimoma luciferin in luciferaza. Ko pride do interakcije med njima, se proizvedena energija prenese na nanopalčke in znotraj organizma se ustvari svetloba. Te posebne nanopalčke zaenkrat raziskujejo le v laboratoriju na Univerzi Syracuse. V teku so nadaljnje raziskave, cilj katerih je odkriti še učinkovitejši način za pretvorbo kemične energije v svetlobo. Strokovnjaki ne izključujejo možnosti, da bi lahko rezultate teh raziskav v prihodnosti uporabili tudi za tehnologijo LED, kar bi lahko vodilo celo do iznajdbe svetlobnih teles, ki bi svetila brez priključitve na električno omrežje.

Čudo narave, nekje med pojmoma artificialia in naturalia, so tudi antropomorfna bitja Caterine Silenzi. Odkrili so jih v gorovju Sibillini, ki je del Apeninov v pokrajini Umbria – Marche. Gre za kraj, poln skrivnosti in legend, kjer naj bi se v eni od jam na Mount Sibilla nahajalo celo pravljično kraljestvo, v katerem naj bi nekoč v večnem izobilju živela čudovita bitja, ki so se lahko za samo en dan v tednu preobrazila v grozljive in uporniške pošasti, kot jih na svojem zaslonu prikazuje umetnica. Ker je bil kraj precej odročen, je predstavljal najboljše skrivališče za pogane, ki so hoteli pobegniti pred krščanskimi preganjalci, in tako so se tukaj ohranili poganski rituali in legende, razstavljena bitja, katerih izvor ostaja neznan, pa predstavljajo ostanke takega poganskega življenja.

Eksponati Antonelle Aprile in Alessandra Redaellija so izraz genetike v botaniki. Herbarij in številne risbe neznanih rastlin so našli v knjižnici Univerze v Pragi in domnevno izvirajo iz

270 Between licit and illicit, moral and immoral, science and sorcery, the boundary is often so fine that it is easily crossed going as far as transgressing the laws of nature and daring to substitute God in creation by manipulating genetics, as narrated in literature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It is the scientist’s aspiration to defeat death in order to create a new Being.

Still in the artificialia section, on this same theme, Beatrice Pasquali exhibits small ampoules from which either small humans or parts of the body emerge, as well as anatomical tables that come from the laboratory of another mid-19th century Swiss physician and alchemist. The tables and the physician’s experiments seem to be studies of protogenesis (the term gene was not coined until 1906), an intuition the physician had in the wake of Darwin’s theories and had started to experiment in his laboratory pursuing his dream to reproduce organs in series for transplants. Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, became the first man to study hereditary traits in mathematical terms bringing the rigour of science to genetics.

Another decidedly captivating exhibit in the artificialia section is Irofumi Isoya’s piece of art. Interested in investigating the world and the intricate relationship between cause and effect, Irofumi bought in Colorado Springs (USA) a very intriguing relic that presumably came from the studio of the famous electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. He had dismantled his studio piece by piece selling the various parts to pay off his debt with the financier JP Morgan. A scientist and a controversial figure known for his revolutionary work and numerous contributions in the field of electromagnetism (of which he was a brilliant pioneer), Tesla had designed, between the 19th and early 20th century, this lamp as a generator of natural light. He had the intuition to use the bioluminescence (now studied by scientists of nanotechnology) produced naturally by green asianfireflies. Light is emitted through a chemical reaction between the enzymes luciferin and luciferase. When the two enzymes interact, the energy generated is transferred to the nanorods creating a light within the organism. The particular nanorods used in the experiments can at present only be found in the laboratory of Syracuse University. Further research is now underway to convert chemical energy more effectively into light. Experts do not exclude that this could in the future be applied to LED technology, and help achieve luminous devices able of working without the need of connecting to a power outlet.

Of a strange nature, between artificialia and naturalia, are Caterina Silenzi’s anthropomorphic beings. Discovered in the Sibillini Mountains, part of the Umbria-Marche Apennines, a place full of mystery and legends, it is said that the cave located on Mount Sibilla housed a fairy kingdom, in which wonderful creatures lived in a kind of perpetual feast, only to be transformed, for one day a week, in horrific and revolting monsters, traces of which Caterina displays here. Being an inaccessible spot it was the perfect hiding place for pagans fleeing the Christian persecution, keeping alive pagan rituals and legends; these remnants of mysterious origin come from there.

