by #vednoaktualno | Mar 29, 2026
Vljudno vas vabimo na odprtje razstave finsko-slovenske produkcije z naslovom
ZEMLJA VRAČA POGLED II
📍 Galerija Monfort, Obala 8, Portorož,
📅četrtek, 2. 4. 2026 ob 19. uri.
🔗More info: https://t.ly/yPNa7
🔗Maggiori informazioni: https://t.ly/cWKy2
🌍Projekt More-than-Planet povezuje umetnost, znanost in participativne prakse ter spodbuja razvoj okoljske pismenosti.
Razstava Zemlja vrača pogled II je del mednarodnega projekta More-than-Planet in se giblje med znanstvenim opazovanjem, umetniškim raziskovanjem, lokalnimi znanji in tehnološkimi sistemi zaznavanja. Odpira vprašanje, kako razvijati okoljsko pismenost in razumevanje v času, ko postaja prihodnost vse bolj negotova. Prva verzija razstave je bila postavljena v galeriji Valve v Oulu na Finskem.
🌍V Galeriji Monfort, nekdanjem skladišču soli, razstava dobiva še dodatno prostorsko resonanco. Monfort je prostor zgodovine, materialnosti in prehajanja; prostor, v katerem se srečajo geologija, infrastruktura, spomin in tokovi sveta.
🌍Na razstavi sodelujejo priznani finski in slovenski umetniki in umetnice: Baran Caginli, Cesar & Lois, Felicia Honkasalo, Mari Keski-Korsu, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte, Minna Långström, Antti Tenetz ter Spektr Z / Marko Peljhan. Njihova dela povezujejo podatki daljinskega zaznavanja, fotografijo, video, instalacije, umetniško raziskovanje in znanosti v skupen razmislek o svetu, ki ga ne moremo več misliti ločeno od njegovih kriz.
🔗Več informacij: https://t.ly/Xe_er
Veselimo se vaše prisotnosti
—
Siete cordialmente invitati all’inaugurazione della mostra della produzione finlandese-slovena intitolata
LA TERRA RICAMBIA LO SGUARDO II
📍 Galleria Monfort, Portorose
📅 giovedì 2 aprile 2026 alle ore 19.00
🌍 Il progetto More-than-Planet connette arte, scienza e pratiche partecipative, promuovendo lo sviluppo dell’alfabetizzazione ambientale.
La mostra Terra restituisce lo sguardo II fa parte del progetto internazionale More-than-Planet e si muove tra osservazione scientifica, ricerca artistica, saperi locali e sistemi tecnologici di rilevamento. Apre la questione di come sviluppare l’alfabetizzazione ambientale e la comprensione in un tempo in cui il futuro diventa sempre più incerto. La prima versione della mostra è stata allestita presso la galleria Valve a Oulu, in Finlandia.
🌍 Presso la Galleria Monfort, ex magazzino del sale, la mostra acquisisce un’ulteriore risonanza spaziale. Monfort è un luogo di storia, materialità e transizione; uno spazio in cui si incontrano geologia, infrastrutture, memoria e flussi del mondo.
🌍 Alla mostra partecipano rinomati artisti e artiste finlandesi e sloveni: Baran Caginli, Cesar & Lois, Felicia Honkasalo, Mari Keski-Korsu, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte, Minna Långström, Antti Tenetz e Marko Peljhan (Spektr Z).
Le loro opere intrecciano dati di telerilevamento, fotografia, video, installazioni, ricerca artistica e scienze in una riflessione condivisa su un mondo che non possiamo più pensare separatamente dalle sue crisi.
Saremo lieti della vostra presenza.
—
You are kindly invited to the opening of the Finnish–Slovenian production exhibition entitled
EARTH GAZES BACK II
📍 Monfort Gallery, Portorož
📅 Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌍 The More-than-Planet project connects art, science, and participatory practices, fostering the development of environmental literacy.
The exhibition The Earth Gazes Back II is part of the international More-than-Planet project and moves between scientific observation, artistic research, local knowledge, and technological sensing systems. It raises the question of how to develop environmental literacy and understanding in a time when the future is becoming increasingly uncertain. The first version of the exhibition was presented at Gallery Valve in Oulu, Finland.
