As part of the By the Way series, visual artist and poet Neja Tomšič will present drawings from her project Tea for Five, Opium Ships, in which she explores the tea and opium trade in the second half of the 18th and the 19th centuries to passers-by on Vegova Street. The centrepieces of the project
As part of the By the Way series, visual artist and poet Neja Tomšič will present drawings from her project Tea for Five, Opium Ships, in which she explores the tea and opium trade in the second half of the 18th and the 19th centuries to passers-by on Vegova Street. The centrepieces of the project are five hand-painted tea sets for the Chinese tea ceremony. Each set represents an opium ship and its story. During the exhibition, tea ceremonies for groups of five will take place in Ziferblat, with tea served in the sets and the author telling the stories of the opium ships.
NEJA TOMŠIČ is a visual artist and poet, residing and working in Ljubljana. After finishing her studies in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, she presented her work at various solo and group exhibitions and readings. She enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Humanities, researching the phenomenon of documentaries in contemporary art, under the mentorship of Polona Tratnik and Bojana Kunst. As a student, she participated in numerous international symposia, including at the New School in New York and the John Hansard Gallery at the University of Southampton. She acted in the Screech Orchestra and Screech Inc theatre performances, directed by Jelena Rusjan and hosted in Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, New York and all over Slovenia. She created live visuals for the latest album by Katja Šulc, with which she accompanies the musician’s concerts. She also works with photographer Špela Škulj, with whom she has authored a series of interventions in abandoned buildings since 2010, under the moniker Houses.
Organisation: TAM-TAM, MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, Ziferblat and Kino Šiška.