Related to genetics, but applied to botany, are the beautiful exhibits of Antonella Aprile and

271 krogov bolonjskega naravoslovca Aldrovandija (16. stoletje), a zaradi izjemno kakovostne obdelave in ohranjenosti rastlin nekateri raziskovalci menijo, da naj bi šlo za skupek strani, ki so izginile iz tako imenovanega Vojničevega rokopisa. Leta 1912 je trgovec s starimi knjigami Wilfrid M. Vojnič kupil nekaj srednjeveških rokopisov iz neznanega kraja v Evropi. Med njimi je bil zvitek iz pergamentnega papirja, ki je vseboval 234 strani kodiranega zapisa v neznanem jeziku. Pri rokopisu, ki je poln bogatih ilustriracij in posnetkov rastlin ter drugih predmetov, naj bi šlo za srednjeveško znanstveno študijo, vendar pa je nenavadni jezik besedila že takrat predstavljal pravo skrivnost. Vojnič je rokopis odnesel v Ameriko z namenom, da bi ga dešifriral, a pri tem ni imel uspeha, tako da rokopis še danes velja za eno najbolj zmuzljivih skrivnosti iz sveta kriptografije. Rokopisu je bil priložen dopis v Latinščini, datiran z letnico 1666, katerega avtor je Johannes Marcus Marci Kronlandski, takratni rektor Univerze v Pragi. V dopisu, ki je bil naslovljen na jezuitskega učenjaka Athanasiusa Kircherja v Rimu, avtor prosi za prevod dela in piše o tem, da ga je za 600 zlatih dukatov kupil cesar Rudolf II (1552–1612). Ker do danes še nihče ni razkril kode, strokovnjaki celo menijo, da bi lahko šlo za ponaredek ali potegavščino. V delu lahko namreč zasledimo nekaj enakih ponovitev določenih znakov.

Presenetljivo je tudi to, da je na začetku 20. stoletja sam Vojnič kupil edino obstoječo fotografsko dokumentacijo o prvih genetskih poskusih rastlin, opravljenih na človeškem bitju, ki jih v svojem umetniškem delu predstavlja Roberto Kusterle. Izvor fotografij je prav tako neznan, najdeni pa niso bili tudi nobeni drugi podobni primerki oz. podrobnosti o teh poskusih.

Če gre pri Kabinetu čudes tako kot pri delih, ki jih razstavljajo njegovi ustvarjalci, za pristno avtorsko stvaritev, potem ta razstava odpira vrata do »drugačne« plati védenja, sorodnega z védenjem genijev, ki lahko vidijo nevidno.

272 Alessandro Redaelli. The herbarium and various drawings of unknown plants were found in the library of the University of Prague, and are presumed to originate from the circle of the Bolognese naturalist Aldrovandi (16th century). However, because of the quality of the farseeing designs and plants, other scholars sustain that they could be a series of pages that have vanished from the so-called Voynich manuscript. In 1912 the antique book dealer Wilfrid M. Voynich bought a number of medieval manuscripts from an unknown location in Europe. Amongst these, there was a parchment scroll of 234 pages with a code written in an unknown language. The manuscript, richly illustrated with pictures of plants and other objects seemed to be a medieval scientific study, but the obscure language of the text made it a real mystery. Voynich took the manuscript to America with the aim of having it deciphered, but without results, so it is still one of the most elusive mysteries of the cryptography world. The manuscript was accompanied by a letter dated 1666 written in Latin by Johannes Marcus Marci of Kronland, who had been rector of the University of Prague and addressed to the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher in Rome, asking him if he could translate the work, informing him that it had been bought by the Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612) for six hundred gold ducats. As yet no one has cracked the code despite the carbon-14 dating that certifies the authenticity of the manuscripts, thus excluding the possibility of a fake or a prank, as the sequence and repetition of certain signs assert that there is a meaning behind the mysterious codes.

And astonishingly too, at the beginning of the 20th century Voynich himself purchased the only existing photographic documentation of the first experiments in plant grafting and plant genetics carried out on a human being, presented here by Roberto Kusterle. The origin of the photos is also unknown and no other samples have ever been found nor any further details about these experiments discovered.

If the Wunderkammer in Ptuj is authentic, like its creators, it opens the door to a “different” field of knowledge, akin to the geniuses that can see the unseeable.

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KARIN ANDERSEN GERMANY rojena 1966 v Burghausenu v Nemčiji. born in 1966 in Burghausen, Germany.

