The artist Tina Drčar is occupying one of the huge windows of the Škuc gallery with her installation. She used simple means to create her multi-layered visual concept that stems from the tradition of the shadow theatre. She helped herself with different light sources, (half)transparent materials and everyday objects to envision a dream landscape where different substantive elements engage in an interplay. A printed canvas, fitted with different objects and light sources, creates the impression of depth, while the stroboscopic lights and shadows create an impression of repetitive movements. Her work elevates some surreal components of our everyday with its delicate lyricism and, content-wise, winks at the land of the rising sun. The appropriated motive of a ronin, a samurai with no master, serves as a metaphor for the struggle of the individual to free himself from the shackles of society.

 

TINA DRČAR graduated at the School of drawing and painting in Ljubljana in 2004 with her graduation thesis Graffiti and graffiti painting. Her works is best seen on the walls of Metelkova city where her atelier is located. She’s also interested in different media and techniques besides painting. She creates mosaics, posters, object and light installations. She’s participated in many exhibitions by Metelkova artists and held a number of solo exhibitions home and abroad.

 

On view: Every day from 21.00 on. Until 12^th July 2015.

Coproduction: ŠKUC