Hlad // Shade
“These series of illustrations are inspired by the sun and the shadow on the island. Heat waves have always been a part of summer, but now the sun has really become merciless. The rays are burning. We seek protection, any shade, and even when it is from these infamous trees.
Aleppo pine is an invasive species that spreads easily and we often hear about it as a dangerous villain. Maybe because of age, maybe because of the habit of anthropomorphizing everything, or maybe just because of the heat, I look at the pines and I'm grateful. They are complex, neither positive nor negative."
The exhibition is a part of the Postcards project, which aims to encourage research and evaluation of lesser-known elements of the local heritage of Jelsa and the island of Hvar and their (re)interpretation outside of the usual tourist-commercial narrative. Using the very idea of a postcard as a format for presenting a place to "others", the aim is to strengthen the sense of local identity based on the richness of one's own cultural and natural heritage, traditions, relationships and community practices that contribute to their preservation. The program takes place as concept development and announcement of the Jelsa Art Biennial 2023.
Production: LAB852, Sustainable Island, Jelsa Art Biennial,Program partners: Magic Carpets, Jelsa Municipal Museum, Jelsa Municipal LibraryCo-funding: Creative Europe Programme of the EU, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb, Municipality of JelsaCommunication support: Jelsa Tourist Board, Kulturflux