Študirala je umetniški akademiji v Bologni, kjer je 1990 diplomira z raziskavo odnosa med umetnostjo in ekologijo. Leta 1991 je obiskovala tudi šolo stripa in ilustracije "La nuova Eloisa" v Bologni. Njena dela vključujejo slike, risbe, fotografije, digitalne podobe in videe. V njih izprašuje koncept tujosti in drugačnosti in briše meje med naravo in kulturo ter človekom in živaljo. Kot članica skandinavskega združenja Kuten tudi promovira številne umetniške dogodke po evropskih državah.

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy, graduating in 1990 with a research on the relationships between art and ecology. In 1991 she also aended the comics and illustration school "La nuova Eloisa" in Bologna. Her works include paintings, drawings, photos, digital images and videos. In them she questions the concept of being "alien" and "different" and blurs the boundaries between concepts like nature and culture or human and animal. As a member of the Scandinavian artist-run association "Kuten" she also promotes public art events in many European countries.

IL DRAGO E SAN GIORGIO, 2008, 69 x 59 cm courtesy: the artist and Traffic Gallery, Bergamo

276 277 ANTONELLA APRILE ITALY rojena 1979 v Milanu, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1979 in Milan (Italy), where he also lives and works.

Diplomirala je na likovni akademiji Brera v Milanu. Njene izvirne risbe na papir in platno različnih oblik in dimenzij so posvečene kompleksnemu svetu narave, rastlin in rož.

She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. Her original drawings on paper and canvas in different shapes and sizes are dedicated to the complex world of nature, plants and flowers.

UNTITLED, 2014, 240 x 120 cm courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

278 279 BENEDETTA BONICHI ITALY rojena 1968 v Rimu, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1968 in Rome, Italy, where she also lives and works.

Študirala je glasbo, romanske jezike, antropologijo, grško zgodovino in arheologijo. Kot umetnica je začela razstavljati leta 2002. Redno razstavlja v muzejih in galerijah sodobne umetnosti po svetu. Njena dela najdemo v stalnih zbirkah nekaterih pomembnih umetniških institucij, npr. v MAC v Sao Paulu, MACRO v Rimu, Pharos Trust Foundation na Cipru in v Centro Wilfredo Lam v Havani. Posveča se radiografiji in fotografiji, iz česar nastajajo digitalne kompozicije, videi in skulpture, v katerih se poigrava z nečimrnostjo, da bi pokazala na jalovost narcisizma.

She studied music, Roman languages, anthropology, Greek history and archaeology. Started exhibiting as an artist in 2002. She exhibits frequently in contemporary art museums and foundations around the world. Bonichi’s works are in permanent collections of several museums, e.g. in the MAC (São Paulo), the MACRO (Rome), the Pharos Trust Foundation (Cyprus) and Centro Wilfredo Lam (Havana). Working with radiography and photography she makes digital compositions, videos and sculptures. Her pieces play with vanity trying to point up the futility of narcissism.

CROCEFISSIONE, 2006, 296 x 198 cm courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

280 281 ALESSANDRO BRIGHETTI ITALY rojen 1978 v Bologni. Živi in dela v New Yorku. born in 1978 in Bologna (Italy). Lives and works in New York (US).

Odraščal je v družini zdravnikov, kjer se je navzel znanstvenega raziskovalnega pristopa. Diplomiral je 2010 na likovni akademiji v Bologni. Raziskuje razmerja umetnosti do narave, znanosti, biologije, kemije in tehnologije. Prav tehnologija je umetnikovo najpomembnejše orodje, s katerim spreminja naravo in ima zato osrednjo vlogo v njegovem ustvarjanju in ekperimentiranju.

He grew in a family of doctors, from which he took up the scientific research aitude. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 2010. In his work he explores the relationships between art and nature, art and science, art and biology, art and chemistry and art and technology. Since technology is the first instrument choosen by the artist to modify the nature, it has a central role in his dimension of being a creator and experimenter.

CYNICISM, 2013, 14 x 25 x 174 cm courtesy: the artist and Scaramouche New York

282 283 ALESSIA DE MONTIS ITALY rojena 1976 v italijanskem Livornu, živi in dela v Bologni. born in Livorno in 1976. Lives and works in Bologna (both Italy).

V svojem delu se posveča misterioznosti žensk in razmerju med človeškim bitjem, moškim in žensko. Dela z različnimi mediji, od fotografije do video umetnosti in instalacij. V projektu Sodobna Odiseja (2000-04) se je posvečala feminilnosti, v projektu Combaere_Ridere_pregare (2005-2011) pa moškosti. V zadnjih projektih se dotika socialnih, kulturnih in družinskih tem.

