Sounding Spomenik: Sledi spomina

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Vljudno vabljene_i na otvoritev multimedijske razstave 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸: 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮 v Galerijo Alkatraz, v ponedeljek, 20. aprila, ob 19. uri. Vabljene_i tudi na ostale spremljevalne dogodke razstave z Beti Žerovc, Lino Rico, Manjo Ristić in Jernejem Babnikom Romaniukom.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸: 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮
– Pet let raziskovanja, dokumentiranja in refleksije –

Multimedijska razstava
20. april–18. maj 2026
Galerija Alkatraz / AKC Metelkova mesto, Ljubljana

𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝘇𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸?

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸 je dolgoročni raziskovalni projekt, ki se posveča zvočni dimenziji spomina, vpisanega v abstraktne monumentalne spomenike nekdanje Jugoslavije. Namesto da bi jih obravnaval zgolj kot vizualne objekte, jih razume kot resonančna telesa – kot prostore, kjer se prepletajo material, zgodovina in okolje.

Spomeniki, posvečeni revoluciji in narodnoosvobodilnemu boju, so v času socialistične Jugoslavije igrali pomembno vlogo pri oblikovanju kolektivnega spomina. Bili so hkrati politični in simbolni ter del širšega mednarodnega umetniškega prostora. Njihovi pomeni danes niso več enoznačni. Kot opozarja dr. Beti Žerovc, so ti spomeniki skozi čas živeli več življenj: od ideoloških simbolov do zapuščenih struktur ali globalno prepoznanih skulptur, pogosto odrezanih od svojega prvotnega konteksta.

Medtem ko je bila vizualna podoba spomenikov v zadnjih letih temeljito raziskana, njihova zvočna razsežnost ostaja skoraj prezrta. Prav tu vstopa projekt z vprašanjem, kako spomenik deluje kot akustični prostor.

Mnogi spomeniki so zgrajeni iz betona in jekla in vsebujejo votle strukture, ki delujejo kot naravni resonatorji. V stiku z okoljem – vremenskimi pojavi, živimi bitji in oddaljenimi sledmi človeške prisotnosti – ustvarjajo specifične, lokacijsko pogojene zvočne pokrajine.

Projekt, ki ga je aprila leta 2021 začel producent László Juhász, se razvija kot kontinuiran proces terenskega snemanja, dokumentacije in umetniške interpretacije na območju nekdanje Jugoslavije.

Trenutna razstava združuje terenske posnetke, fotografijo, video in performans v celovito prostorsko izkušnjo, ki obiskovalca spodbuja k pozornemu poslušanju. V njenem središču je utelešena umetniška praksa: glasbenice nastopajo neposredno na spomenikih in raziskujejo njihove akustične značilnosti. Zvok instrumentov se prepleta z nepredvidljivimi vplivi okolja, pri čemer nastajajo posnetki, ki poudarjajo edinstvenost vsake posamezne lokacije.

Eden izmed ključnih primerov, predstavljenih na razstavi, bo tudi večkanalni avdiovizualni performans, zasnovan na posnetkih iz Spominskega parka Popina z violinistko Manjo Ristić in snemalcem Jernejem Babnikom (Srbija, julij 2024). Spomenik, ki ga je leta 1981 zasnoval Bogdan Bogdanović, je bil postavljen v spomin na boj trsteniškega odreda in čete kraljevaškega bataljona proti nemškim silam leta 1941. Kot pravi Manja Ristić: »Akustični čudež – krožna komora osrednjega dela Popine obravnava zvok na resnično izjemen način. Biti in igrati v njej ostaja za vedno zapisano v mojem telesu.«

Spomeniki, vključeni v projekt, so nastali med zgodnjimi petdesetimi in zgodnjimi osemdesetimi leti kot obeležja protifašističnega boja ter ideje bratstva in enotnosti. Danes obstajajo v napetosti med zgodovino, politično dediščino in sodobnimi interpretacijami.

Sounding Spomenik jih ne razume kot statične ostanke preteklosti, temveč kot aktivne prostorske in zvočne entitete. S poslušanjem jih umešča v širši čutni okvir, kjer se njihovi pomeni ne zaključijo, temveč nenehno preoblikujejo.

