Petra Mrša
Istraživanje okoliša 2
Kolekcija prikazuje 15 različitih biljaka i životinja u svijetlim i zasićenim bojama fotografiranim na svjetloplavoj pozadini, zajedno s alatom koji fiksira njihov položaj za vrijeme snimanja. Preuzet je prikaz prirode iz priznatih izvora znanja poput enciklopedije, botaničkih zbirki i prirodoslovnih umjetničkih eksponata, u kojima se redovito koristi analitički pristup izvlačenja subjekta iz konteksta, te je dodana informacija o metodi izdvajanja iz staništa i o estetiziranoj reprezentaciji. Estetizirani, ali diskrepantni prikazi biljaka i životinja smještaju se u okoliš u kojem obično obitavaju: oko kuće i u šumi, neposrednom gradskom i prigradskom krajoliku. Postavljeni su na način kako vrtlari obilježavaju biljke za koje očekuju da izrastu, no ovdje označavaju subjekte koji više nisu živi. U biranju, ubijanju, premještanju, uređenju i reprezentiranju vrsta, Mrša je direktnim ponašanjem preispitivala procese proizvodnje uvriježenog, društveno prihvaćenog znanja o prirodi.
Rehearsing Family
Which activities are considered normal enough to be shared within a modern family? We do not work together anymore, knowledge is no longer handed down from generation to generation (but through the media and institutions); family celebrations have been reduced to three gluttonous meals per year with no song or dance. This is all accepted as a normal order of things in which we, as biological beings, become social ones; we should feel as if we belonged to this community as complete individuals (and not just partially, with the sense of belonging defined by the function we fulfil). How can we have a sense of belonging to a group with which we share such a small range of activities? In my wish to discover some new practices and “rehearse” the feeling of family, we took a trip together where I gained new and significant experiences with the members of my family whom I’ve known over 30 years.
She was born in 1985, in Rijeka. She graduated in Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Psychology at the Centre for Croatian Studies. Afterwards, she enrolled in Cinematography at the Academy of Dramatic Art. At the “Rovinj Photodays” festival in 2011, she won the award in the category “Nude”, and the following year, she received a special recognition for young authors. She had one solo exhibition and took part in a dozen group exhibitions. She is currently a graduate student at the Department of Cinematography.
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