Her work is dedicated to the mystery of women and to the relationship of human being, woman and man. She works with various media, from photography to video art and installation. Her project Odissea Contemporanea (2000-2004) was dedicated to the feminine and Combaere_Ridere_pregare (2005-2011) to the man. Her last projects touch upon social, cultural and family themes.

TO BE APPLE NOT TO BE APPLE, 2014 courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

284 285 GIOVANNI GAGGIA ITALY rojen 1977 v italijanski Pergoli, kjer tudi živi in dela. born in 1977 in Pergola (Italy), where he also currently lives and works.

V svojih delih išče ravnotežje med perfomansom in risbo. Glavni elementi njegovih raziskovanj so šamanski rituali, identiteta, žrtvovanje in deljenje. V risbah iz serije Sanguinis Suavinas predstavlja kri kot vir novega življenja in poskuša v obred očiščevanja vključiti tudi gledalca. Od 2008 naprej je umetniški direktor Sponge Arte Contemporanea, ki jo je tudi soustanovil.

In his work he is searching for the balance between performance and drawing. Key elements of his exlorations are shamanic and initiatic rituals, identity, sacrifice and sharing. In Sanguinis Suavinas drawings he presents blood a source of a new life and involves the spectator into the rite od purification. He is from 2008 also the art director of Sponge Arte Contemporanea which he co- founded.

ALI SQUAMOSE, IL PUNTO, 2007 - 2014, 15 x 15 x 15 cm SANGUINIS SUAVITAS, 2010 - 2013, 5 kos. / pcs. 56 x 76 cm courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

286 287 MICHELANGELO GALLIANI ITALY rojen 1975 v italijanskem Montecchiu Emilia, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1975 in Montecchio Emilia (Italy), where he also lives and works.

Diplomiral je na likovni akademiji v Carrari. Eden najzanimivejših italijanskih kiparjev mlajše generacije, ki v svojih delih raziskuje odnos med bivanjem in postajanjem. Ustvarja metamorfične figure, izklesane in snežno belega carrarskega marmorja. Poleg kiparjenja je tudi profesor na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Urbinu.

He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. One of the most interesting italian sculpturs of young generation, that in his works explores the relationship between being and becoming. He creates metamorphic figures and fascinating creations, carved in the snow-white Carrara marble. Currently, in addition to his work as a sculptor, he is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino.

MARMO IN VITRO, 2007, h 55 x Ø 30 cm ORATORIO DELL'INGANNO, 2015, h 185 x Ø 100 cm courtesy: artist & Galleria Bonelli Arte

288 289 EVA GERD DENMARK rojena na Danskem leta 1963. Živi in dela v italijanskem Viterbu. born in Denmark in 1963. Lives and works in Viterbo, Italy.

Leta 1993 je diplomirala na Kraljevi akademiji za likovno umetnost v Kopenhagnu. 1994 se je preselila v Rim, kmalu zatem pa v Mexico City. Kasneje je živela tudi v Cataniji. Za časa bivanja na Siciliji je v zapuščeni psihiatrični bolnišnici našla kirurška orodja in na podlagi tega pripravila razstavo z naslovom ODZ (Oddelek za duševno zdravje) in nato še razstavo v Muzeju sodobne umetnosti Morelia v Mehiki. Dela s tradicionalnimi kiparskimi tehnikami, trenutno pri svojem delih uporablja tudi risbo in vezenje. Leta 2011 je njeno delo z naslovom Šepetajoč prebivalec anatomskega vrta za svojo zbirko odkupila Fundacija Ny Carlsbergfondet iz Kopenhagna.

Graduated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Copenaghen in 1993, she moves to Rome in 1994 and then to Mexico City. She lived also in Catania and during her stay in Sicily she found some surgical instruments in an old psychiatric hospital that sparked her exhibition DSM (department of mental health) and another at the Museum of Contemporary Art Morelia (Mexico). Working with traditional sculpural techniques, she currently uses drawing and embroidery for creating her. In 2011 the Foundation Ny Carlsbergfondet Copenhagen has acquired one of her works entitled Whispering Inhabitant of the Anatomic Garden.

L'ALTRO OSSO , IL CRANIO DI UN CANE, 2012, 25 × 14 × 10 cm LA COLONNA VERTEBRALE, IN DUE PEZZI, 2012, 25 × 20 × 13 cm & 19 × 12 × 8 cm courtesy: the artist and Galleria Barbara Paci, Pietrasanta

290 291 ISOYA HIROFUMI JAPAN rojen 1978 v Tokiju, trenutno pa živi in dela v Londonu. born in Tokyo, Japan in 1978. He currently lives and works in London, UK.

