DOMAGOJ BURILOVIĆ
TERRAFORMING
Karas Gallery, Kralja Zvonimira 58
October 22 – November 3, 2020

Following all recommendations of the National Civil Protection Headquarters, exhibition TERRAFORMING, by Domagoj Burilović, will be opened on Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm at the Karas Gallery (Kralja Zvonimira 58).

Terraforming is the hypothetical process of modifying a celestial body to make it as similar to the Earth as possible. In the 14 photographs of Slavonia, taken by Domagoj Burilović and exhibited in his solo exhibition at the Karas Gallery, mystical landscapes and alien, deserted lands emerge before us. They show something else as well, certainly something visible, but also something invisible: something like a trace. (Wittgenstein). Life has dematerialized before our eyes, but it has left invisible traces that make us or at least should make us question the real existential problems, the problem of the survival of an entire region. Golden Slavonia, the belly of Croatia, a historically rich region to which the people from other parts of Croatia used to move, leaving the sea view behind in search of fertile soil. The region that meets all the preconditions to become the richest, and not one of the two poorest regions in Croatia. Domagoj hints at these traces in the seemingly invisible, interrogates, exclaims….

This series is in line with Domagoj’s interest in social and political issues, serious topics and transience and history – both of an individual (Post Factum exhibition) and of an entire region, in this case, his native Slavonia.

From preface, written by Nika Šimičić

Preface

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Domagoj Burilović
Born in 1987 in Vinkovci. He graduated in painting in 2012 at the Academy of Arts in Split.
He is engaged in conceptual art photography. Through artistic work he deals with social and political topics.
Selected group exhibitions: 2019 HT Award – Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, 2019 Triennial of Extended Media, Belgrade, 2017. Photodays finalists – Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, 2016 3rd Biennial of Croatian Young Photography, Zadar, 2013. Split Salon, Split, 2012. Triennial of Croatian Sculpture, 2012. Galić Gallery, Split,…
Solo exhibitions: 2020. Galić Salon, 2019. PIK Gallery, Rab, 2019. Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, 2018. Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, 2018. Italian Community of Rovinj, Rovinj, 2013. Rovinj Homeland Museum, Rovinj, 2012. Art Gallery, Split, 2007. Multicultural Center, Županja.
Awards: 2017: Grand Prix Rovinj Photodays, 2017. 1st place for the artistic concept Rovinj Photodays, 2017. 2nd place at the Vinkovci Photography Salon, 2012, Award for the young artist, Rovinj Homeland Museum, Rovinj.
Work “Post Factum” included in the collection of the Museum of Arts and Crafts.

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The exhibition will remain open until November 3, 2020

*Remark*

At the entrance to the Gallery there is a bottle with a disinfectant for visitors, which are obliged to disinfect their hands when entering the Gallery.
The security guard at the entrance to the Gallery will have a protective mask and gloves and control the number of visitors. The Gallery can hold up to 5 people at a time.
Visitors are required to maintain a distance of 2 meters.
Touching the exhibits is not allowed.
Doorknobs and any other surfaces that are frequently touched by visitors will be regularly disinfected.