UMETNIK NA MESEC x Fabula / žANŽAN: (so)odgovorni: DLC

𝟑. 𝟑. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟎 / 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐚𝐠𝐚
𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐊 𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐂 𝐱 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚 / ž𝐀𝐍Ž𝐀𝐍: (𝐬𝐨)𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢: 𝐃𝐋𝐂
𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚
𝐝𝐨 𝟒. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Letošnjo vizualno podobo Festivala Fabula, ki tokrat poteka pod sloganom (so)odgovorni, ustvarja umetnik žANŽAN. Samostojna razstava bo razkrila proces snovanja podobe festivala, od prvih zametkov delovnega procesa, premislekov in asociacij do končnih podob.
Umetnikovo prakso v temelju tvori video, vendar ne kot zaključen medij, temveč snov. S fizičnimi intervencijami, kot so zastiranje objektiva s plastiko, vodo ali usmerjeno studijsko svetlobo, ustvarja podobe, ki že v fazi zajema vsebujejo »napake«, prelome in motnje. Ti elementi niso odpravljeni, temveč ponujajo izhodišča za nadaljnje delo. Ključen del procesa se odvija v postprodukciji. Digitalno urejanje ni zgolj tehnična obdelava, temveč prostor selekcije, poudarjanja in preoblikovanja. Prav skozi to fazo se začne zarisovati smer projekta: vizualni material se razpira, fragmentira in ponovno sestavlja, dokler ne začne vzpostavljati sebi lastne notranje logike.

Izhodišče umetnikovega ustvarjalnega procesa je prav slogan, razumljen kot poziv k individualni in kolektivni, proaktivni obliki ozaveščanja. Pojem (so)odgovornosti se razpre kot dvojnost, kjer se odgovornost pripisuje akterju kot lastna in osebna, ali pa kot porazdeljena in skupna. Prav ta niansa med lastnim in skupnim predstavlja umetnikovo vodilo pri snovanju podob. V končnih podobah figura sprva ostaja nevidna, skrita in razpršena ter se sestavi šele, ko gledalec do dela vzpostavi distanco. Predstavljen proces dela z vsemi zametki in končnimi rezultati gledalca povabi k bližnjemu spoznavanju s procesom oblikovanja vizualne podobe festivala.

Ž𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚š𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢č deluje pod lastno blagovno znamko ž𝐀𝐍Ž𝐀𝐍. V središču njegovega dela je on sam kot subjekt in avtor, ki skozi oblačila, dizajn, vizualne podobe in glasbo gradi celoto. Živi v Helsinkih, kjer zaključuje magistrski študij na Uniarts, diplomiral pa je iz fotografije na ALUO (summa cum laude, priznanje UL ALUO). Verjame v pomen detajlov in vegansko prihodnost.

Kuratorka: Š𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐞č𝐣𝐚𝐤

𝐕𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭.
𝟑. 𝟑.–𝟒. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘫𝘢: 𝘋𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘝𝘢𝘨𝘢 / 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘰 Š𝘪š𝘬𝘢.
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𝟑. 𝟑. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟎 / 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐚𝐠𝐚
𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 𝐱 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚 / Ž𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚š𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢č: (𝐜𝐨)𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐃𝐋𝐂
𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟒. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

This year’s visual identity for the Fabula Festival, held under the slogan (co)responsible, has been created by the artist žANŽAN. The solo exhibition reveals the process behind the festival’s imagery, from the earliest stages of the working process, reflections, and associations to the final visuals.

Video forms the foundation of the artist’s practice, not as a finished medium but as raw material. Through physical interventions, such as covering the lens with plastic, water, or directed studio light, he creates images that contain “errors”, ruptures, and disturbances from the moment of capture. Rather than being removed, these elements become starting points for further work. A key part of the process takes place in post-production, where digital editing is not merely technical processing but a space of selection, emphasis, and transformation. It is here that the direction of the project begins to emerge: the visual material opens up, fragments, and is reassembled until it establishes its own internal logic.

The conceptual starting point of the work is the festival slogan itself, understood as a call for both individual and collective, proactive awareness. The notion of (co)responsibility unfolds as a duality, where responsibility can be assigned to an actor as personal and inherent, or as shared and distributed. This nuance between the individual and the collective guides the artist’s image-making. In the final visuals, the figure initially remains invisible, concealed and dispersed, only coming together when the viewer distances themselves from the work. By presenting the process with all its beginnings and final outcomes, the exhibition invites close engagement with the making of the festival’s visual identity.

Ž𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚š𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢č works under his own brand ž𝐀𝐍Ž𝐀𝐍. At the centre of his practice is himself as subject and author, building a cohesive whole through clothing, design, visual imagery, and music. He lives in Helsinki, where he is completing a master’s degree at Uniarts, and previously graduated summa cum laude in photography from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, receiving the academy’s award for his work. He believes in the importance of details and in a vegan future.

Curated by: Š𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐞č𝐣𝐚𝐤

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝟑. 𝟑.–𝟒. 𝟒. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘫𝘢: 𝘋𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘝𝘢𝘨𝘢 / 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘰 Š𝘪š𝘬𝘢.