❤️🔥KRES 2.0❤️🔥
osmo/za, Slovenska cesta 54, 1000 LJubljana, Slovenia
30 April – 23 May 2025
The fiery spirit of digital unity
Exhibition opening: 30 April at 19:00
Exhibition dates: 30 April–23 May | 15:00–19:00
Closed on 16 May, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays!
Artists: Beti Frim, Brin Žvan & Mathias Schifter, Celeste Sanja & Jure Sulič, Farah Sara Kurnik,
Jaka Juhant, knnz (Neža Knez), Matej Mihevc, Neo Nor, Uno.Tisto, Vid Koprivšek
This year we return to osmo/za, where we will light the Kres (bonfire) on the eve of Labour Day. Gather with us around the hearth at 19:00 to welcome the arrival of spring, reignite community spirits and illuminate shadowy visions of Slovenian emerging digital art once more.
Has the optimism of the future burned down, while the anxious flashes of capitalism envelop our every second? In the spirit of the tradition of lighting bonfires on the night before International Workers’ Day, the artists in the exhibition are reclaiming the symbolisms of bygone traditions and reawakening the long-dead ghosts of solidarity, collectivism, and workers’ rights. They form a united front, questioning their own position and ways of coping in the age of hustle mentality, the disparities between rural and urban cultural backdrops, the current economic conditions and the prevalence of individualism in the light of technological development and our dependence on digital media. Join us for the ritualistic activation of the works in which the artists warn us about the traps of work-hard-play-hard mindset and self-help influencers and dream about retirement after a quality burnout all the while encouraging us to envision a brighter future for all.
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KRES 2.0
The fiery spirit of digital unity
30 April–23 May
osmo/za, Ljubljana, SI
Curated by: Sara Bezovšek, Lara Mejač, Dorijan Šiško
Production: Projekt Atol Institute
Thanks to: Zavod Pina, MC Velenje
Technical assistance: Oskar Kandare, Aleksander Tendjer, Valter Udovičić
Supported by: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City of Ljubljana