𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗮: 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗷𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶
22. 5.–21. 6. 2025
Mala galerija Banke Slovenije
𝙤𝙙𝙥𝙧𝙩𝙟𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙫𝙚: četrtek, 22. 5. 2025, ob 19. uri
𝗨𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶: Martina Drozd Smutná, Kaja Upelj, Dorottya Vékony, Sonja Vulpes, Konstantin Zhukov
Razstava Cona udobja: prikazi naklonjenosti temelji na četrti številki revije ETC. Z deli Martine Drozd Smutná, Kaje Upelj, Dorottye Vékony, Sonje Vulpes in Konstantina Zhukova raziskuje, kako v (javnem) izkazovanju naklonjenosti – tako do drugih kot do sebe – iskati udobje. Umetniki na razstavi tako razmišljajo o kompleksnosti in dvoumnosti medosebnih odnosov, medgeneracijskih travmah, intimnosti in spolni fluidnosti, spolnih vlogah in starševskih izzivih, pa tudi o pomenu ljubezni do samih sebe.
Sonja Vulpes v seriji grafik Cake (2024) raziskuje svoja duševna stanja skozi teme ljubezni do same sebe, osebne fleksije in samospoštovanja. Delo Dear Veronika (2024) Kaje Upelj izpostavlja kompleksnost materinske in medgeneracijske ljubezni, pri čemer se posveča družinskim vezem in podedovanim travmam. Dorottya Vékony v fotografski seriji Rites of Letting Go (2023) obravnava (ne)plodnost in reproduktivne pravice ter raziskuje splav in tabuizirane izkušnje, ki oblikujejo samopodobo, ter alternative biološki reprodukciji in heteronormativnim vlogam. Martina Drozd Smutná v slikarski seriji Hold Me Tight (2020–2025) družino obravnava kot sistem, v katerem je skrb privatizirana, in izpostavlja, kako spolne vloge, krhka moškost in starševski izzivi pripomorejo k pomanjkanju širše podpore. Konstantin Zhukov v delu Black Carnation (2021–) izhaja iz spregledane kvir zgodovine Latvije. Projekt, poimenovan po izrazu za geje iz obdobja pred drugo svetovno vojno, uporablja bledeče termične odtise s plaže, kjer so se srečevali gej moški, s tem pa kaže na krhkost kvir spomina in odsotnost arhivskih dokumentov.
Več o razstavi in spremljevalnem programu si lahko preberete na:
https://www.bsi.si/sl/podpiramo-umetnost/program-mgbs
Razstava je nastala s podporo Ministrstva za kulturo RS, Mestne občine Ljubljana, Lisztovega inštituta Ljubljana in Veleposlaništva Republike Slovenije v Rigi.
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
22 May–21 June 2025
Mala galerija Banke Slovenije
𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: Thursday, 22 May 2025, 7 pm
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: Martina Drozd Smutná, Kaja Upelj, Dorottya Vékony, Sonja Vulpes, Konstantin Zhukov
The exhibition Comfort Zone: Displays of Affection is based on the fourth issue of ETC. magazine. Through works by Martina Drozd Smutná, Kaja Upelj, Dorottya Vékony, Sonja Vulpes and Konstantin Zhukov, it explores the notion of seeking out comfort in (public) displays of affection – both towards others and oneself. The artists in the exhibition thus reflect on the complexities and ambiguities of interpersonal relationships, intergenerational trauma, intimacy and sexual fluidity, gender roles and parenting challenges, as well as the importance of self-love.
In Cake (2024), Sonja Vulpes explores mental states through themes of self-love, reflection and celebrating oneself. Kaja Upelj’s Dear Veronika (2024) examines the complexities of maternal and intergenerational love, touching on family bonds and inherited trauma. Dorottya Vékony addresses (in)fertility and reproductive rights in Rites of Letting Go (2023), exploring miscarriage, abortion and tabooed experiences that shape self-image, as well as alternatives to biological reproduction and heteronormative roles. In Hold Me Tight (2020–2025), Martina Drozd Smutná views the family as a system where care is privatised, exposing how gender roles, fragile masculinity and parenting challenges enter into a lack of broader support. In Black Carnation (2021–), Konstantin Zhukov explores Latvia’s overlooked queer histories. Named after a pre-WWII term for gay men, the project uses fading thermal prints from a cruising beach to reflect on the fragility of queer memory and the absence of archival records.
Find out more about the exhibition and the accompanying programme here:
https://www.bsi.si/en/we-support-the-arts/programme-of-mgbs
The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City of Ljubljana, the Liszt Institute Ljubljana and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Riga.
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