DRŽAVA U KREVETU // STATE ABED, international exhibition

Organized By Mavena

Location: Galerija Umjetnina

Kralja Tomislava 15,Split (43.509811, 16.439862)

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KUSTOSICA // CURATOR: Natasha Kadin SURADNICE // ASSOCIATES: Eni Buljubašić, Ivana Čagalj, Lovorka Kalebić, Ivana Kevo, Glorija Lizde, Jelena Novaković, Mia Raos, Neli Ružić, Maja Stojić MENTORICE // MENTORS: Ivana Bago, Sandra Sterle GOSTUJUĆE PREDAVAČICE // GUEST LECTURERS: dr.sc. Valerija Barada, Kathy Rae Huffman, Sanja Iveković, Tanja Ostojić MJESTO // VENUE: Gallery of Fine Arts Split, Croatia Ova izložba završni je događaj kolegija “Feminizmi i društvene promjene u suvremenim umjetničkim praksama”, održanog na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Splitu 2012/2013., kao dio projekta PATTERNS Lectures, iniciranog od Zaklade ERSTE I provedenog od strane WUS Austria. www.patternslectures.org. This exhibition is final event of the course “Feminisms and social changes in contemporary art practices”, held on University of Arts in Split 2012/2013 as a part of PATTERNS Lectures, initiated by ERSTE Foundation and implemented by WUS Austria. www.patternslectures.org. DONATORI // DONORS: ERSTE Foundation, Ministry of Culture Croatia, Kultura nova Foundation, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, City of Split SPONZORI // SPONSORS: Hostel Goli Bosi, UZOR PRIJEVOD // TRANSLATION: Eni Buljubašić, Ivana Čagalj, Jelena Novaković TEHNIKA // TECHNICIANS: Gildo Bavčević, Tihana Mandušić DIZAJN // DESIGN: Rafaela Dražić HVALA // THANKS TO: Gallery of Fine Arts Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Academy of Arts at the University of Split, HULU, KUM  OSNOVNI KONCEPT // BASIC CONCEPT: Slijedeći feminističku maksimu OSOBNO JE POLITIČKO, kao i svoje razloge zašto se bavimo feminizmima, što nas navodi da se javno deklariramo feministkinjama, došli smo do naziva izložbe DRŽAVA U KREVETU. Želimo znati koliko duboko i na koje načine sustav, država, vlast i politika upravljaju našim životima te u kojoj mjeri i zašto imaju potrebu ulaziti u naše živote, ložnice, tijela i glave i upravljati njima. Posebno želimo razotkriti načine na koje prihvaćamo ili ne prihvaćamo njihova zavođenja, poljupce, naloge i nasilja. Želimo ogoliti sustav kao što on ogoljava nas. Želimo mu uzvratiti udarac, ili poljubac. Tražimo vaše ideje, koncepte, radove, načine i priče da rasvijetlimo ovu priču i saznamo zašto imamo osjećaj da je to vođenje ljubavi zapravo silovanje i kakve sve posljedice ostavlja na naše osobno. Koje jest političko. Koje jest osobno. Following a feminist maxim THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL, as well as relying upon our reasons why we deal with feminisms, what makes us publicly declare ourselves feminists, we have come up with the exhibition title STATE ABED. We would like to know how deep and in what ways the system, the state, the authorities and politics govern our life as well as to what extent and for what reasons they have the urge to enter and control our lives, bedrooms, bodies and minds. We would especially like to reveal the ways we accept or do not accept their seductions, kisses, orders and violences. We would like to strip off the system the way the system strips us off. We would like to hit the system back, or kiss it back. We ask for your ideas, concepts, works, your ways and your stories which will help us unravel this story and find out why we have the feeling that this lovemaking is actually an act of rape and what consequences it has on the personal. Which is political. Which is personal. UMJETNICI // ARTISTS: Mez Breeze (Australia) and Andy Campbell (UK), Melanie Bonajo (Netherlands), Jay Critchley (USA), Ivana Čagalj (Croatia), Doplgenger (Serbia), Maria Ezcurra (Mexico, Canada), Francine Flandrin (France), Faith Holland (USA), IRWIN (Slovenia), Marta Ivanova (Russia), Adela Jusić (BiH), Natasha Kadin (Croatia), Ivana Kevo (Croatia), Marija Kotarac (Croatia), Glorija Lizde (Croatia), Joan Oh (USA), Roberta Orlando (Italy), Dina Rončević (Croatia, Netherlands), Sandra Sterle (Croatia), Svitogora & Serpent (Croatia), Leslie Wilson (USA), Jing Zhou (China, USA), Petra Zlonoga (Croatia). PROGRAM // PROGRAMME coming soon