Razstava vabi k razmisleku o tem, kako preteklost spomenikov, posvečenih narodnoosvobodilnemu boju, še naprej odzvanja – ne le kot podoba, zgodovina in ideologija, temveč tudi kot akustični prostori.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

𝟮𝟬. 𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗷𝗲𝗸) 𝗼𝗯 𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
𝗗𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗱𝗽𝗿𝘁𝗷𝘂: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘃 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗮
Predstavitev projekta, vključno z raziskovalnim procesom, izborom sodelujočih ter umetniškimi pristopi na terenu in v postprodukciji.

𝟮𝟯. 𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗰̌𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗸) 𝗼𝗯 𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗷 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗸: 𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝘇𝘃𝗼𝗰̌𝗻𝗼 𝘇𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃 𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗵 (𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗹𝘂𝘀̌𝗮𝗹𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲)
Kurirana poslušalna seansa terenskih posnetkov, ki raziskujejo zvočne krajine izbranih spomenikov, skupaj z vpogledom v snemanje zvoka na nenavadnih lokacijah in akustičnih pogojih.

𝟯𝟬. 𝗮𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗰̌𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗸) 𝗼𝗯 𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬
𝗱𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗭̌𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗰 – 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗲 (𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲)
Kritični razmislek o visokem modernizmu spomenikov socialistične Jugoslavije, osredotočen na njihov družbeno-politični kontekst, protislovja in sodobno dojemanje.

𝟳. 𝗺𝗮𝗷 (𝗰̌𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗸) 𝗼𝗯 𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰́ – 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮 (𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁)
Koncert za violino, zvočne objekte in terenske posnetke iz spomenika v Popini, z zvočno distribucijo Jerneja Babnika Romaniuka in živo vizualizacijo video umetnice Line Rice.

𝟭𝟰. 𝗺𝗮𝗷 (𝗰̌𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗸) 𝗼𝗯 𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
𝗢𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗷𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗲 (𝘃𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱)
Od ideje do realizacije (vodeni ogled)
Vodeni ogled razstave s kuratorico in producentoma Natašo Serec in Lászlóm Juhászem, z vpogledom v dela, raziskovalni proces in konceptualni okvir.

Udeleženke_ci:

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰́ je violinistka, zvočna umetnica, kuratorka in raziskovalka, ki deluje na področju elektroakustične glasbe, improvizacije in eksperimentalnih zvočnih praks. Študirala je na Glasbeni akademiji v Beogradu in na Kraljevem glasbenem kolidžu v Londonu. Njeno delo se osredotoča na interdisciplinarni zvok, vključno s terenskimi posnetki in radijsko umetnostjo. Prejela je več nagrad in je soustanovna članica Srednjeevropske mreže za zvočne ekologije. / manjaristic.blogspot.com

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗮 je intermedijska umetnica, ki deluje na področju konceptualne, eksperimentalne in novomedijske umetnosti. Ustvarja instalacije, ki združujejo video, grafiko, svetlobo, fotografijo in animacijo ter raziskujejo vpliv družbenih procesov na posameznika. Magistrirala je na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Zagrebu, kjer je za diplomsko delo prejela nagrado za najboljše delo. Svoja dela razstavlja mednarodno in je prejemnica več nagrad. V zadnjih letih sodeluje pri projektu Sounding Spomenik, kjer je predstavila AV live dela na Sonotopiji in v kulrurnem prizorišču Osmo/za (z Milano Zarić) ter v Galeriji Alkatraz. Njena instalacija WE ARE HOME je stalno postavljena na Metelkovi v Ljubljani. / linarica.com

𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗷 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗸 je snemalec, zvočni oblikovalec in producent, specializiran za dokumentiranje improvizirane, eksperimentalne in sodobne glasbe. Njegovo delo se osredotoča predvsem na terensko snemanje, akustiko prostora in zvočno postprodukcijo v neobičajnih okoljih, kjer zvok obravnava kot avtorski element in ne zgolj kot tehnični zapis. Je ustanovitelj zavoda Murmur in avtor založniških glasbenih projektov, kot so Spaces / Prostori in Zvočne sledi Slovenije. Od leta 2021 sodeluje pri mednarodnem projektu Sounding Spomenik kot snemalec, zvočni oblikovalec in tehnični producent večkanalnih del. Kot tonski mojster je sodeloval pri številnih domačih in mednarodnih izdajah ter pri filmskih, interdisciplinarnih projektih in zvočnih instalacijah. / murmur.si

𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗭̌𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗰 je izredna profesorica na Oddelku za umetnostno zgodovino Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. Raziskovalno se osredotoča na področji vizualne umetnosti in umetnostnega sistema v zadnjem stoletju in pol, zlasti njuni vlogi v družbi. Je avtorica več knjig, med drugim When Attitudes Become the Norm: The Contemporary Curator and Institutional Art (2015, ponatis 2018) in sourednica nagrajenega kataloga Na robu: vizualna umetnost v Kraljevini Jugoslaviji (1929–1941) (2019). Je tudi sourednica in ena izmed avtoric knjige Shaping Revolutionary Memory: The Production of Monuments in Socialist Yugoslavia (2023).

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗹 od leta 1989 deluje kot oblikovalec in kulturni producent z bogatimi izkušnjami na področju grafičnega oblikovanja, razstav, scenografij in kulturnih projektov. Po študiju na Univerzi v Ljubljani in Mariboru je soustanovil več pomembnih kulturnih organizacij in deloval kot programski direktor Kulturnega centra Pekarna. Kot eden najbolj iskanih tehničnih producentov je realiziral številne razstave doma in v tujini, med drugim na Grafičnem bienalu Ljubljana, v Cukrarni, MGLC, MSUM, na Mednarodnem festivalu računalniških umetnosti (MKC Maribor), v Galeriji Obrat, v Salonu ZDSLU, v Kibli in v številnih drugih institucijah.

𝗠𝗮𝗴. 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿 je kuratorka, ki se ukvarja predvsem s feministično in angažirano sodobno umetnostjo. Diplomirala in magistrirala je na ALUO Univerze v Ljubljani, dodatno pa se je izobraževala v programu Svet umetnosti, šola za kustose in kritike sodobne umetnosti na SCCA–Ljubljana. (So)kurirala je številne razstave, ki obravnavajo vprašanja spola, identitete, telesnosti in družbenega angažmaja. Od leta 2018 je umetniška vodja Galerije Alkatraz (KUD Mreža), kjer aktivno podpira neodvisne in mlade umetniške prakse. Je članica uredništva spol.si in kolektiva Rdeče zore ter avtorica strokovnih besedil s področja sodobne umetnosti. Prejemala je štipendijo za deficitarne poklice Ministrstva za kulturo republike Slovenije. / galerijalkatraz.org

𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿 je interdisciplinarna ustvarjalka, ki deluje na presečišču umetnosti, tonske tehnike in snemanja kulturnih dogodkov. Najprej se je izobraževala kot zdravstvena delavka, nato pa študirala tekstilno tehnologijo na Fakulteti za strojništvo v Mariboru. Od leta 2014 je bila stalna sodelavka Radio Študent, kjer je razvila kompetence na področju tonske tehnike, terenskega snemanja ter montaže zvoka in videa. Vrsto let sodeluje z KUD Mreža, Kino Šiška in drugimi kot snemalka in montažerka koncertnih in umetniških dogodkov, kjer prispeva k dokumentaciji in arhiviranju neodvisne kulturne scene. Leta 2017 je režirala dokumentarni film Srčišče glasbe, intimno in dokumentaristično vizualno zgodbo o Improconu 2017 in širšem kontekstu improvizirane glasbe.

𝗟𝗮́𝘀𝘇𝗹𝗼́ 𝗝𝘂𝗵𝗮́𝘀𝘇 je samozaposleni novinar, kurator, producent in založnik, ustanovitelj založbe Inexhaustible Editions ter njenih podzaložb Edition FriForma in SonoLiminal. Njegovo delo raziskuje presečišča zvoka, prostora in arhitekture, s posebnim poudarkom na eksperimentalni glasbi, zvočni umetnosti in krajevni akustiki. Kot založnik in producent se osredotoča na projekte, ki presegajo komercialne okvire ter raziskujejo netipične, prostorsko in arhitekturno pogojene zvočne forme. Je sokurator in producent dolgoročnega mednarodnega raziskovalnega projekta Sounding Spomenik, ki se posveča dokumentiranju in interpretaciji zvočnih kvalitet brutalističnih spomenikov nekdanje Jugoslavije. / onrizom.org

