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
