Sewn and hammered rusty nails crucify the white canvas while they are tied with wooden beads like heavy tears strung on the knots of a woven net that represents the weight of living, and the whole story is written by embroidered letters, thoughts and verses that inspire me throughout the research. In the very center of the work there is a circle made of nails, whose shape resembles the sun and represents hope for a better tomorrow.
In the very center of the work there is a circle made of nails, whose shape resembles the sun and represents hope for a better tomorrow.
Cover photo: Jernej Skrt
Antun Mlakić was born in 1998 in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Graduated from highschool in Vitez 2018 , and enrolled Faculty of textile technologies in Zagreb. Got undergraduate degree in 2021, and continued in postgraduate at the same Faculty with Textile design course. Exhibited at several joined exhibitions such as Zagreb Design Week 2020 and 2021, China and symbols 2021, Salon Mladih Zagreb 2022, World Literature Festival (Fraktura) 2022, CEEPUS Winter Design Week (Maribor, Slovenia) 2022, and independent exhibiton in City Art Galery Vitez in Vitez 2020. Currently second year of graduate studies. Lives and works in Zagreb.