Diplomiral je iz arhitekture in magistriral iz intermedijskih umetnosti na tokijski umetniški univerzi. Končal je tudi raziskovalni program iz likovnih umetnosti na Goldsmith kolidžu Univerze v Londonu. Razstavljal je na številnih razstavah in leta 2002 zmagal na umetniškem tekmovanju GESAI-2. Ustvarja figurativne instalacije, v katerih naslavlja zakonitosti predmetov in razmerja med njimi, bivanjske poti in vsakdanje pripovedi.

Received a BA in Architecture and an MFA in Inter Media Arts from Tokyo University of the Arts. He also completed the Associate Research programme in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2002 he won the GEISAI-2. Hirofumi produces figurative installations that conceptually address the laws of objects and the relations between them, the trajectory of existence, and quotidian narratives.

THE REPETITION, 28,5 x 48,5 x 180 cm courtesy: Academy Now, London

292 293 ROBERTO KUSTERLE ITALY rojen leta 1948 v Gorici, kjer tudi živi. Deluje med Pordenonem in Benetkami. born in 1948 in Gorizia (Italy), where he also lives. He works between Pordenone and Venice (both Italy).

Pričel je s slikarstvom in instalacijami v sedemdesetih, nakar se je konec 80-ih let prejšnjega stoletja začel ukvarjati s fotografijo. V svojih delih raziskuje odnos človeka in narave. S fotografskimi podobami ustvarja svet, kjer se ločnice med sanjami in realnostjo, človekom in živaljo spojijo v tesno sožitje, polno etičnih napetosti.

He started with painting and installation in the 1970's and at the end of the 80’s became interested also in photography, focusing on the relation beetwen the human and the nature that sorounds him.The themes he tackls tell us about a unique time where borders between dreams and reality, men and animals melt down and rise into a tight cohabitation full of ethical tensions.

MUTAZIONE SILENTE, 2007, 53 x 53 cm MUTAZIONE SILENTE, 2007-2008, 57 x 37 cm courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

294 295 BEATRICE PASQUALI ITALY rojena 1973 v italijanskem Legnanu. Živi in dela v Veroni. born in 1973 in Legnago. Lives and works in Verona (both Italy).

Študirala je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Bologni, sedaj pa poučuje na likovni akademiji v Veroni. V svojih delih se osredotoča na poetiko, anatomijo, botaniko in predmete izginulih časov, zanimata pa jo tudi optika in stereometrija. Za svoje grafike je prejela več nagrad, med drugim Premio Giorgio Morandi, Premio Princesse Grace of Montecarlo, Premio Suzzara in Premio Arturo Martini za kiparstvo. Razstavljala je med drugim v Mole Vanvitelliana Ancona, v Muzeju sodobne umetnosti Villa Croce v Genovi in v Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa v Benetkah.

After the studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna she now teach at the Academy of Fine Arts in Verona. Her works focuses in the poetic, anatomy, botanic and about finding items of lost time, turning also to interest on optics and the stereometry made in a contemporary way. She won several prizes for her etchings , e.g. Premio Giorgio Morandi, il Premio Princesse Grace of Montecarlo and Premio Suzzara, and also the Premio Arturo Martini for the Sculpture. Among her exhibitions are exhibitions at the Mole Vanvitelliana Ancona, Museum of Contemporary Art Villa Croce in Genoa and at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice.

HISTOIRE NATURELLE, DELLA SARTORIA, 2015, 28,3 x 21 cm DOROTHY'S COLLECTION, 2010, 26 x 20,9 cm EROTIC BESTIARY, 2011, 21,5 x 20,5 cm FROZEN CHARLOTTE, 2005, 32 x 38 cm courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

296 297 ANTONIO REDAELLI ITALY rojen 1961 v Milanu, kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1961 in Milan (Italy), where lives and works.

Od 1984 živi med profesionalno fotografijo, modo in založništvo. Od začetka 90-ih se ukvarja z umetniškimi projekti na temo narave, zlasti rož. V ozadju del Sterculia in Lillium secchi je ideja o potepanju in najdevanju toka nezavednih želja in občutkov v naravi.

From 1984 he moves between professional photography, fashion and publicity. Since the beginning of 1990s he is also devoted to artistic projects about nature and especially the flowers. At the background of his works Sterculia and Lillium secchi is the idea to wander, finding in nature a flow of unconscious desires and emotions.

