Vesna Perunović: Paradigma doma / Home Paradigm

Vesna Perunović: ‘Paradigma doma’

Otvoritev: petek, 25. 7. 2025, ob 19.00

Galerija Božidar Jakac – Muzej moderne in sodobne umetnosti, Kostanjevica na Krki

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Razstava Vesne Perunović na ogled postavlja njena dela, ki so nastala v preteklih petnajstih letih, ko se je z različnimi sredstvi in postopki posvečala vprašanjem o domu in pripadanju, ter s tem povezanim vzpostavljanjem in predstavljanjem lastne identitete. Umetnica svoje vizije doma in pripadanja prevaja v kompleksen vizualni jezik, v katerem posega po tehnikah in postopkih kot so risba in slika, raba najdenih predmetov, performans, video in fotografija.

Razstava ‘Paradigma doma’ prinaša svojstven izbor del, ki naslavljajo predvsem umetničino intimno perspektivo preselitve. Perunović se je v poznih 80. letih preselila v Kanado, da bi se izognila družbenemu razkroju Jugoslavije, saj so se v družbi začele jasno kazati ideološke, nacionalne in kulturne delitve. V tem procesu se je na osebni ravni tudi soočila z izkušnjo priseljenke v novem kulturnem okolju, zato v svoji umetniški praksi tako pogosto raziskuje izkušnjo pripadnosti, sprejemanja in občutka domačnosti ter tujosti. S svojimi deli prav tako izpostavlja številne univerzalne in aktualne družbenopolitične pojave, ki hote ali nehote vplivajo na življenje posameznika. Iz njenih del je mogoče razbrati nakopičena nesorazmerja, nasprotja in absurde globalne družbe v obdobju nestabilnega in nemirnega začetka 21. stoletja. V tem segmentu izpostavlja in kritično secira zlasti dvolično dojemanje različnih skupin priseljencev, kar predstavlja eno izmed očitnih oblik razrednega boja in kaže znake vse bolj razširjenega kolonializma, nacionalizma in rasizma. Poleg tega v poglobljenem razmisleku o domu kot intimnem zatočišču obravnava vseprisotne procese gentrifikacije in elitizacije (zlasti) urbanih središč, ki večini ljudi preprečujejo ureditev lastnega domovanja. V novih družbenih okoliščinah dom ni več osnovna človekova pravica, ampak privilegij.

Razstava je na ogled do 30. 11. 2025.

Razstava je nastala v sodelovanju z MSUB – Muzejem savremene umetnosti, Beograd.

Vesna Perunović (1960) je umetnica, ki v svoji večplastni ustvarjalni praksi združuje različne vizualne medije in formalne postopke, kot so performans, video, kiparstvo, slikarstvo in risba. Na idejni ravni rdečo nit njenega dela predstavlja lastno izkustvo življenja med različnimi kulturnimi sredinami, geografskimi prostori in nacionalnimi mejami. V svojih interdisciplinarnih delih se osredotoča na človeško ranljivost in odpornost ter se posveča temam kot so politika gibanja, identiteta, preseljevanje, iskanje doma in pomen fizičnih meja. Na svoji štiridesetletni umetniški poti je razstavljala na številnih festivalih, bienalih ter razstaviščih v mednarodnem prostoru, prav tako je prejemnica več nagrad in štipendij. Živi in deluje med Torontom (Kanada) in Beogradom (Srbija).

Vesna Perunović: Paradigma doma

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Vessna Perunovich: ‘Home Paradigm’

Opening: Friday, 25 July 2025, at 7pm

Galerija Božidar Jakac – Musem of Modern and Cintemporary Art, Kostanjevica na Krki

The exhibition by Vessna Perunovich’s showcases her works made over the past fifteen years, when she has used various artistic means and processes to address questions of home and belonging, as well as to explore ways in which one’s own identity is being established and represented. The artist translates her visions of home and belonging into a complex visual language, using various, media, techniques and processes such as drawing and painting, found and reused objects, performance, video and photography.

The exhibition entitled ‘Home Paradigm’ presents a specific selection of works that above all address the artist’s intimate perspective of displacement. Perunovich moved to Canada in the late 1980s to escape the socio-political disintegration of Yugoslavia, as obvious ideological, national and cultural divisions in society began to emerge. In this process, she got familiar with the position of being an immigrant in a new and different cultural milieu on a very personal level, which is one of the reasons why she in her artistic practice so often explores the experience of belonging, acceptance and a sense of familiarity and otherness. Her work also highlights a number of universal and topical socio-political phenomena that, willingly or unwillingly, influence one’s life. Her works therefore expose the accumulated disparities, contradictions and absurdities of a global society in the period of instability and turmoil at the beginning of the 21st century. In this segment, in particular, she highlights and critically dissects the deeply discriminatory perception of various immigrant groups, which constitutes one of the most obvious forms of class struggle and shows signs of growing colonialism, nationalism and racism. Moreover, the artist profoundly reflects on the notions of home as an intimate shelter, and addresses the pervasive processes of gentrification and elitisation of (above all) urban centres, where most of the people are unable to afford their own homes. In the new social circumstances, home is no longer a basic human right, but a privilege.

The exhibition is on display until 30 November 2025.

The exhibition is a result of collaboration with the MSUB – Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade.

Vessna Perunovich (1960) is an artist whose multi-layered artistic practice merges various visual media and formal processes such as performance, video, sculpture, painting and drawing. At the conceptual level, the common thread of her work is her own experience of living between different cultural milieus, geographical areas and national borders. In her interdisciplinary work she often focuses on human vulnerability and resilience, addressing themes such as the politics of movement, identity, migration, and notions of home and physical borders. She has exhibited internationally at numerous festivals, biennials and exhibition venues and has been the recipient of number of awards and fellowships. She lives and works between Toronto (Canada) and Belgrade (Serbia).

Vesna Perunović: Home Paradigm