OFF 03.03.2006 10.03.2006 curators: Biljana P. Isijanin and Marjan Denkov artists: Nikola Uzunovski, Tihomir Topuzovski, Aleksandra Petrusevska, and Vedran Bojanovski press to exit project space Maksim Gorki 19, Skopje, Macedonia www.pro-helvetia.org.mk/presstoexit www.epp.com.mk/off press to exit project space is pleased to present the exhibition OFF The exhibition opens Friday, 03.03.2006 at 9pm. The OFF project was developed as part of the curatorial workshop conducted by Basak Senova, resident curator in the Visiting Curatorial Initiative program of press to exit project space, since June 2005. In due course, OFF has been realized through the New Project Productions program of press to exit project space with the curatorial advisory of Basak Senova. This program supports local curators and artists in developing their own projects by providing opportunities for their artistic and curatorial practices in Macedonia. OFF, curated by Biljana P. Isianin and Marjan Denkov, has been shaped by recognizing the value of exclusive contemporary art models that react towards limitations of any kind. As a curatorial practice, the emphasis is on spatial reactions and answers of the artists by even increasing the limitations of the gallery space. Such an approach would operate on different levels: (i) the artistic level: the reaction of the artist thought her/his production that would extract the energy of the gallery space; (ii) the physical level; through the spatial interventions; (iii) the reception level; by experiencing the exhibition through implied political and social dynamics of the space.
Tihomir Topuzovski is interested in researching the potentials of mundane objects and their semiotic complexity that challenges the limitation of life. Aleksandra Petrusevska re-narrates the impossible personal stories of despair through the aesthetics of destruction. Vedran Bojanovski captures the gazes of ordinary people through the paths of memory and fragility. Nikola Uzunovski questions the limitations of the possibilities that are presented in the dreams, efforts and productions of the art workers. press to exit project space is supported by Swiss Cultural Program South East Europe and Ukraine and other partners. special thanks to Porta Jazz - Bitola and NOMAD - Istanbul for their support. ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre