Renowned and award-winning Slovenian architect Blaž Budja, graphic designer Sava Kosmač, writer Jeff Bickert and I have joined a collaborative process, interviewing creative mediums to document the life of a unique street of Ljubljana where local initiatives, family businesses, world cuisine, artistic, activistic initiatives, and multicultural social businesses coexist in a vibrant equilibrium with graffiti, various street art approaches, and lively squat area.

Out purpose is to emphasize what is special, perhaps unique, and in the light of the current refurbishment, is worthwhile to “handle with care”.

The project, co-financed by the City of Ljubljana, will come to fruition at the end of 2019 in the form of a printed publication – an art book, spatial interventions on Trubarjeva Street and a website.

 

The year 2019 started with APIS Institute’s project Multivizija, as part of which my colleagues and I were running photo workshops for vulnerable groups. I am sharing some visual moments from the  discussion on empowerment and representation of vulnerable social groups through art experience and the photography exhibition opening of amazing works by Multivizija project‘s participants: Camilo Acosta Mendoza, Aber Al Gendy, Tina Cerk, Naiem Ibrahim, Kevin Koman Modic, Katrin Modic, Jelena Radusinović, Aljoša in Miranda Škaper, Romana Šteblaj, Naira Tahirović, Urša Tonejec.  The event was taking place at ZRC Atrium on May 30, 2019. Thank you for being with us.

Discussion participants: Nino Bektashashvili, mentor assistant, Jelena Radusinović, author, dr. Robi Kroflič, professor of theory of education and general pedagogy at the Department for pedagogy and andragogy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Miranda in Aljoša Škaper, authors. Discussion was moderated by Manca Juvan, mentor and photographer, APIS Institute director.

Workshop mentors: photography mentors Luka Dakskobler in Manca Juvan and mentos assistant Nino Bektashashvili.

CLICK for more about the project Multivizija: Multimedia, Theatre and Dance Training for Vulnerable Groups

*Photo: Urša Valič

At the presentation of photography module, part of the Multimedia project including representatives of minority groups, in production of Apis Institute.

In conversation about my work with Galerija Fotografija‘s director Barbara Čeferin at the 2018 Slovenian Book Fair.

A long & intense day of Art of editing workshop in Galerija Fotografija ended with excitement as new ideas developed in consistency of different photo documentary projects. Well done to all participants as it was a real marathon like experience. 🙂

Presenting my work on August 9th as part of the accompanying program of Inge Morath’s retrospective at Maribor Art Gallery.

More here and here

Guardians of the Spoon was one of the exhibited books on the Slovene Photobook and Photozine exhibition at DobraVaga in Ljubljana, Slovenia, between April 18 and May 12, 2018.

As the curator and jury member at Photo Marathon collective action organised by Apis Institute in Ljubljana and exhibited in ZRC Atrium. More about the project here.

The Migration exhibition has been on show in one of Piran’s galleries, the Apollonijeva palača, between April 23 – May 9, 2018.

Solidarity, not Charity part of STORIES THAT MATTER 2018 festival in Singapore.

Outdoor exhibition featuring works from Magnum Foundation‘s What Works. The project brings together nine photographers from Iran, Ukraine, Slovenia, Eygpt, India, Ecuador, China, and the Philippines to explore tolerance through rigorous and creative visual narratives. Collectively, the projects address bridge-building amongst groups that might otherwise be in conflict. Featuring works by Abbas Hajimohammadi, Vlasova Anastasia, Eman Helal, Manca Juvan, Muyi Xiao, Poulomi Basu, Santiago Arcos, Xyza Cruz Bacani, Yuyang Liu.

https://www.objectifs.com.sg/what-works/
https://www.magnumfoundation.org/what-works/