AFAR TALK: Slowly But Boldly Going Nowhere: A map of artistic practice and visual upbringing

29 May 2024

Megan Dominescu (RO) and Sven Jozić (HR)

in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, as part of the course Introduction to the Theory of Art, by associate professor Josip Zanki, Ph.D.

3.6.2024, 7pm

Academy of Fine Arts – Rudolfa Kolaka 12

This talk will be exploring the diverse references and drives behind an artistic practice and how seemingly contrasting ideas can merge to create a unified result. Humor is an essential element that will be deconstructed and examined throughout the talk.

Megan Dominescu (RO) – a visual artist based in Bucharest, Romania with a background in painting and origins in Washington, D.C. She uses various mediums in her work but has focused mainly on textiles in recent years. Her works range from large-scale hand-made tapestries to embroidered interventions to textile sculptures. Megan also has started an animal (and sometimes human) clothing brand, GoodBoySecurity. Megan is a founding member at Moxa20 Studio/Gallery.

Sven Jozić (HR) is a student of Philosophy and Indology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, a regular visitor and active collaborator in the exhibitions production and cultural events in the city of Zagreb through the philosophical art association Kružok, where he is the head of the editorial office. In 2017, he started promoting “world” music in cultural centers throughout Croatia to expand the media space of the sometimes truly forgotten musical arts of the world through “Hvala Sven Katalog”. In 2024, he became a member of the “Drugačija glazba” project, which is implemented through the Program of the Autonomous Cultural Center and where he is the program manager.

The Artists for Artists Residency Network, a two-year project (2023-2024), aims to improve the mobility of contemporary visual artists and curators while creating greater opportunities for women in the arts. The project takes place in four European partner countries – Romania, Germany, Croatia and Austria. The project focuses on the development of new international exchanges and transcultural dialogue and provides a number of new opportunities for art practitioners of all ages, in different artistic media, with a special emphasis on women in art and gender equality. The result of the project will be increased awareness of the importance of cultural mobility at local legislative levels, but also in the general public, especially in the current (post)crisis European context, strengthening EU affiliation and connection with contemporary visual art.

The project includes: 12 artist residencies in Zagreb (HR), Mulhouse (FR), Bucharest (RO) and in Săcel, Maramureș (RO), 4 curatorial residencies in Zagreb and Bucharest, 12 conferences in Zagreb, Bucharest and Vienna and 1 traveling international exhibition, which will first be shown to the public in Zagreb (HR), and then in Vienna (AT) and Bucharest (RO).

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Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2022-COOP. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101100309 ]

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AFAR TALK: Slowly But Boldly Going Nowhere: A map of artistic practice and visual upbringing

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