Everything in our galaxy, as well as this biennial, is centered around the sun. Through "Transition" the authors will be showing the sun as an object that fuels us, the matter our planet rotates around. The map of the sun was used by people for many years to help them in their travels. The two side panels of the outdoor gallery show a map of the sky in Zagreb on the day artists left for the residency and a map of the sky in Kranj on the day they first publicly show their work. It is a map of their physical path of their transit. The middle panel of the gallery is made for the people of Kranj who will help them fill it with planets made from recycled plastic, textiles and burned felt.
Leko and Subanović will be staying at the art residency from June 23 until July 1.
WORKSHOP
Ela and Leo are organizing a workshop for the local art community and anyone interested on Tuesday, June 27, at 6:00 p.m.
Ela Leko is a postgraduate student of Textile Design from the Faculty of Textile Technology located in Zagreb, Croatia. She has been active on the design scene since 2015, and exhibits at various group exhibitions and independently works on projects. In her artistic creations she deconstructs different materials and reassemble them into new forms. She won 2nd place in a project between ReGalerija Zabok and the Faculty of Textile Technology and a special recognization at The Exhibition of Croatian Design 21/22. She also did a three-month collaboration with Laboratory Gajnice that included textile workshops and resulted in land art in a public space.
Leo Subanović from Zagreb enrolled in the School of Applied Arts and Design in the textile design section in 2014. In 2016 he was awarded for a group project exhibited at 43. Ambienta in Zagreb. In 2018 he continued his education at the Textile Faculty of Technology in Zagreb. One of the finalist of the 2022 Zagreb design week. He collaborated with ReGalerija in tapestry design, for which he won a special recognition for in The Exhibition of Croatian Design 21/22. He is currently on the second year of his master’s degree.
The project is being fully funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
Disclaimer: This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
