24 November – 06 December 2008
Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic is pleased to announce the new project by Andreja Kuluncic – On the State of the Nation. The project is the result of a year-long research on the topic of social distance, with a focus on the formats of occurrence and construction of the image of the ‘others’, i.e. marginal social groups, in the local mass media.
The initial part of this complex project involved several stages: research, sociological survey, discussions and collaborations with experts in social and humanistic sciences. Now, at its final stage, the project continues with a set of direct actions that further explore ways in which it is possible to raise the sense of responsibility of the media as well as reshape the perception of both those who produce and those who read, watch or listen the media-generated content.
The artist’s tactic is thus based on subtle infiltration into dominant and discriminating models of constructing the image of the ‘other’. This is achieved (in close collaboration with journalists from the mainstream media) by a series of subtle insertion of positive, ‘normalizing’ news as well as with the individuals, organizations and initiatives belonging to the marginal groups in Croatian society. This collaboration formulates a crucial part of the project as the various media representatives, through the project, engage in exploring and initiating possibilities of an alternative, non-discriminating approach and discourses.
Looking into the models in which those – who are in the local context perceived as Others (whether this is defined through their sexual orientation, race or religion), On the State of the Nation explores new models of formulating the idea of tolerance and the possibilities of ‘deconstructing’ Otherness.
The gallery space of G-MK thus serves simultaneously as a discursive pad and propulsive news-production hub, at the same time presenting a comprehensive overview of the researched material, expert opinions and a user-friendly media archive. During the course of the project a set of educational and discursive units – in the form of workshops with journalists and students, presentation and panel discussions – will take place.
More information about the program is available at: www.g-mk.hr
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Andreja Kuluncic is one of internationally most renowned artists from Croatia. Her work focuses on socially relevant and often provocative issues, often brought forward through a multidisciplinary approach, by appropriating methods from social sciences and collaborating with experts in various fields.
www.andreja.org
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Production: Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic (in the framework of the project Land of Human Rights)
Curated by: Ivana Bago & Antonia Majaca
Curatorial assistant and project coordinator: Ana Kutlesa
Production coordinator: Nevena Tudor
Partners in the project:
– Exhibition setup design: ARCHISQUAD, the squad for conscious architecture (www.archisquad.hr)
– RESTART – production, education, publishing, distribution, technical assistance and promotion of socially-engaged video and documentary film
www.restarted.hr
– RADIO 101 (www.radio101.hr)
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The project ‘On the State of the Nation’ is part of the collaborative project Land of Human Rights by rotor association for contemporary art/ Graz, University of J.E. Purkyne/ Usti nad Labem, riesa efau | Motorenhalle/ Dresden, Trafo Gallery/ Budapest, Galerija Skuc/ Ljubljana, g – mk | galerija miroslav kraljevic/ Zagreb (www.landofhumanrights.eu)
With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
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g-mk | galerija miroslav kraljevic is a non-profit space and platform dedicated to context responsive art and intellectual practices.
The Program of G-MK is supported by: City of Zagreb – City Office for Education, Culture and Sport, Ministry of Culture – Croatia, INA Ltd.
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The program of workshops, round table discussions and lectures, in the framework of Andreja Kuluncic’s project ‘On the State of the Nation’:
The program of WORKSHOPS – workshops in anthropology, journalism, documentary video and contemporary art practice.
21-23 November
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Workshop: VIDEO AND EDITING
Tutor: RESTART (Branko Vilus)
The workshop will introduce the participants to the basics of video and editing, focusing on the genre of documentary and format of TV feature. The workshop is led by Branko Vilus, member of RESTART, organization dealing with production, education, publishing, distribution and tecnical assistance in production and promotion of socially-engaged video and documentary film
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24 & 25 November
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16:00 – 19:00
MEDIA & THE ‘OTHERS’ – workshop in anthropology
tutor: Danijel Lončar (anthropologist), Korana Radman (ethnologist)
guests: Mima Simić (writer and activist) and Inge Liu (economist)
The workshop will discuss the relation of the media towards ‘otherness’. Who are the ‘first’ and who are the ‘others’? How to deconstruct a text and how to construct the ‘other’ and the way he/she is positioned? Join us and find out!
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27 November
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17:00 – 19:00
WRITING ON THE „OTHER“ – workshop in journalist practice
tutors: Marko Jurčić (journalist and activist), Martina Topić (expert in political sciences)
The workshop is intended for journalist, students of journalism and all interested in the process of news formation. Through analysis, discussions and practical work, the workshop will seek to define principles of a non-discriminating relation towards writing about the ‘others’, finding strategies to avoid the traps of falling into steretypical discourses.
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28 & 29 November
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12:00 – 15:00
SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART PRACTICE
Workshop in contemporary art
tutor: Andreja Kulunčić (visual artist)
The workshop will explore the phenomenon of socially engaged art. In which way does contemporary art participate in creating a public discourse on the ‘others’ and how can it intervene into hegemonic stereotypical and oppressive discourses? The artist Andreja Kuluncic will thematize these issues from the perspective of her own artistic practice and thematization of the neuralgic spots of our society in general. The emphasis will be placed on developing ideas for individual projects of the participants.
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The program of LECTURES involves presentations of initiatives and concepts of engaged work in the media of film, video, design and architecture. Two ROUND TABLES will also be organized, one dealing with the phenomenology of ‘otherness’ from a philosophical and anthropological perspective and the other by problematizing the relation towards the ‘other’ from the perspective of journalism and the mass media.
28 November
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18:00 – 20:00
Presentation I:
NEMEZA
/organization for development of non-profit media/
topic: RADIO ACTIVIST
Presentation II:
FADE IN
/video-production studio/
topic: DIRECT APPROACH TO MARGINALIZED GROUPS
1 December
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18:00 – 19:30
Round table discussion
ON „OTHERNESS“
Participants: Ankica Čakardić (philosopher), Hrvoje Jurić (philosopher), Sanja Potkonjak (anthropologist)
2 December
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18:00 – 20:00
Presentation I:
Dejan Dragosavac – Ruta
graphic designer
topic: RESPONSIBLE DESIGN
Presentation II:
ARCHISQUAD
/architecture of consciousness squad/
topic: SOCIALLY SENSITIVE ARCHITECTURE
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3 December
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17:00 – 19:00
Round table
JOURNALIST ETHICS
Participants: Ivica Ðikić (writer and journalist), Hajrudin Hromadžić (sociologist), Gordana Vilović (expert in political sciences)