🌍 At Monfort Gallery, a former salt warehouse, the exhibition gains an additional spatial resonance. Monfort is a space of history, materiality, and transition; a place where geology, infrastructure, memory, and global flows intersect.
🌍 The exhibition features renowned Finnish and Slovenian artists: Baran Caginli, Cesar & Lois, Felicia Honkasalo, Mari Keski-Korsu, Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte, Minna Långström, Antti Tenetz, and Marko Peljhan (Spektr Z).
Their works bring together remote sensing data, photography, video, installations, artistic research, and science into a shared reflection on a world that can no longer be understood separately from its crises.
We look forward to your presence.
by #vednoaktualno | Mar 29, 2026
𝐍𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐜𝐣𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐲
24. 3.–19. 4. 2026
Desni atrij ljubljanske Mestne hiše
📌𝐎𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐤, 𝟐𝟒. 𝟑. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢
🎨Vodstvo in zin delavnica: torek, 31. 3. 2026, ob 17. uri. V sodelovanju z Legebitro.
The Blue Butterfly je fotografski projekt Nala Kocjana, ki je nastal oktobra 2023. Raziskuje izkušnje trans moških po opravljeni zgornji operaciji. Projekt združuje studijske portrete, polaroide in sekvenci črno-belega analognega filma, ki obiskovalcem dajejo vpogled v zgodbe, identiteto in telo subjektov. Studijski portreti poudarjajo samozavest in prisotnost trans moških v svetu, polaroidi prikazujejo intimne trenutke v zasebnih prostorih, sekvenci pa simbolizirata prehod in osvoboditev. Leta 2024 je v sodelovanju z društvom DIH nastal zin, ki povezuje vizualni material z dodanimi intervjuji in citati z družbenim in kulturnim kontekstom. Nal Kocjan skozi svoje delo raziskuje identiteto in vidnost trans moških.
(Mars Ema Pečkaj)
𝐍𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐜𝐣𝐚𝐧 je vizualni umetnik, ki v svojem delu skozi različne fotografske pristope ozavešča o skupnosti LGBTIQ+ in mentalnem zdravju. Njegova praksa združuje studijsko, analogno in digitalno fotografijo ter pogosto izhaja iz osebnih in skupnostnih izkušenj. Projekt The Blue Butterfly je nastal leta 2023 kot predstavitev lastne izkušnje trans moškega, njegova motivacija pa izvira iz njega in njegovih izkušenj ter želje po večji vidnosti njegove skupnosti, njeni samoreprezentaciji ter vpogledu v njeno intimo.
Trenutno zaključuje študij fotografije na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani, kjer je projekt tudi nastal.
Njegovo delo se giblje med dokumentarnim in režijskim, pri čemer zavestno prepleta estetiko modne fotografije z intimnimi, osebnimi trenutki.
Z uporabo različnih tehnik (od studijskih portretov do analognih sekvenc in polaroidov) gradi večplasten vizualni jezik, ki poudarja prehod, ritual in prostor samoprepoznanja. Avtor vstopa v lastne projekte tudi avtobiografsko, s čimer briše mejo med opazovalcem in subjektom ter odpira prostor za afirmativno, a neidealizirano predstavitev trans izkušenj.
S svojimi projekti si prizadeva povečevati vidnost in razumevanje trans izkušenj ter skozi vizualni jezik fotografije prispevati k širši družbeni ozaveščenosti o tej tematiki.
Foto: Nal Kocjan
Podpornik: Legebitra, Okvir
______________
=EN
𝐍𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐜𝐣𝐚𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐲
24. 3.–19. 4. 2026
Right Atrium, Ljubljana Town Hall
📌𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟐𝟒. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦
🎨Guided tour and zine workshop: Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 5 pm. In cooperation with Legebitra.
The Blue Butterfly is a photography project by Nal Kocjan, created in October 2023. It explores the experiences of trans men who have undergone top surgery. Combining studio portraits, Polaroids and sequences of black-and-white analogue film, the project gives visitors insight into the subjects’s stories, identities, and bodies. The studio portraits emphasise the confidence and presence of trans men in the world, the Polaroids capture intimate moments in private spaces, while the sequences symbolise transition and liberation. In 2024, a zine was created in collaboration with the DIH association, integrating the visual material with interviews and quotes that provide a social and cultural context. Through his work, Nal Kocjan explores the identity and visibility of trans men.