LYLIUM SECCHI BOOK, 25 x 35 cm STERCULIA, 8 kos. / pcs. 40 x 51 cm. courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

298 299 CATERINA SILENZI ITALY rojena 1977 v Portu San Giorgio. Živi in dela v Fermiju (oboje Italija). born in Porto San Giorgio in 1977. Live and works in Fermo, Marche (both Italy).

Študirala je kiparstvo in fotografijo na umetniški akademiji v Macerati in magistrirala na Univerzi v Bilbau. Odkar je odkrila starodavno lončarsko in alkimistično tehniko »raku« in našla svoje prvo živalsko okostje njene skulpture raziskujejo rituale stvarjenja in odnos med življenjem in smrtjo. Kosti in keramične dele predstavlja na arheološki način, da nam govorijo o človeški eksistenci in neznani preteklosti.

Studied Sculpture and Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata, and achieved a Master at the Bilbao University. Since she discovered the ancient poery and alchemical tecnique of raku and found her first animal skeleton her sculptures explore vital rituals of creation and the relationships between death and life. She presents bones and ceramic parts in an archeological way, showing and speaking about the human existence and the unknow times.

WOMAN HOME 2, 25cm, 2013 POSTAVITEV / INSTALLATION VIEW courtesy: the artist and MC2 Gallery, Milano

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WUNDERSKY

KUSTOS / CURATOR: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari WUNDERSKY FERTILE ICARUS MARIKA VICARI

WUNDERSKY je naslov majhne samostojne razstave italijanskega umetnika Maria Ciaramelle, posvečene dvema čudežnima stvaritvama - nebu in zemlji. Materialna grandioznost graciozne inštalacije in skrbno izbran prostor postavitve, terasa starodavnega ptujskega gradu, ki bdi nad mestom, ustvarjata vtis osuplosti, moči, kreposti in lepote. Estetska percepcija neba tukaj sovpade z veličastnostjo peres in čudenjem gledalca, ko se sprehaja po prostoru, prekritem z rdečimi semeni iz svetleče terakote, materiala, ki ga italijanski umetnik najraje preučuje in uporablja.

Avtor je zapisal: »Projekt se je porodil ob razmišljanju o setvi in njeni globoki povezanosti s človeško potrebo po svobodi in sanjah. Kupi rdečih semen so razprostrti po tleh, sočasno pa se štiri ogromna peresa različnih barv dvigujejo iz zemlje in stegujejo proti soncu. Nebo in zemlja: idealna in globoka linija, ki med seboj povezuje materijo, človeški gon in duhovni ritual.«

Kdor bo razmišljal o umetniškem delu, najverjetneje oblik in barv peres in semen ne bo videl enako, kot jih vidi umetnik, in tudi ne bo delil enakih čustev kot kak sentimentalni zbiratelj ali preučevalec; vseeno pa se bodo v čudežnosti zemlje in neba v popolnem ravnovesju spojile njegove fantazije, čustva in domišljija.

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WUNDERSKY is the theme of a small solo exhibition of the Italian artist Mario Ciaramella, two collections dedicated to heaven and earth, the wonders of creation. Here, the material grandeur of the graceful installation and the space, the terrace of the historic castle overlooking the town of Ptuj, create astonishment, power, virtue and beauty. The aesthetic perception of the sky coincides with the idea of the immensity of the feathers and the wonder in the viewer as he moves along the surrounding space covered with red seeds made of glossy terracoa, one of the materials, par excellence, studied and reinterpreted by the artist.

The artist writes, "The whole concept was born from the action of sowing and its connection with the deep and unrelenting human need for freedom and dreams. A pile of red seeds scaered on the ground, while four giant feathers of different colours emerge from the ground and spread out in the sun. Earth and sky: the deep, ideal line that binds together maer, human drive and spiritual ritual ".

The person contemplating the work of art will not see the shapes or colours of the feathers or seeds as seen by the artist, he may not even share the emotions of a sentimental collector or scholar, but fantasy, emotions and imagination will meet in the perfect balance of the wonders of the earth and sky.

305 MARIO CIARAMELLA ITALY rojen 1956. Živi in dela v Luzzano di Moiano (Italija). born in 1956. Lives and works in Luzzano of Moiano (Italy).