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀̌𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗰 je glasbena producentka in kuratorica z več kot 30-letnimi izkušnjami na področju sodobne, eksperimentalne zvočne in javne umetnosti. Je ustanoviteljica koncertnih ciklov FriForma in Sonotopija ter soustanoviteljica založb Edition FriForma in SonoLiminal, obenem pa sokuratorka in producentka mednarodnega raziskovalnega projekta Sounding Spomenik. Kot kuratorica in producentka je realizirala več kot 200 javnih umetniških intervencij v okviru programa Gesamtkunstwerk Metelkova ter več kot 60 umetniških rezidenc v Ateljeju Azil. Kot predsednica KUD Mreža in ustanoviteljica inštituta ON Rizom razvija programe na presečišču eksperimentalne glasbe, zvočnih raziskav in vizualnih umetnosti ter aktivno sodeluje v mednarodnih projektih in programih kulturno-umetnostne vzgoje. / kudmreza.org

Produkcija: KUD Mreža / Galerija Alkatraz / Sonotopija, Ljubljana
Koprodukcija: ON Rizom – Inštitut za mreženje, raziskovanje, založništvo in promocijo sodobnih umetnosti / Inexhaustible Editions / SonoLiminal, Ljubljana
Kuratorja: Nataša Serec in László Juhász

Razstava:

Video instalacija: László Juhász, Ana Grobler, Tea Grahek Lebar
Instalacijski objekt: Borut Wenzel
Fotografska razstava: László Juhász

Dogodki:

𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘃 𝘇̌𝗶𝘃𝗼:

Manja Ristić – glasba (violina, objekti, zvočni posnetki)
Jernej Babnik Romaniuk – distribucija zvoka
Lina Rica – vizualizacija v živo

𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗹𝘂𝘀̌𝗮𝗹𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗷𝗮:

Jernej Babnik Romaniuk

𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗲:

Dr. Beti Žerovc

𝘃𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱:

Nataša Serec, László Juhász

Grafično oblikovanje: Urša Rahne
Lektura: Sonja Benčina
Prevod: Ana Makuc
Podpora: Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Mestna občina Ljubljana – Oddelek za kulturo, JSKD

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You are kindly invited to the opening of the multimedia exhibition 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 at the Alkatraz Gallery on Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m. You are also invited to the other accompanying events of the exhibition featuring Dr. Beti Žerovc, Lina Rica, Manja Ristić, and Jernej Babnik Romaniuk.

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆
– Five years of research, documentation and reflection –

Multimedia exhibition
20 April — 18 May 2026
Alkatraz Gallery / AKC Metelkova mesto, Ljubljana

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗸 is a long-term research project, dedicated to the sonic dimension of memory, inscribed in the abstract monumental memorials of the former Yugoslavia. Rather than treating them merely as visual objects, it understands them as resonant bodies — as spaces where material, history and environment intertwine.

The monuments dedicated to the revolution and the National Liberation Struggle played an important role in shaping collective memory in the era of socialist Yugoslavia. They were, simultaneously, political and symbolic, as well as part of a broader international artistic space. Nowadays, they are no longer ascribed unambiguous meanings. As Dr. Beti Žerovc points out, these monuments have lived many lives over time: from ideological symbols to abandoned structures or globally recognised sculptures, often severed from their original context. While the visual appearance of monuments has been thoroughly explored in recent years, their acoustic dimension remains largely overlooked. This is where the project comes in, wondering how a monument functions as an acoustic space.

Many monuments are built of concrete and steel, containing hollow structures that act as natural resonators. In contact with their environment — weather phenomena, living beings and distant traces of human presence — they create particular site-specific soundscapes.

The project, initiated in April 2021 by the producer László Juhász, is developing as an ongoing process of field recording, documentation and artistic interpretation across the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

The current exhibition combines field recordings, photography, video and performance into a comprehensive spatial experience that encourages visitors to listen attentively. At its core lies an embodied artistic practice: musicians perform directly on the monuments and explore their acoustic characteristics. The sound of the instruments intertwines with unpredictable environmental influences, resulting in recordings that highlight the uniqueness of each individual location.