(Mars Ema Pečkaj)
𝐍𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐜𝐣𝐚𝐧 is a visual artist who employs a variety of photographic techniques in his work to raise awareness of the LGBTIQ+ community and mental health issues. His practice combines studio, analogue, and digital photography, often drawing on personal and community experiences. The Blue Butterfly project was created in 2023 to present his own experience as a trans man. His motivation stems from himself and his own experiences, as well as his desire for greater visibility for his community, its self-representation, and an insight into its intimacy. He is currently completing a photography degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, where he developed the project.
His work ranges from documentary to directorial, consciously intertwining the aesthetics of fashion photography with intimate, personal moments. Using techniques ranging from studio portraits to analogue sequences and Polaroids, he creates a multi-layered visual language that emphasises transition, ritual, and the space of self-recognition. He also gets autobiographically involved in his own projects, blurring the line between observer and subject and opening up space for an affirmative yet non-idealized portrayal of trans experiences.
Through his projects, he aims to enhance the visibility and understanding of trans experiences and contribute to a broader social understanding of this topic through the visual language of photography.
Photo: Nal Kocjan
Supported by: Legebitra, Okvir
by #vednoaktualno | Mar 29, 2026
𝐒𝐚𝐬̌𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐜: 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫-𝐚-𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 / 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧
17. 3.–12. 4. 2026
Stekleni atrij ljubljanske Mestne hiše
📌𝐎𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐤, 𝟏𝟕. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢.
Na odprtju bo potekala tudi krajša popravljalnica.👚
Popravljalnice:✂️
🧵 Sreda, 18. 3., med 16.00 in 19.00
🧵 Sreda, 25. 3., med 16.00 in 19.00
🧵 Sreda, 1. 4., med 16.00 in 19.00
🧵 Sreda, 8. 4., med 16.00 in 19.00
𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐳̌𝐢𝐯𝐢 𝐬𝐯𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜̌𝐢𝐥𝐚!💫
So se ti strgale hlače? Si izgubila gumb? Luknja na najljubšem krilu? Ponovno oživi svoja oblačila s popravilom! Pridi s čistimi oblačili, dvema ali tremi na osebo, ki so potrebna manjših popravil. Popravili jih bomo zastonj!
Repair-a-thon ali Popravljalni maraton je ponavljajoči se dogodek, ki je sprva nastal v Helsinkih in se nato razširil po vsej Evropi. Njegov namen je ozaveščati širšo javnost o ekologiji in prekomerni potrošnji ter spodbuditi k odgovornejšemu ravnanju z lastnim imetjem.
Dogodek je odprt za vse in brez vstopnine. Obiskovalce prosimo, da na dogodek prinesejo svoja oblačila v popravilo ali predelavo za ponovno uporabo. Popravila bomo izvajali brezplačno in po najboljših zmožnostih, po želji obiskovalcev pa nudimo tudi hitre šiviljske inštrukcije.
𝐒𝐚𝐬̌𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐜, rojena leta 1986 v Novi Gorici, je leta 2015 na Univerzi v Ljubljani diplomirala iz oblikovanja tekstilij in oblačil, del študija je opravila v okviru študijske izmenjave na Winchester School of Art v Angliji.
Dandanes se njena umetniška praksa giblje med fascinacijo nad sodobno tehnologijo, digitizacijo (nesnovne) kulturne dediščine s pomočjo 3D upodabljanja ter uporabo starih tehnik popravljanja kot nosilcev spomina. Njena intermedijska praksa se najbolje odraža v performativnem delu Repair-a-thon / Popravljalni maraton, v katerem raziskuje osebne odnose med nami in našo lastnino ter neodgovornost sodobnega kapitalizma. Skozi popravila, performativno akcijo in pogovor z obiskovalci skuša doseči spreobrnitev vrednosti prinesenega predmeta iz denarne v izkustveno. Delo je bilo predstavljeno na festivalu Pixelache (Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finska, 2017), v Designmuseo (Helsinki, Finska, 2017), v okviru razstave 60% (Galerija Alkatraz, Ljubljana, 2019), s podporo Centra za kreativnost tudi na BIO|26 (Podhod Ajdovščina, Ljubljana, 2020), lani pa na dogodku GO! Design Week v okviru prestolnice kulture GO! 2025.
