[spectre] Exhibition "Mirabilia", February 25 - April 3 2011

[galerija galzenica]

" Mirabilia"

February 25 - April 3 2011 in Galzenica Gallery (Velika Gorica / Zagreb) 
--- opening at 7 p.m.

Artists: Yoko Fukushima, SIlvio Vujičić, Tatjana Vukelić

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“Mirabilia” is the name of this year’s first exhibition dedicated to the 
relationship between design and art. At the beginning of the modern era, 
this Latin word denoted phenomena that were difficult to attribute to 
one of the two general categories: to the natural, "God-made world" or 
to the world created by human activity.

We believe that in this exhibition the works of Silvio Vujičić, Yoko 
Fukushima and Tatjana Vukelić have the same kind of hybrid status. In 
their works, the dilemma is only transferred from the ontological 
categories of animate and inanimate, Godly and human, to the area of 
design, which, on the other hand, moved from the traditional position of 
designing clothes to designing humans which is a human fantasy, as well 
as human future.

However, in the contemporary world of biopolitics, the works of these 
artists should not be viewed as moral warnings. Their bio-design only 
marginally touches upon the ethical aspect of human culture. Although 
the first reaction to these works may best be represented with the 
question: “Where is the limit to exploiting and cultivating nature?”, 
the general impression of the exhibition is closer to fantasy than to 
ecology. In other words, there is more than serious social questions in 
this exhibition; some transparent intimacy, awkward irony, bizarre 
beauty and irresponsible play.

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Silvio Vujicic was born in Zagreb in 1978. He graduated at Faculty of 
Textile Technology (Fashion department) and at the Academy of Fine Arts 
in Zagreb. He exhibited  at numerous solo and group shows in Croatia, 
Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden and USA. As costume designer he 
participated in various theater shows in Croatia and Slovenia. 
http://www.silviovujicic.com/

Tatjana Vukelić was born in 1985 in Belgrade. She graduated at the 
Academy of Fine Arts (New media department) in Novi Sad (Serbia). She 
works at the field of animation, design, new media art and VJing. 
http://cargocollective.com/toytica

Yoko Fukushima was born in Japan in 1976. She graduated at Tokyo Kasei 
University (Arts Section) and at Ecole des Beaux-arts in Versailles ( 
Multidisciplinary Section). She exhibited at numerous shows and video 
festivals in North and South America, Europe and Japan. She lives and 
works in Paris and Tokyo.
http://www.yokofukushima.com/


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