[stag-ney-shun n] the state or condition of stagnation, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow:
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a foulness or staleness, as one emanating from a standing pool of water.
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a failure to develop, progress, or advance
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When a river develops one or more alternative channels, one channel is considered primary and is used as a navigational route, while other channels are called backwaters and are often shallow and in stagnation. In this case, the term backwater can be applied to the physical and social areas that have been isolated—systematically neglected in their cultural and economical development—in the process of shifting from the periphery to the margin. Although these places are stagnant, they posses a far greater richness and diversity of life than the main stream.
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Through displacement of these natural forms inside the gallery space, Stagnation allegorically interprets states of neglect and diversity, as well as the disconnect between individual formations. The disconnect of the margins and their gravitation towards the center, as well as the relation of the center towards the margins, disables them to achieve any true change, regardless of the individual potential they posses.
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Although the work reflects upon the dynamics of margin-center, and can be interchangeably applied to all levels of the hierarchy, the main focus of the work lies in the symbolic transposition of dominant versus independent culture.
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The work Sagnation, by Iva Cepanec Masters, has been realized through Call for production of new work and participation in the Miroslav Kraljević Gallery, 2013. The goal of the project is to enable artistic research and provide support for young and emerging artists.
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Iva Cepanec Masters is a sculptress and multimedia artist, born in 1984 in Bjelovar, Croatia. In 2009, she received her BFA in Sculpture and Extended Media, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of South Florida, under the mentorship of Gregory Green and Rozalinda Borcila. In addition to receiving high honors (Magna Cum Laude and Dean Recognition), she was nominated for admission to the Yale School of Art. Upon returning to Zagreb, she designed and implemented the Interdisciplinary project Antibiotik, in collaboration with Nives Sertić, and an artist-in-residence program Transfusion in collaboration with Alexander Masters.
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From 2009-2012 she was the head coordinator of Gallery Jogurt, an artist-run space, located in the abandoned medical factory Medika in Zagreb, used by numerous art collectives and individuals. She has exhibited domestically; Drava Art Biennale, Koprivnica, 2013; Gallery Jogurt, Zagreb, 2009-2012; Gallery SC, Zagreb, 2011; 7th Culture Fair Zagreb, 2011; Vizura Aperta, International Festival of Audio-visual Arts, Momiano, 2010; 50th Poreč Annale, Poreč, 2010, as well as internationally; Popps Packing, a three-month residency, Detroit, 2012; Cigar Factory, 2012, Tampa; Roosevelt gallery, State of the Arts Vol.2, Tampa, 2009; Nancy and Oliver Gallery, Tampa, 2009. Since 2009, she has also curated over 30 exhibits in Gallery Jogurt and has worked in collaboration with numerous cultural NGO’s and individuals. She works within the medium of installation, performance and socially engaged art. She lives and works in Zagreb.
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Exhibition is open until 12th of September 2014.