Kot intermedijska umetnica se predstavlja tako doma kot v tujini.
Pisec obrazstavnega besedila: Jernej Čuček Gerbec
Podpornik razstave: ŠKUC
Foto: Samra Sabanović
______________________________________
=EN
𝐒𝐚𝐬̌𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐜: 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫-𝐚-𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧
17. 3.–12. 4. 2026
Glass Atrium, Ljubljana Town Hall
📌𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟕 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦
Repair sessions:✂️
🧵 Wednesday, 18 March, 16:00 to 19:00
🧵 Wednesday, 25 March, 16:00 to 19:00
🧵 Wednesday, 1 April, 16:00 to 19:00
🧵 Wednesday, 8 April, 16:00 to 19:00
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞!💫
Have you torn your trousers? Lost a button? A hole in your favourite skirt? Have your clothes repaired to bring them back to life! Bring clean clothes, two or three per person, that need minor repairs, and we will repair them for free!
Repair-a-thon is a recurring event that originated in Helsinki and has since spread throughout Europe. Its purpose is to raise awareness about ecology and excessive consumption and to encourage more responsible consumer behaviour.
The event is open to everyone and is free of charge. Visitors are asked to bring their clothes to be mended or repurposed. We will carry out repairs free of charge and to the best of our ability. At the request of visitors, we also offer quick sewing lessons.
𝐒𝐚𝐬̌𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐜, born in Nova Gorica in 1986, graduated in Textile and Fashion Design from the University of Ljubljana in 2015, after completing a study exchange at the Winchester School of Art in the UK.
Today, her art moves between fascination with contemporary technology, the digitisation of (intangible) cultural heritage using 3D imaging, and the use of old repair techniques as carriers of memory. Her intermedia practice is best reflected in the performative work Repair-a-thon, in which she explores personal relationships between people and their possessions and the irresponsibility of modern capitalism. Through repairs, performative action, and conversations with visitors, Nemec attempts to transform the value of submitted garments from monetary to experiential. The work was presented at the Pixelache Festival (Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland, 2017), at the Design Museum (Helsinki, Finland, 2017), as part of the exhibition 60% (Alkatraz Gallery, Ljubljana, 2019), at BIO|26 with the support of the Centre for Creativity (Ajdovščina Underpass, Ljubljana, 2020), and last year at GO! Design Week as part of the GO! 2025 European Capital of Culture.
As an intermedia artist, Nemec showcases her work both nationally and internationally.
Exhibition text: Jernej Čuček Gerbec
Support: ŠKUC
Photo: Samra Sabanović
by #vednoaktualno | Mar 29, 2026
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐳̌ 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌: 𝐌𝐨𝐣𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐞
11. 3.–16. 4. 2026
Zgodovinski atrij ljubljanske Mestne hiše
📌𝐎𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚, 𝟏𝟏. 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐛 𝟏𝟖. 𝐮𝐫𝐢
🔷Vodstvo po razstavi z umetnikom: četrtek, 9. april, ob 17. uri
Cikel Mojstri besede je dolgoročen fotografski projekt Tomaža Berčiča, posvečen slovenskim literatom druge polovice 20. stoletja in sodobnega časa. V črno-belih portretih pisateljev, pesnikov in mislecev avtor raziskuje odnos med besedo in podobo ter išče človeka za imenom na knjižni platnici. Portretirance umešča v neformalna, intimna okolja – v njihove domove, na ulice, v kavarne ali na sprehode – kjer nastajajo pristne in neposredne podobe brez studijske distance.
