When Structure is Replaced by Fragmented Moments

2023

exhibition: analogue 16mm film loops, sound installation (contact microphones), 16mm film strips

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In today’s times of digital transition and dematerialization, Neža Knez’s practice, which designates film and its analog characteristics as a physical object, somewhat defies the trend of the times. The artist openly acknowledges that everything related to imagery is manipulable. Through contact copying on 16mm film, collage, circulation, and screening, she returns to analog images and their representational systems, primarily using actual physical objects: prints, negatives/positives, and opto-mechanical devices. These approaches allow for dynamism, and different dissemination, deliberately omitting or altering the logic of the presentation and perception of images. Similar to imagery, she also challenges sound by creating auditory sensations through the amplification of projectors in their operation. These amplified bodies gain a DIY (do-ityourself) playful authority and a multi-perspective haptic quality. They function autonomously in their environment, lively, somewhat humorous, and sincerely industrious.

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Exhibited: Art Kit KIBLA

Curated and written by: Ivana Meštrov

Production: Ministry of Culture Slovenia

Thanks: Tin Dožič