History teaches that experimental film is intended only for a narrow circle of the public. Is the (difficult) accessibility of this type of content an issue of physical display spaces or curation environments? Perhaps of limited and at the same time overcrowded spiritual contexts? Such questions will only be deepened by the exhibition of experimental audiovisual works by Slovenian authors. And multiplied.
Artists: Nika Autor, Sara Bezovšek, Ana Čigon, Jasna Hribernik, Marko A. Kovačič, Damijan Kracina, Andrej Lupinc, Kolja Saksida, Rok Sieberer – Kuri, Miha Vipotnik
The history of screening (and the accessibility) of Slovenian experimental film and video is the subject of consideration for the planning of an exhibition whose “natural” environment would be a movie theatre or a similar (darkened, focused on one screen) space, a television set or an individual screen/monitor placed within a contextualized space. The group exhibition of experimental audiovisual works by Slovenian masters in spaces that were not originally considered or intended for exhibiting such works (such as the Kamera Gallery) means a new context for the works (placed in the new space so that they impact each other and interact with each other) and a new context for the space, as well as an opportunity to address questions about the accessibility of these works to the public. The exhibition will deal with the question of the accessibility of these works in physical presentation spaces, with the sub-question of how mental spaces complement physical ones. Throughout history, experimental film and video often represent content intended for a narrow part of the interested public. Are experimental works inaccessible to the public also due to the nature of their inherent essence – that is, perhaps a “non-communicative” experiment for the general public? The purpose of this kind of questioning is not to relativise the issues of “physical accessibility” of content for different, especially vulnerable, audience groups, but rather to establish a connection between physical and cognitive access to content.
Exhibited works:
- www.s-n-d.si, Sara Bezovšek, 2021, 13’39’’
- Solidarity, Nika Autor, 2012, 05’04’’
- Ask for the Moon, Ana Čigon, 2015, 01’15’’
- Thylacinus Cynocephalus, Damijan Kracina, 2000, 01’09’’
- Eksperimentalec, Kolja Saksida, 1999, 09’31’’
- In 8 Minutes around the World, Andrej Lupinc, 1990-2000, 09’38’’
- Vivisection, Rok Sieberer – Kuri, 1997, 03’32’’
- Carte Postale, Jasna Hribernik, 1997, 06’32’’
- Space 2, Miha Vipotnik, 1986, 01’53’’
- Casus belli, Marko Kovačič, 1983, 15’35’’
Curated by: Varja Močnik
Organisation: SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts – Ljubljana and Kino Šiška.
Supported by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and City of Ljubljana – Department for Culture
Free admission.
Cover photo: Miha Vipotnik
