17/11/2022
"Conversation with Noise"
Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu, Croatia
November, 2022
https://umjetnicki-paviljon.hr/mario-matokovic-conversation-with-noise/?lang=en
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"...Taking into account the socially engaged topics with which I often deal, in this work I try to move away from them and let go during the working process, which Kožarić points out as one of the most important. Thus, visiting the currently non-functioning building of the Art Pavilion in Zagreb, I see the cracks created by a natural disaster and photograph them, approaching them as fragments of drawings that the earthquake left on this monumental building. In this act, I place the fragments of the building on which the damage is visible as pedestals for some new solutions and artistic ideas that grew out of the disaster. In the graphic process itself, I exploit these fragments, transfer them to zinc plates and place them almost like historical artifacts (both conceptually and visually), recompose and deconstruct them for new construction. Writing down this idea also implies that the bearer of the work becomes part of a damaged and currently non-functional building that is important for national culture and art. Furthermore, there is the possibility of realizing concepts and ideas in reality, which unfortunately is not realistic in accordance with the relationship of our society towards culture. This process also deals with one question that Ivan Kožarić often mentioned, namely “How far does freedom go?”. It may be constantly right next to us, but few have the courage (like Kožarić) to experience it...."
More info and photos https://mariomatokovic.com/portfolio/conversation-with-noise/
