KIBLIX 2025 | Matej Stupica: Toplice/Topless

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➡️ KIBLIX 2025 | Matej Stupica: Toplice/Topless
➡️ Odprtje razstave: petek, 14. november 2025, ob 19. uri
▶️ 14. 11.–6. 12. 2025
📍 MMC KIBLA/KiBela

Vljudno vabljeni na odprtje samostojne razstave Mateja Stupice Toplice/Topless, ki bo v petek, 14. novembra 2025, ob 19. uri v prostoru za umetnost KiBela.

»Geotermalni vrelci so točka dotika dveh ontoloških ravni: urejene površine naravnega prava in kaotične notranjosti, kjer vladajo sile kaosa.«
»Obsedenost sodobne družbe s prožnostjo in tekočnostjo gibanja v obliki joga studiev, kineziološko-fizioterapevtskih podjetij in neskončnih YouTube posnetkov domačih strokovnjakov je poskus vrnitve v čas mnogo bolj vodoravne hrbtenice. Prav toplice so prostori, kjer se geotravma preobrazi v terapijo, kjer katastrofični izvor sveta curlja v kopalne bazene in se razglasi za zdravilsko moč. Človeško telo se prelevi iz pokončnega v ležeče: taktičnost kaosa, ki se potuhne v blagodejnost.« (Andrej Tomažin)

Toplice/Topless je svojevrstna celostna umetnina, v kateri se risba, ki se iz statične prelevi v animacijo, prepleta z zvokom, besedo, videom, glasbenimi instrumenti in raznimi predmeti, ki v konstelacijah z elektro-mehanično kinetiko delom dodajajo performativno dimenzijo. Namestitve oživijo v bodisi nadzorovani bodisi kaotični dinamiki in se v splošni kakofoniji povežejo med sabo v unikaten ambient, v katerega se lahko tudi potopimo ali ga le spremljamo s ’plaže’. Ko stopimo v ta imaginarni svet, ki ga zvok in slika oblikujeta v kompleksno postavitev, začutimo kontemplativne občutke, ki nas postavijo v Toplice in prevzamejo vlogo našega ’zdravilišča’, blagodejnega okolja, v katerem se znajdemo brez diagnoze.

Biografija

Matej Stupica (roj. 1987, Ljubljana, SFRJ) je umetnik, ki deluje na raznih področjih umetnosti. Ustvarja in soustvarja instalacije, risbe, predstave, knjige umetnika, slike, stripe, ilustracije za knjige, časopis, zvočne izdaje itd.
Leta 2014 je diplomiral na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani, smer slikarstvo. Od leta 2006 objavlja ilustracije v Dnevnikovem Objektivu. Za dela na področju ilustracije je prejel več nagrad.
Od leta 2012 deluje tudi v tandemu z umetnico Lenko Đorojević. Za njuno delo Monomat sta leta 2015 prejela nagrado OHO. Živi in dela v Ljubljani.

< Matej Stupica: Triviera, tuš na papirju, poljubna velikost, 2024 ➡️ Spletišče umetnika: https://www.matejstupica.net/ ➡️ Več: http://www.kibla.org/dejavnosti/kibela/arhiv/kibela-arhiv/2025/matej-stupica-toplicetopless/ 📍 MMC KIBLA/KiBela, Ulica kneza Koclja 9, Maribor 📍 Odpiralni čas: od ponedeljka do petka od 10. do 18. ure, v soboto od 10. do 14. ure #matejstupica #kibela #kiblix #kibla ---------------------------------------- 🔸 Announcing🔸 ➡️ KIBLIX 2025 | Matej Stupica: Toplice/Topless ➡️ Exhibition opening: Friday, 14 November 2025, at 7 p.m. ▶️ 14 November–6 December 2025 📍 MMC KIBLA/KiBela “Geothermal springs mark the intersection of two ontological levels: the ordered surface governed by natural law and the chaotic interior ruled by the forces of chaos.” “Contemporary society’s fixation on flexibility and fluid movement – evident in yoga studios, kinesiology and physiotherapy practices, and countless YouTube videos by self-proclaimed experts – reflects a desire to return to a time when the spine was far more horizontal. Thermal spas are precisely the places where geotrauma becomes therapy, where the catastrophic origins of the world seep into bathing pools and emerge as a healing force. The human body shifts from upright to reclined, the tactility of chaos concealed within soothingness.” (Andrej Tomažin) Toplice/Topless is a unique gesamtkunstwerk in which drawing, shifting from static to animated, intertwines with sound, text, video, musical instruments, and various objects that, combined with electromechanical kinetics, add a performative dimension to the work. The arrangements come to life in either controlled or chaotic dynamics and, amid the general cacophony, connect to form a unique environment into which we can immerse ourselves or simply observe from the “shore.” Entering this imaginary world, where sound and image shape a complex installation, we encounter contemplative sensations that place us in a kind of a “spa” of our own – a soothing environment that imposes no diagnosis. Biography Matej Stupica (born 1987, Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia) is an artist, working in various fields of contemporary art and theatre. His work consists of installations, drawings, comics, artist's books, paintings, illustrations for books, newspaper, music albums, etc. In 2014 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana with a bachelor degree in painting. Since 2006 he has been publishing illustrations in Objektiv, the Saturday supplement of the Slovenian newspaper Dnevnik. Since 2012 he also works in a tandem with artist Lenka Đorojević. For their work Monomat, they received OHO Award for Young Artists in 2015. Works and lives in Ljubljana. < Matej Stupica: Triviera, ink on paper, variable dimensions, 2024 ➡️ Artist Homepage: https://www.matejstupica.net/ ➡️ More: http://www.kibla.org/en/sections/kibela-space-for-art/archive/kibela-arhiv/2025/matej-stupica-toplicetopless/ 📍MMC KIBLA/KiBela, Ulica kneza Koclja 9, Maribor 📍Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.