Njegovo delo je vezano na njegov zemljo, običaje in kulturo. Že njegov ded in oče sta ga učila obdelave “revnih” materialov, kot so, les, glina in kamen. Šolal se je na umetniški šoli v Beneventu z Luigijem Mainolfijem in Mimmom Palladinom. Leta 1978 je diplomiral na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Neaplju, smer kiparstvo, pod vodstvom Augusta Pereza. Zanima ga tudi animacija in je sodeloval pri več televizijskih in gledaliških projektih.

His work is connected to his land and its traditions and culture. Already his grandfather and then father teached him how to work with “poor” materials such as wood, clay and stone. He studied at the Art School of Benevento with Luigi Mainolfi and Mimmo Palladino. Graduated in 1978 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples at the sculpture course held by Augusto Perez. He is also interested in animation and has collaborated in several televison and theatrical projects.

FERTILE ICARUS, 2012 courtesy: the artist

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WUNDERDOC

KUSTOS / CURATOR: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari WUNDERDOC MARIKA VICARI

WUNDERDOC je samostojna razstava nemškega fotografa Mahiasa Langerja, s katero je zaključil svojo umetniško rezidenco na Ptuju. Langerjeve fotografije so izvirni in edinstveni analogni dokumenti, ki po eni strani zbirajo informacije o enkratnih dogodkih, v našem primeru o Wunderdinner, in po drugi prevzemajo vlogo pristnih pričevalcev.

Koncept je karseda preprost: na dogodku, ki ga želimo zabeležiti, odpremo zaklop fotografskega aparata in ga ponovno zapremo šele, ko zadnja oseba zapusti prizorišče. S tem v en sam posnetek zajamemo zgodbo več posameznikov v daljšem časovnem loku. Rezultat so zbledeli in zamegljeni portreti, ki pa so obenem pozorni na čisto vsako, še tako nezaznavno gibanje in zato predstavljajo izviren spominski album. Z analitične in semiotične perspektive Langerjeve fotografije združujejo osebe in predmete z naključji, kot so barva, struktura in vizualne oblike. Deviacije, ki jih ustvarja z razbijanjem nepremičnosti umetniške prakse, gledalcu omogočajo, da s pomočjo vida hkrati izkusi fragmentarnost realnosti in resnico trajanja, in s tem povezanost časa, prostora in človeškega obstoja. Na ta način Langer krepi estetske sposobnosti očesa in pogleda skozi kamero ter pomembno prispeva k nastajanju nove oblike percepcije, ki je istočasno objektivna in osebna.

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Wunderdoc is a personal and original exhibition prepared by the German photographer Mahias Langer to complete his artistic stay in Ptuj. The title refers to the concept of document intended as a fixed element, in this case in the form of pictures rather than word, that are able to arouse interest in the eyes of the observer.

Langer's photographs are original and unique analogue documents, whether conscious or unconscious, because, if on the one hand they "record" while finding out information about unique events, in this case the Wunderdinner, on the other, they acquire the significance of a genuine testimonial. The concept is very simple. It is a maer of openning the shuer of the camera on the event one wishes to record and closing it once the last person has left the scene. Consequently, the story of several individuals is compressed over a long period of time in just one shot. The result is a faded and blurred portrait, but precise and aentive to every single and most imperceptible movement to create an original album of memories. To give an analytical and semiotic reading, it can be said that Langer's photos consist of maer such as people and objects and incidentals such as colour, tactile texture and visible form. The deviation produced in his work by breaking the immobility of artistic practice and the dual reference to vision (the observed object and the observer) allow the viewer to experience, through the power of vision, the original and fragmented sense of reality, the truth of permanence and therefore the link with time, space and human existence itself. Consequently, Langer develops the aesthetic potential of the eye, of vision through the camera, making a significant contribution to the creation of a new form of perception that is both objective and personal.

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MATTHIAS LANGER GERMANY rojen 1970 v Varlu (Nemčija), kjer tudi živi in ustvarja. born in 1970 in Varel (Germany), where he also lives and works.

Leta 2001 je diplomiral iz fotografije in grafičnega oblikovanja, leta 2003 pa še iz slikarstva. Ukvarja se s fotografijo, slikarstvom in pisanjem.

Graduated in graphic design and photography in 2001 and in painting in 2003. Works as photographer, painter and wrier.

