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This exhibition catalogue encompasses three editions, of the exhibition project Concrete Dreams, presenting works by 19 photographers. It explores the heritage of industrial development conveyed through the photographic medium. In a narrower sense, the project explores how certain artists in the visual field see this heritage today and how they accept it as material for their artistic projects from the perspective of aesthetic relevance. In a broader sense, it also looks at how the photographic medium today can reflect the broader contexts of a particular place and time, which in post-war 20th century Europe promoted the development of industry and thus of certain architecture, which today is mostly abandoned or torn down or has changed its function. Authors: Dejan Sluga, Sonja Ifko Editors: Dejan Sluga and Špela Pipan Publisher: Galerija Photon Year: 2020 Hardcover, 72 pages Language: English, Slovenian ISBN: 978-961-95107-0-4 -
In August 2015, the musical group Laibach traveled to North Korea to perform at two consecutive concerts in Pyongyang as a part of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean Peninsula. A Norwegian film director, activist, and artist Morten Traavik made a documentary film on the groups’ visit entitled Liberation Day, which premiered at the beginning of 2017. Both the tour and the filming process produced a large number of additional photographs, of both documentary and artistic nature, a selection of which is presented in this catalogue. Author / editor: Dejan Sluga Publisher: Photon – Centre for Contemporary Photography Year: 2018 Language: English, Slovene Dimensions: 24 x 20 cm ISBN: 978-961-92744-8-4 -
The works of Branko Lenart, which are summarized in this book, date from 1975 to 2012. Much of this is known from other compilations and other contexts, has suddenly new titles and thus brings up to date content levels. The "HAND:WORK" is highly conceptual, but transports a certain meta-level through represented persons, topographies, texts and the memory of their original meaning, creating a whole new whole. Author: Branko Lenart Publisher: Edition Keiper Year: 2018 Hardcover, 120 pages Language: German, English Dimensions: 24,5×30cm ISBN: 978-3-903144-54-5 -
…The images of neglect and the attributes of industrial civilisation, the pictures of the core of the first five-year plan reveal to me something else, a time which has entered the memory. And which can only be reached through dreams or art. I can see Trbovlje as the destination of all expeditions, as the constant flow of light, a Trbovlje which to us seemed endlessly vast and limitless. A Trbovlje without the feeling of claustrophobia, a Trbovlje existing in the sky of our childhood. A Trbovlje one cannot imagine featuring in the title of a novel – A Black Valley – but rather in another title – How Green Was My Valley. And this strong and clear vision is ensured by Živkovič’s photographs, with great persuasion reminding me of the verse I recently came across. I do not remember the name of the poet. The verse goes something like this: “Whoever has not smeared himself with mud / Cannot hope to reach the sky.” (Uroš Zupan)
Author: Antonio Živkovič Publisher: Self-published Year: 1999 Softcover, 30 pages 800 copies Language: english, slovene Dimensions: 30 x 24 cm ISBN: 961-6302-41-8 -
“From a distance” the photographer’s eye has been eager to come closer to the cities and meet their people. However, he got closer to the town by visiting his city of the dead. Author: Hassan Abdelghani Publisher: Eikon Studio Foreword: Paola Orlić Year: 2012 Hardcover, 56 pages Language: english, croatian Dimenzije: 25 x 23 cm ISBN: 978-953-57251-0-7 -
Noosphere term refers to the “realm of human thought. ” Intelligent Coating “around the globe, covering all the intellectual processes. Gyula Fodor does not follow the theological reference of the term, nor one that leads to virtual reality. Tries to create a new artistic reference for “noosphere”. This is the euphoria that promotes life and is characterized by “the liberty of migrant “and the pain that remains due to the loss. Author: Gyula Fodor Text: Linda Klösel, Marc Gisbourne Publisher: Salamon Verlag Year: 2007 Hardcopy, 105 pages Print: Repro 12, Vienna Language: english, German Dimensions: 28 x 24 cm ISBN: 978-963-06-2627-9 -
