46.3532182, 15.1231226 by Lara Žagar

𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚 Ž𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫
𝟒𝟔.𝟑𝟓𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟐, 𝟏𝟓.𝟏𝟐𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟔
RAZSTAVA @ Aksioma | Projektni prostor
5. november – 19. december 2025
> aksioma.org/sl/10202

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𝟒𝟔.𝟑𝟓𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟐, 𝟏𝟓.𝟏𝟐𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟔 je fikcionaliziran raziskovalni projekt, čigar predmet je kopičenje vodnega kamna – spojine kalcita, magnezita in drugih mineralov. Instalacija sestoji iz dveh steklenih grelnikov ter posod, ki vanje vnašajo vodo in mineralno raztopino. Grelniki kot mesto nastanka te nedragocene “kamnine” so odprti človeškemu pogledu, z njim pa spekulativnemu vzgibu, ki v materialu išče izkupiček – bodisi kot maksimalizacijo vrednosti ali vsaj količine/velikosti. Navidezna znanstvenost instalacije je tako vnaprej načeta: kemični proces odpira ezoterični in mehanični kontaminaciji. Se “tujek” v sistem prikrade z razstapljanjem ogljikovega dioksida v vodi? Ali ko segrevanje privede do nastanka oborine? Je tujek že pogled sam? Ali je tujek namera, ki se vpisuje preko za znanstveno okolje neobičajnih mahagonijevih podstavkov in vanje vrezljanih motivov?

Projekt se predstavlja kot znanilec kemične ezoterike, spekulativne discipline, ki skuša razkriti človekovo nehoteno geološko dejavnost. Projekt je del duo razstave Oskarja Kandareja in Lare Žagar, v sklopu katere se materialnost kaže kot skupni prostor spekulativnega mišljenja in preizpraševanja spoznavnih postopkov.

Kuratorka: 𝗘𝗺𝗮 𝗢𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗻𝘀̌𝗲𝗸

Projekt je del U30+, iniciative za podporo mladim umetnikom.
> aksioma.org/sl/u30

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𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚 Ž𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫
𝟒𝟔.𝟑𝟓𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟐, 𝟏𝟓.𝟏𝟐𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟔
EXHIBITION @ Aksioma | Project Space
5 November–19 December 2025
> aksioma.org/46.3532182-15.1231226

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𝟒𝟔.𝟑𝟓𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟖𝟐, 𝟏𝟓.𝟏𝟐𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟔 is a fictional research project focusing on the accumulation of limescale — a compound of calcite, magnesite, and other minerals. The installation consists of two glass heaters and containers that supply them with water and mineral solution. The heaters, as sites where the non-precious “rock” is generated, are open to human view and thus to speculative impulses that seek some form of gain or yield in the material – either by maximising its value or its quantity/size. The apparent scientific character of the installation is thus compromised from the outset as the chemical process is opened to esoteric and mechanical contamination. Does the “foreign element” infiltrate the system through the dissolution of carbon dioxide in water? When heating leads to the formation of the precipitate? Or is the foreign element the gaze itself? Perhaps the intention inscribed through unusual mahogany pedestals and their carved motifs?

The project presents itself as a herald of chemical esotericism, a speculative discipline that seeks to reveal humanity’s inadvertent geological activity. The project is part of a duo exhibition by Oskar Kandare and Lara Žagar, within which materiality appears as a shared space for speculative thought and the questioning of epistemic procedures.

Curated by: 𝗘𝗺𝗮 𝗢𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗻𝘀̌𝗲𝗸

The project is part of U30+ production programme for supporting young artists.
> aksioma.org/u30/

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Production: Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, 2025
Financial support: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Municipality of Ljubljana