Črno-bela fotografija poudarja obraz, pogled, gesto in svetlobo ter omogoča usmerjanje pozornosti na bistvo posameznika. Avtor ne idealizira svojih subjektov, temveč jih predstavlja kot ljudi z življenjskimi izkušnjami, ranljivostjo in notranjo močjo. Cikel učinkuje kot vizualni arhiv spomina, poklon literarnemu ustvarjanju in spoštljiv dialog med fotografijo in besedo. Projekt spremlja tudi monografija v samozaložbi s približno 45 portreti in zapisi o srečanjih.
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐳̌ 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌ (1968, Ljubljana) je grafični oblikovalec in umetniški vodja v agenciji Art design. S fotografijo se ukvarja več kot štiri desetletja, zadnjih 25 let profesionalno in umetniško. V središču njegovega dela so predvsem portreti vsakdanjih in pogosto marginaliziranih posameznikov ter zapuščeni in degradirani prostori. Razstavljal je na samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah ter svoja dela objavljal v slovenskih in tujih medijih. Je predsednik Fotografskega kluba Kamnik ter aktiven mentor na delavnicah in v regionalnih projektih.
Foto: Tomaž Berčič (Feri Lainšček)
_____________________
=EN
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐳̌ 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐬
11. 3.–16. 4. 2026
Historical Atrium, Ljubljana Town Hall
📌𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟔 𝐩𝐦
🔷Guided tour of the exhibition with the artist: Thursday, 9 April, 5 pm
The Wordsmiths series is a long-term photography project by Tomaž Berčič that celebrates late 20th-century and 21st-century Slovenian authors. In black-and-white portraits of writers, poets, and thinkers, the author explores the relationship between words and images, searching for the person behind the name on the book cover. He places his subjects in informal, intimate settings—their homes, streets, cafés, or nature—where authentic, candid images are captured without the sense of distance created by a studio setting.
Black-and-white photography highlights the face, gaze, gesture, and light, allowing the viewer to focus on the essence of the individual. Rather than idealising his subjects, Berčič shows them as people with life experiences, vulnerabilities, and inner strength. The series acts as a visual archive of memory, a tribute to the art of literature, and a respectful dialogue between photography and the written word. The project is accompanied by a self-published monograph with approximately 45 portraits and notes on the encounters.
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐳̌ 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐜̌𝐢𝐜̌ (Ljubljana, 1968) is a graphic designer and artistic director at the Art Design studio. He has engaged in photography for more than four decades, the last 25 years professionally and artistically. His work focuses on portraits of common, often marginalised individuals, as well as on abandoned and degraded spaces. Berčič has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and showcased his work in Slovenian and foreign media outlets. He is the president of the Kamnik Photography Club and a tutor in workshops and regional projects.
Photo: Tomaž Berčič (Feri Lainšček)
![Jaka Babnik: Vprašanje pogleda / A Matter of View]()
by #vednoaktualno | Mar 27, 2026
Jaka Babnik: “Vprašanje pogleda”
Otvoritev: 17. 4. 2026, ob 19.00
[Scroll down for English version]
Razstava Vprašanje pogleda predstavlja pregled skoraj dvajsetletnega delovanja fotografa in umetnika Jake Babnika, ki je v obdobju 2007-2026 ustvaril in predstavil vrsto odmevnih umetniških projektov, tako v razstavni kot v knjižni obliki. V svoji umetniški praksi skozi podobe analizira najrazličnejše sodobne družbene fenomene. Njegov osrednji ustvarjalni postopek je opazovanje in beleženje sprememb v kulturni krajini svojega neposrednega okolja, ki so vselej pogojene s kompleksnimi zgodovinskimi, družbenimi in političnimi okoliščinami. Obseg pojavov, ki jih s svojimi deli tako ali drugače naslavlja, je živopisen in odraža njegovo poglobljeno zanimanje za obče stanje duha sodobne družbe, ki se sooča s številnimi notranjimi paradoksi in nesorazmerji.