The photographs from the Infertile Grounds series are marked by trauma, historical events and human experience. Author: Sandra Vitaljić Publisher: Eikon Studio Foreword: Svetlana Slapšak Year: 2012 Hardcover, 56 pages Language: english, croatian Dimensions: 25 x 23 cm ISBN: 978-953-57251-2-1 -
NEW!Catalogue of the international curated exhibition Borderlines. The exhibition raises the question of borders – both physical and symbolic – in a specific local, as well as in a broader European context, where political conflicts, wars, migrations and other social transformations have once again brought the concept of borders to the forefront. The border appears as a physical dividing line, but also as a social, psychological and cultural construct that determines the relationships between “us” and “them”, normal and different, safe and threatening. The project presents artists from Slovenia, Italy and Austria, whose works, through contemporary photography, thematize different understandings of borderland in various ways. The exhibition combines documentary, conceptual and performative approaches and brings diverse insights into contemporary European photography. Its added value lies in the fact that it does not only thematize borders in a geographical sense, but also places them in broader contexts of social, psychological and identity relations. In this way, the Borderlines / Borderlands project creates a space for dialogue about our common future at a time when Europe is facing ever-new forms of division. Curator(s): Dejan Sluga, Nataša Kovšca Author(s): Dejan Sluga, Nataša Kovšca Publisher: GONG Gallery – Institute for the Promotion of Contemporary Art, Photon Gallery Translation: Arven Šakti Kralj Proofreading: Anja Mugerli (SLO), Ksenija Vidic (ENG) Design: Blaž Erzetič Printing: 250 Year of publication: 2025 Number of pages: 62 -
NEW!The book is a tribute to portrait photography, enriched with interviews with individuals who create excellence and strengthen the positive energy of the city. The subjects reveal fragments of their personal experiences, creative processes, and lives in general. Each of them has made a profound mark on their field, be it theater, music, visual arts, or urban culture. What they all have in common is that they raise the cultural capital of the city. Because of them, Maribor is truly a Vunderkind - Katja Gönc Publisher: Visual communications, Sami Abder Rahim Author(s) of the text(s): Marko Radmilovič, Jaša Lorenčič, Uroš Dokl, Katja Gönc Year of publication: 2022 Dimensions and number of pages: 215 × 285 × 30 / 312 pages Hardcover -
NEW!A representative bilingual catalogue of the exhibition Stane Jagodič: Restless Eye brings together key texts, a rich selection of works, and the distinctive design of Kabinet 01 studio. The catalogue accompanying the survey exhibition Restless Eye at the City Art Gallery Ljubljana offers a comprehensive insight into more than six decades of creation by one of the most intriguing Slovenian artists. The publication features essential texts by curators Barbara Sterle Vurnik and Dejan Sluga, and by art historian Dr. Lev Menaše, illuminating Jagodič’s rich interdisciplinary practice – from drawing, photomontage and X-ray art to performance and complex assemblages. In addition to documenting the exhibition layout, the catalogue includes an extensive selection of reproductions of key works from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, revealing artistic breakthroughs, influences of historical avant-gardes and the artist’s distinctly socially critical stance. A particular value of the catalogue lies in the meticulously crafted design by Studio Kabinet 01, led by Jan Jagodič, whose thoughtful visual rhythm and contemporary graphic language complement the conceptual character of the exhibition. This representative bilingual catalogue is intended for both experts and lovers of contemporary art – an essential companion to one of the most important presentations of Jagodič’s oeuvre to date. Published by: Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana / City Art Gallery Ljubljana Editors: Barbara Sterle Vurnik, dr. Sarival Sosič Texts: Barbara Sterle Vurnik, dr. Lev Menaše, Dejan Sluga English translation and proofreading: Arven Šakti Kralj Slovenian proofreading: Mirjam Furlan Lapanja Design and layout: Hana Jesih, Kabinet 01 Printed by: Collegium Graphicum d. o. o., Ljubljana Print run: 230 December, 2025