One of the key examples presented in the exhibition shall be a multi-channel audiovisual performance based on recordings from the Popina Memorial Park featuring violinist Manja Ristić and sound engineer Jernej Babnik (Serbia, July 2024).

The monument, conceived by Bogdan Bogdanović in 1981, was erected in memory of the battle of the Trstenica detachment and the Kraljevac battalion against German forces in 1941. In Manja Ristić’s words: »An acoustic miracle—the circular chamber in the central part of Popina treats sound in a truly extraordinary way. Being there and performing in it remains forever inscribed in my body.«

The monuments included in the project were built between the early 1950s and early 1980s as memorials to the anti-fascist struggle and the ideals of brotherhood and unity. Today, they exist in a tension between history, political heritage and contemporary interpretations.

Sounding Spomenik does not perceive them as static remnants of the past, but rather as active spatial and sonic entities. Through listening, it places them within a broader sensory framework where their meanings do not come to an end, but are constantly being reshaped.

The exhibition invites reflection on how the past of monuments dedicated to the National Liberation Struggle continues to resonate — not solely as imagery, history and ideology, but also as acoustic spaces.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲

𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁
Presentation of the project, including the research process, selection of participants and artistic approaches in the field and in post-production.

𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗷 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗸: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲)
A curated listening session of field recordings, exploring the soundscapes of selected monuments, along with insights into sound recording in unusual locations and acoustic conditions.

𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟲 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗭̌𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗰 – 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲)
A critical reflection on the high modernism of monuments in socialist Yugoslavia, focusing on their socio-political context, contradictions and contemporary understanding.

𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰́ – 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲)
A concert for violin, sound objects and field recordings from the monument in Popina, with sound distribution by Jernej Babnik Romaniuk and live visualisation by the video artist Lina Rica.

𝟭𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺.
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿)
A guided tour of the exhibition with the curator and producers Nataša Serec and László Juhász, offering insight into the works, the research process and the conceptual framework.

Participants:

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰́ is a violinist, sound artist, curator and researcher working in the fields of electroacoustic music, improvisation and experimental sound practices. She studied at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and at the Royal College of Music in London. In her work, she focuses on interdisciplinary sound, including field recordings and radio art. She is a recipient of several awards and is a founding member of the Central European Network for Sonic Ecologies (CENSE). / manjaristic.blogspot.com

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗮 is an intermedia artist, working in the fields of conceptual, experimental and new media art. She creates installations that combine video, graphics, light, photography and animation, exploring the impact of social processes on the individual. She obtained her MA at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where she received an award for the best undergraduate thesis. She exhibits her work internationally. She received several awards for her work. In recent years, she has been participating in the Sounding Spomenik project, where she presented live AV works at Sonotopia and at the Osmo/za venue (with Milana Zarić), as well as at the Alkatraz Gallery. Her installation entitled WE ARE HOME is permanently installed at AKC Metelkova mesto in Ljubljana. / linarica.com

𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗷 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗸 is a sound engineer, sound designer and producer, specialising in documenting improvised, experimental and contemporary music. In his work, he focuses primarily on field recording, spatial acoustics and sound post-production in unusual environments, where he treats sound as an artistic element, rather than merely a technical record. He is the founder of the Murmur Institute and the author of music publishing projects, such as Spaces and Sonic Traces of Slovenia. Since 2021, he has been collaborating on the international project Sounding Spomenik as a recording engineer, sound designer and technical producer of multichannel works. As a sound engineer, he has participated in numerous domestic and international releases, as well as in film, interdisciplinary projects and sound installations. / murmur.si

𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗶 𝗭̌𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗰 is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her areas of research are visual art and the art system since the mid-nineteenth century, with a focus on their roles in society. She is the author of several books, including When Attitudes Become the Norm: The Contemporary Curator and Institutional Art (2015) and co-editor of On the Brink: The Visual Arts in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941) (2019). She is also a co-editor and one of the authors of the book Shaping Revolutionary Memory: The Production of Monuments in Socialist Yugoslavia (2023; https://igorzabel.org/en/publications/Shaping-Revolutionary-Memory-2023).

