{"id":7117,"date":"2023-11-07T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2023-11-07T18:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:51:45","slug":"marlen-ban-no-more-im-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/news\/marlen-ban-no-more-im-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlen Ban: NO MORE “I’M SORRY”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Exhibition Alert<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marlen Ban: NO MORE I’M SORRY<\/strong>
Opening Night: November 10th, 8 PM<\/strong>
Dress Code: Black<\/strong>
Exhibition Dates: Nov 10th \u2013 Dec 2nd, 2023<\/strong>
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri: 2-8 PM \/ Sat: 10 AM-3 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO MORE “I’M SORRY”<\/strong> unveils the intricate web of romantic relationships woven with expectations, hopes, conflicts, disappointments, fear, and ultimately, separation. From her own perspective, artist Marlen Ban centers on the female response to injuries within romantic entanglements\u2014emotional, psychological, and physical. In our current social fabric, women may function independently, yet societal views still impose the belief that a woman is only complete when she finds her “other half.” Engaged with ideas of unacceptable solitude and the forced search for a partner, the artist questions what these constructs mean to her now and what they meant in her personal past. How do they manifest in her community? What role has societal pressure to conform and silence played in these processes? The consequences are varied and beyond simplistic answers rooted in patriarchal upbringing and traditional gender roles. Ban explores polyvocality in experiences through this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The piece is a tapestry woven from the text of the artist’s traumatic relationship’s end, employing embroidery, traditionally associated with women’s handiwork and camaraderie, to foster empathic communication. By involving women in the artwork’s creation, Ban forms a safe space for sharing and dialogue. Their exchange, as Sara Ahmed says, is not necessarily therapeutic but becomes a testament demanding active listening. By exposing herself, the artist protects the co-creators’ potential need for anonymity, considering the layered narratives a single work couldn’t encompass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The central motif of embroidered text frequently encounters unnecessary apologies\u2014apologies when we are wronged, and the taking on of blame to avoid unsettling the other side further. The artist creates a monochromatic environment where one cannot escape the words, which paradoxically softens in contrast to the stark emotions expressed. White symbolizes both an end and a new beginning, with shadows marking the indelible presence of experience. Yet, the title itself makes a decisive statement: no more apologies, no more muted voices. NO MORE “I’M SORRY”<\/strong>, in its softness and whiteness, is a subtle yet clear call to resist enforced justifications and oppressive silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Artist<\/strong>

Marlen Ban, born in 1999, is a New Media student at the Academy of Fine Arts and a Public Administration student at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. Her artistic practice explores social and personal relationships and her own states and fears. She has participated in collective and solo exhibitions at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-Creators<\/strong>

Marta Agi\u010di\u0107 * Vesna Bosanac * Marta Bosni\u0107 * Nora \u010culi\u0107 Mato\u0161i\u0107 * \u039aaja Dujmi\u0107 * Ana Janjatovi\u0107 Zorica * Marija Katalini\u0107 * Ivana Korpar * Klara Kranj\u010dec * Tea Matanovi\u0107 * Silva Milosti\u0107 * Karmen Nivi\u0107 * Petra Paveti\u0107 Kranj\u010dec * \u039caja Pavlini\u0107 * Sara Pavlekovi\u0107 Preis * \u039aatarina Peri\u0107 * Marija Poljak * Marika Pu\u0161kari\u0107 * Rada Iva Sibila * Nikolina Sever * Antonela Soline\u010dki * Klaudija Soline\u010dki * Sara \u0160ari\u0107 * Sarah Kim \u0160uran * Ema Tomi\u0107 * Ana Vivoda * Matea Vuki\u0107<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credits <\/strong>

Curator: Maja Pavlini\u0107 <\/strong>
Producer: Tea Matanovi\u0107<\/strong>
Program Coordinator: Petar Vranjkovi\u0107 <\/strong>
Designer: Sven Sori\u0107 <\/strong>
Photographer: Luka Pe\u0161un <\/strong>
Lighting: Anton Modru\u0161an <\/strong>
Technical Support: Luka Lovri\u0107, Luka Pajkovi\u0107, Matej Pavlini\u0107, Klaudija Soleni\u010dki <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support <\/strong>

This project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media and the City Office for Culture and Civil Society of Zagreb. The work of GMK is supported by the Kultura Nova Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new exhibition NO MORE “I’M SORRY” by artist Marlen Ban delves into the intimate world of female emotions within the context of romantic relationships, questioning the reverberations of societal expectations and their impact on female identity. Through the medium of embroidery, narratives of injuries in intimate relationships are examined, presenting to the public a polyphony of women’s voices and experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g-mk.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}