Zbogom formi

Zbogom for­mi (Farewell to Form) is a love let­ter that explo­res form from the per­s­pec­ti­ve of an aes­t­he­tics in which the artis­tic, the poli­ti­cal, and the soci­al over­lap. Until now it was pre­sen­ted as an ins­tal­la­ti­on and a per­for­man­ce. The core of the work con­sis­ts of vari­ous meta­bo­lic pro­ce­sses of mate­ri­al tran­sfor­ma­ti­on mol­ded into cera­mic pla­tes gla­zed with ash and uri­ne, accom­pa­ni­ed by a 25-minu­te audio recor­ding of a song. The inqu­iry into the natu­re of form is con­textu­ali­zed thro­ugh tran­sfor­ma­ti­on that medi­ates the cre­ati­on of the mate­ri­al — both in the sen­se of physi­cal sub­s­tan­ce and of soci­al reality. Zbogom for­mi is an ins­tal­la­ti­on that seeks ways in which iden­tity can pre­con­di­ti­on poli­ti­cal soli­da­rity wit­hin that reality. Orbiting aro­und the con­cep­ts of com­mu­nity, tran­ssexu­ality, and beauty, it addre­sses ques­ti­ons of poli­ti­cal dyna­mics, the possi­bi­li­ti­es of voice exc­han­ge, and a desi­re that is not in ques­ti­on. It employs prin­ci­ples of lis­te­ning as a prac­ti­ce aimed at fin­ding cri­ti­cal appro­ac­hes to the use of sound, voice, and text. Through reflec­ti­on — as a lyri­cal and analyti­cal ges­tu­re — it situ­ates itself in the doma­in of ima­gi­ning, which beco­mes a col­lec­ti­ve prac­ti­ce of rewri­ting meanings.

a: Nika Pećarina

Nika Pećarina hol­ds an MA in New Media from Zagreb. He wor­ks at the inter­sec­ti­on of audi­ovi­su­al and per­for­man­ce arts, cul­ti­va­ting a prac­ti­ce rooted in expe­ri­ment and impro­vi­sa­ti­on. He takes a cri­ti­cal appro­ach to sound and text, whi­le applying an inte­rest in the lyri­cal, the analyti­cal, and the sen­sory. Particular atten­ti­on is given to the fiel­ds of aco­usma­tics, per­for­man­ce, and vari­ous bran­c­hes of artis­tic rese­ar­ch that often mate­ri­ali­ze in the form of cera­mics, film, sound, or poetry. He is dedi­ca­ted to pro­ce­sses of knowled­ge who­se nexus com­pri­ses the mate­ri­al, the cor­po­re­al, and the spi­ri­tu­al. His inte­rest in per­for­ma­ti­vity has led to col­la­bo­ra­ti­ons in nume­ro­us dan­ce per­for­man­ces, film, video design for the­ater, and ulti­ma­tely in artis­tic peda­gogy. He has par­ti­ci­pa­ted in and volun­te­ered with ini­ti­ati­ves and pro­jec­ts in the fiel­ds of cul­tu­re and media, human and mino­rity rig­h­ts. He has exhi­bi­ted, per­for­med, and scre­ened his wor­ks at vari­ous exhi­bi­ti­ons and fes­ti­vals, inclu­ding KIOSK Festival Žilina, 25FPS Zagreb, Multimedia Cultural Centre Split, Camberwell Space London, Miroslav Kraljević Gallery Zagreb, BITEF Belgrade, MOT Festival Skopje, KVIR_FEMINIST_ACTZIYA Vienna, Pitchwise Sarajevo, and others.