“HOPE—who will turn the tide” This is indeed the question increasingly on our minds. Who will do it? When? Anytime soon? In which direction will the tide turn? Which tide? Will we do it? But who are we? Are “we” a single entity that can get together and react to make a difference, a positive step towards finally turning this tide? And are we even wanting the same thing, experiencing the same pain, the same joy, sharing the same concerns? We would like to believe that we do.
“HOPE—who will turn the tide” This is indeed the question increasingly on our minds. Who will do it? When? Any time soon? In which direction will the tide turn? Which tide? Will we do it? But who are we? Are “we” a single entity that can get together and react to make a difference, a positive step towards finally turning this tide?
And are we even wanting the same thing, experiencing the same pain, the same joy, sharing the same concerns? We would like to believe that we do. That we all want a safe future for all of us as a society, for the planet for the world. But how do we see this bright future, even as we do not even share similar views of the present, let alone the past? Conflicts multiply, the “never again” motto has already been forgotten and trampled over a thousand times.
Hope is a strong and helpful feeling, but it directs us to the future. Hoping that it will be better “someday,” that it will be better “soon.” That “someone” will do “something” that will turn the tide. But who will it be, this mighty one who will come and save the world? And will it not be too late if we just wait for it to happen?
Hey, let us start with the two of us! Look me in the eye—the time is now!
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Futurama: A Liquid Vision of 2086
Ana Evtić (RS), Nel Jeraj Sedej (SI)
The Futurama workshop sparks students’ imagination by inspiring them to develop concepts that mirror the current human impact on our planet, envisioning the pathways to come. These two multimedia installations serve as a liquid catalyst for contemplation, prompting viewers to ponder the transformative potential of materials like ferrofluids and liquids in shaping our evolving world…
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Futurama: A Vision of 2086
Luka Carlevaris (SI), Tamara Taskova (MK), Blaž Stantič Kobal (SI), Primož Lukežič (SI)
Through the workshop Futurama, students developed new conceptual ideas, that reflect today’s human imprint on the world and reimagine the future that follows. They had been exploring how the human body will be shaped with the future food, the impact of textiles as a significant polluter and shedding light on the environmental consequences of our…
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Hope and Existential Grief in the Anthropocene
Polina Bakalski (MK), Luka Carlevaris (SI), Ana Evtić (RS), Milan Bajčetić (ME)
In this compilation by master’s students, we encounter an intimate and critical reflection of the time and space in which we live. Confronting and acknowledging the origin of the modern state of “loss of the world” and the hope for “continuing life in the ruins,” the foundation on which we can begin to think about…
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I’s
Ana Evtić (RS)
Do we wonder how other people’s eyes look at the world? Or do we only see our own in them?Do we fear confrontation, or does it depend on the person in front of us? Are their eyes foreign to us or well known?
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So, Who Will Turn the Tide?
Natalia Polonskaia (RU), Tamara Kirina (RU), Nel Jeraj Sedej (SI)
A selection of short films that present students’ personal perspectives on how we perceive or are affected by time and how that shapes us as humans. Frants: Natalia Polonskaia, 14 min, 2024; I reflect: Tamara Kirina, 4 min, 2023; The Window: Nel Jeraj Sedej, 8 min, 2024
University of Nova Gorica School of Arts (SI)
The University of Nova Gorica is a small, research-oriented university situated in the region adjacent to the Slovenian-Italian border. The University of Nova Gorica School of Arts conducts research through the branches of its academic programs in animation, film, photography, new media, contemporary art practices, scenographic spaces and art-science-technology. Ever conscious about social and geopolitical realities, the university is a part of the GO!Borderless story of the European Capital of Culture GO!2025.
Credits
Exhibition Curator: Rene Rusjan / Mentors: Jasna Hribernik, Robertina Šebjanič, Rene Rusjan, Olga Toni, Jan Cvitkovič, Martin Turk / Producers: Rok Govednik, Polona Dolžan / Technical support: Urša P. Bonelli/ Responsible Person: Boštjan Potokar