WUNDERSKY, 2015 ARTIST TALK, 2015 WUNDERDINNER I, 2015 WUNDERDINNER II, 2015 courtesy: the artist & Art Stays

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WUNDEROPEN

KUSTOS / CURATOR: Jernej Forbici & Marika Vicari

BLINK CIRCUS ITALY

»Najmanjši cirkus na svetu« gosti velik karilon, mehanska kolesa, ogromno knjigo, pokončne zaboje in majhno galerijo. Ta provokativna inštalacija in potujoča predstava presenečata zbiratelja in želita osvetliti izgubljeno realnost iz začetkov moderne dobe. Umetnik Lorenzo Mastroianni se že vrsto let posveča fotografiji in fragmentom; zbira jih in sistematično razvršča ter vabi gledalca, da vstopi in s povečevalno lupo ali posebno svetilko v roki sodeluje pri predstavi, odkriva svet v malem, ga izprašuje in na pronicljiv način interpretira.

The smallest circus in the world houses, inside a large carillon, mechanical wheels, a giant book, vertical trunks and a small gallery. This provocative installation and the touring show surprise the collector who seeks to bring to light a lost reality, that of the beginnings of modernity. The artist, Lorenzo Mastroianni, has worked with commitment for years on photography and on fragments, collecting them, sorting them out following a certain logic and inviting the viewer to enter and participate in the show by clutching a magnifying glass or special lamps to discover the miniature world, querying it and so becoming a keen interpreter.

BLINK CIRCUS courtesy: the artist

322 323 ROBERT JURAK SLOVENIA rojen 1967. Živi in dela v Logarovcih pri Križevcih pri Ljutomeru. born in 1967. Lives and works in Logarovci, near Križevci pri Ljutomeru (Slovenija).

Je kipar in slikar, ustvarja tudi predstave. Materiali, s katerimi ustvarja, so jeklo, les, glina, kamen. Materiale jemlje iz svojega delovnega in naravnega okolja. Tematika njegove dela črpa iz aktualnega socialnega, kulturnega in političnega dogajanja v njegovem okolju.

Sculptor and painter, he also creates performances. Materials he uses are steel, wood, clay and stone. He takes them from his workplace and nature. Themes for its works come from actual social, cultural and political developments in his environment.

RIBA SEDEM LET SUHIH KRAV courtesy: the artist

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SPREMLJEVALNI DOGODKI / COLLATERAL EVENTS

NOKTURNO & FÜRST OPEN

Tovarna umetnosti, Majšperk Fürstova hiša, Ptuj SPREMLJEVALNI DOGODKI MARIKA VICARI

Dve izvirni razstavi na dveh majhnih neodvisnih prizoriščih. Samostojna razstava Nokturno avtorja Andreja Lamuta v Tovarni umetnosti v Majšperku, ki jo je kuriral Dušan Fišer, in skupinska razstava Albina Bezjaka, Damira Dimovskiga, Anite Pukšič, Tomaža Plavca, Marije Frlic, Tjaše Čuš, Borisa B. Voglarja, Davorina Ciglarja Milosavljeviča in Srečka Molka z naslovom Fürst Open v Furstovi hiši nadaljujeta ART STAYS-ovo tradicionalno raziskovanje in predstavljanje mlade slovenske sodobne umetnosti.

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The passion and tradition of ART STAYS for research and experimentation of the young and contemporary Slovenian art continues with two other original exhibitions, each in a small independent seing: a solo exhibition entitled Nokturno belonging to Andrej Lamut at the Art Factory Majšperk, curated by Dušan Fiser and the other, a collective Fürst Open showing the works of Albin Bezjak, Damir Dimovski, Anita Pukšič, Tomaž Plavec, Marija Frlic, Tjaša Čuš, Boris B. Voglar, Davorin Ciglar Milosavljevič, Srečko Molk at Fürst House.

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NOKTURNO - ANDREJ LAMUT SLOVENIA

Fotograf, rojen 1991. Dela v Ljubljani. Photographer, born 1991, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Diplomski in podiplomski študij je zaključil na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani.

He graduated and postgraduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana.

POSTAVITEV / INSTALATION VIEW courtesy: the artist

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V letu 2014 se je pričel projekt “Fürstova hiša”. Od takrat so bili povabljeni v hišo umetnice in umetniki, mladi ustvarjalci, da postavijo tukaj svoje ateljeje, delavnice in studije, ter predstavijo svoje izdelke. Ob tem se v hiši redno prirejajo tudi razstave, koncerti in delavnice ter zabave za otroke.

Fürst House project started in 2014. Artists, young creative people were invited to build their ateliers, workshops, studios and show their work. Among that in the house there are regular exhibitions, concerts and workshops and other events for children.

POSTAVITEV / INSTALLATION VIEW courtesy: the artists

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ART STAYS

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