Babnik se v svojih delih poslužuje raznolikih izraznih in tehničnih sredstev, ki so običajno podrejena vnaprej zastavljenim idejnim zasnovam. Čeprav je v veliki meri lovec na podobe, ki deluje na izrazito dokumentaren način, se mestoma poslužuje tudi režirane studijske fotografije, predstavljanja arhivskega gradiva ali vzpostavljanja celostnega prostorskega ambienta. V preteklih letih se je posvečal zlasti vizualizaciji idej o svetu in družbi, o času in prostoru, o človeku in njegovi okolici; okolici in družbi, ki jo človek ureja in oblikuje po svoji meri. V svojih delih, ki ga mnogo bolj kot na tehnični in formalni zanimajo na vsebinski ravni, pod vprašaj postavlja zgodovinske, politične in kulturne pojave, kot so minljivost javnih diskurzov in javne pojavnosti, kratkovidnost zgodovinskega spomina, uniformnost vsakdanjega življenja, nenasitnost človeških aspiracij in banalnost konvencij vizualne kulture. V svojih delih vedno znova razmišlja o “naučeni predvidljivosti“ človeške vrste v odnosu do družbene stvarnosti in vizualne kulture.
Jaka Babnik (1979) je diplomiral iz sociologije in zgodovine na Filozofski fakulteti v Ljubljani. Od leta 1996 deluje kot samostojni umetnik, fotograf, založnik in filmar. Uveljavil se je z odmevnimi razstavnimi in knjižnimi projekti kot so so We Are Dogs! (2007-2009), Jebodrom (2012-2014), Holy Land (2015-2017), Why So Serious? (2016-2017), Heroji mojega časa (2016-2017), Top lokacija (2017), Pigmalion (2017-2019), Time Levelling (2020), Vaje v slogu (2019-2021), Moving Pictures (2022-2024), Bitno je šta vaše oči vide (2022-2024) in Prostorska predvidljivost (2024-2026). Od leta 2012 skupaj z Boštjanom Pavletičem vodi neodvisno založbo Rostfrei Publishing. Živi in deluje v Ljubljani.
Razstava bo na ogled do 30. 8. 2026.
Jaka Babnik: Vprašanje pogleda
***
Jaka Babnik: “A Matter of View”
Opening: 17 April 2026, at 7pm
The exhibition A Matter of View showcases a mid-career retrospective of photographer and artist Jaka Babnik, who in the past nearly twenty years, roughly in the period 2007-2026, made and publicly presented number of impactful pieces, both in the form of an exhibition and a photobook. In his artistic practice, he analyses a wide variety of contemporary social and societal phenomena through images. His central creative process is to observe and document changes in the cultural landscape of his immediate surroundings, which are always conditioned by complex historical, social, and political circumstances. The range of phenomena that he addresses in his works is diverse and reflects his profound interest in the general state of mind within contemporary society, which is faced with numerous internal paradoxes and imbalances.
In his works Babnik employs a variety of creative and technical means that usually follow his preconceived ideas and narratives. Although he is very much on the side of taking photographs (as opposed to making photographs), working in a distinctly documentary manner, he occasionally uses staged studio photography, organises and displays archival materials and makes integrated spatial ambiences. In recent years he has often visualised preconceived ideas about the world and society, about Zeitgeist, and about humans and their surroundings – surroundings and society that we humans arrange and shape in our own way. In his works, which interest him more on a contextual level than from a technical and formal aspect, he questions various historical, political and cultural phenomena, such as the transience of public discourses and public appearances, the myopia of historical memory, the uniformity of everyday life, the insatiability of human aspirations and the banality of conventions of visual culture. In his pieces, he invariably reflects on the “learned predictability” of the humankind in relation to social processes and visual culture.
Jaka Babnik (1979) graduated from social studies and history at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, and has been working as a photographer and cinematographer since 1996. Currently he works as a photographer, artist and publisher who gained local and international acclaim with projects such as We Are Dogs! (2007-2009), Jebodrom (2012-2014), Holy Land (2015-2017), Why So Serious? (2016-2017), Heroes of My Time (2016-2017), Pygmalion (2017-2019), Time Levelling (2020), Exercises in Style (2019-2021), Moving Pictures (2022-2024), It Matters What Your Eyes Can See (2022-2024) and Spatial Predictability (2024-2026). He is co-founder and co-owner (together with Boštjan Pavletič) of the independent publishing house Rostfrei Publishing that, since 2012, produces artists’ books and photobooks. He lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The exhibition will be on display until 30 August 2026.
Jaka Babnik: A Matter of View
