A review of the artistic production of the Motel Trogir project 2014-2017
Concept: Nataša Bodrožić with the support of the Motel Trogir team (Saša Šimpraga & Lidija Butković Mićin)
Artists: Gildo Bavčević, Igor Juran, Gaja Mežnarić Osole & Nuša Jelenec, Neli Ružić, Lana Stojićević, Katharina Swoboda, Nikolas Ventourakis, Ana Zubak
Gallery VN, Zagreb
November 14- December 2, 2017 // Opening November 14th at 7pm
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When asked about how we see art production within the MOTEL TROGIR project, we responded that every time we try to articulate some form of community: Art production is part of MOTEL TROGIR civic campaign for critical re-evaluation and preservation of the mid 20th century architectural modernism, but NOT necessarily its illustration. Here we come to a complex territory where it is very important to clarify what we actually produce, how, and which are our starting points and (political) views. So the initial input is pretty clear, but further on, let’s say, we have no control. When artists start to work on a particular idea, the MOTEL TROGIR project team serves them only as a support, both conceptually and organisationally. We do try to influence the outcome of artistic research in terms of encouraging dialogue, but at the end of the day the artists themselves shape their work, assume responsibility for it, and we treat them as part of the Motel Trogir community.
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