Solo exhibition “Unbearable lightness of inertion” at Studio Galic Gallery, Split, Croatia

“8.9.10.2000.”, 2015

The triptych titled 8.9.10.2000. represents a visualization of a personal story, i.e. an occurrence which has, from today’s point of view, left a strong and lasting impression on me as an individual, and especially later, as an artist. In those days, twenty kunas have been continuously mentioned at home, as if we were talking about a sacred object, and I myself had not been aware of the importance of it all. The persistence and perseverance of the people closest to me to survive those three months on twenty kunas a day, has compelled me to create this work today, sixteen years later, and conclude the story through which most of my works are reflected. The work is, at the same time, dedicated to my father and mother who, regardless of all adversity, have withstood all the hardships served to them by an unscrupulous system.

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“8.9.10.2000.”, 2015.

Triptih pod nazivom 8.9.10.2000. predstavlja vizualizaciju osobne priče, odnosno događaj koji je, iz današnje perspektive, ostavio jak i upetačatljiv dojam na mene kao individuu, a posebice kasnije kao umjetnika. Tih dana neprestano se u domu spominjalo dvadeset kuna, kao da je neka svetinja u pitanju, a sam tada nisam shvaćao bitnost toga. Upornost i ustrajnost mojih bližnjih da preživimo ta tri mjeseca s dvadeset kuna dnevno, danas šestnaest godina kasnije, nagnalo me da realiziram ovaj rad i zaključim priču iz koje se reflektira većina mojih radova. Rad je ujedno posvećen ocu i majci koji su, bez obzira na sve nelagode, izdržali nedaće koje im je servirao beskurpulozan sistem.