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗲𝗹 has been working as a designer and cultural producer since 1989. He has extensive experience in graphic design, exhibitions, set design and cultural projects. After completing his studies at the University of Ljubljana and the University in Maribor, he co-founded several important cultural organizations and worked as programme director of the Pekarna Cultural Centre. As one of the most sought-after technical producers, he has realised numerous exhibitions at home and abroad, among others, at the Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, in the Cukrarna Gallery, MGLC – International Centre of Graphic Arts, MSUM – Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, the International Festival of Computer Arts (MKC Maribor), the Obrat Gallery, the ZDSLU Salon, Kibla and numerous other institutions.

𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗔, is a curator who focuses primarily on feminist and socially engaged contemporary art. She obtained her BA and MA at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, and completed her further education in the World of Art programme, a school for curators and critics of contemporary art at SCCA — Centre for Contemporary Arts Ljubljana. She has (co-)curated numerous exhibitions addressing issues of gender, identity, corporeality and social engagement. Since 2018, she has been the artistic director of the Alkatraz Gallery (Arts and Culture Association – KUD Mreža), where she actively supports independent and emerging artistic practices. Moreover, she is a member of the editorial board of spol.si and the International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns collective, as well as the author of scholarly texts in the field of contemporary art. She has received a scholarship for shortage occupations from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. / galerijalkatraz.org

𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗿 is an interdisciplinary artist, working at the intersection of art, sound engineering, and the recording of cultural events. She initially trained as a healthcare worker before studying textile technology at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Maribor. Since 2014, she has been a regular contributor to Radio Student, where she developed skills in sound engineering, field recording and sound and video editing. For many years, she has collaborated with Arts and Culture Association – KUD Mreža, Kino Šiška – Centre for Urban Culture and others as a videographer and editor of concerts and artistic events, contributing to the documentation and archiving of the independent cultural scene. In 2017, she directed the documentary film The Heart of Music, an intimate visual story about Improcon 2017 and the broader context of improvised music.

𝗟𝗮́𝘀𝘇𝗹𝗼́ 𝗝𝘂𝗵𝗮́𝘀𝘇 is a freelance journalist, curator, producer and publisher, the founder of the label Inexhaustible Editions and its sub-labels Edition FriForma and SonoLiminal. His work explores the intersections of sound, space and architecture, with a particular focus on experimental music, sound art and site-specific acoustics. As a publisher and producer, he focuses on projects that transcend commercial frameworks and explore atypical, spatially and architecturally conditioned sound forms. He is a co-curator and producer of the long-term international research project Sounding Spomenik, which is dedicated to documenting and interpreting the sonic qualities of Brutalist monuments in the former Yugoslavia. / onrizom.org

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀̌𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗰 is a music producer and curator with over 30 years of experience in the fields of contemporary, experimental, sonic and public art. She is the founder of the FriForma and Sonotopia concert series and a co-founder of the Edition FriForma and SonoLiminal labels, as well as a co-curator and producer of the international research project Sounding Spomenik. As a curator and producer, she has realized over 200 public art interventions as part of the Gesamtkunstwerk Metelkova programme, and over 60 artist residencies at Studio Asylum. As the president of Arts and Culture Association – KUD Mreža and founder of the ON Rizom – Institute for Networking, Researching, Publishing and Promoting Contemporary Arts, she develops programmes at the intersection of experimental music, sound research and visual arts, and actively participates in international projects and programmes in cultural and arts education. / kudmreza.org

Production: Arts and Culture Association – KUD Mreža / Alkatraz Gallery / Sonotopia, Ljubljana
Co-production: ON Rizom – Institute for Networking, Researching, Publishing and Promoting Contemporary Arts / Inexhaustible Editions / SonoLiminal, Ljubljana
Curators: Nataša Serec and László Juhász

Exhibiton:

Video installations by László Juhász, Ana Grobler, Tea Grahek Lebar
Object installation by Borut Wenzel
Photography exhibition by László Juhász

Events:

𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:

Manja Ristić – music (violin, objects, field recordings)
Jernej Babnik Romaniuk – sound distribution
Lina Rica – live visualisation

𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

Jernej Babnik Romaniuk

𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Dr. Beti Žerovc

𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿:

Nataša Serec, László Juhász

Graphic design: Urša Rahne
Proofreading: Sonja Benčina
Translation: Ana Makuc
Financial support: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture, The Public Fund for Cultural Activities (JSKD)