https://majababickosir.com Maja Babič Košir Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:11:55 +0000 https://majababickosir.com en https://majababickosir.com/Cukrarna Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:15:30 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Cukrarna <img width="1920" height="1440" width_o="1920" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5fd9c6f0a782bd89e849719b9eedc8ec0df6aac4cced1df8b7f20eb8b84edfe/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14861_WEB.jpg" data-mid="242184273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5fd9c6f0a782bd89e849719b9eedc8ec0df6aac4cced1df8b7f20eb8b84edfe/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14861_WEB.jpg" /> <img width="1902" height="1331" width_o="1902" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83445b0ba28aae9d8d13247427d387d8bf67c0ee2b5eab64898ef960d8733dc8/IMG_5401.jpg" data-mid="242231461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83445b0ba28aae9d8d13247427d387d8bf67c0ee2b5eab64898ef960d8733dc8/IMG_5401.jpg" /><img width="1920" height="1440" width_o="1920" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/535b14b87b30fce8527c5d692c7d3adfbc47f2384cf6d7ca6116a1303e58832a/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14842_WEB.jpg" data-mid="236381839" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/535b14b87b30fce8527c5d692c7d3adfbc47f2384cf6d7ca6116a1303e58832a/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14842_WEB.jpg" /> <img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91a6a9baf57980e99f6108b3a7e5caa3896c60c4b709fb1c33725cd5325cd96e/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14851_WEB.jpg" data-mid="242184259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91a6a9baf57980e99f6108b3a7e5caa3896c60c4b709fb1c33725cd5325cd96e/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14851_WEB.jpg" /> <img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/102fca15434502f4a4c0ce02e1958ae8f2dacbb0c8c9ca46a5a5a27bdaec31b9/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14875_WEB.jpg" data-mid="242184278" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/102fca15434502f4a4c0ce02e1958ae8f2dacbb0c8c9ca46a5a5a27bdaec31b9/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14875_WEB.jpg" /> <img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e81ca43d7a94a95ab291b8cad7c7c7a6ecaaead15dbb2babf19cf556cb9be176/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14873_WEB.jpg" data-mid="242184277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e81ca43d7a94a95ab291b8cad7c7c7a6ecaaead15dbb2babf19cf556cb9be176/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14873_WEB.jpg" /> <img width="1440" height="1920" width_o="1440" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc583886beeb4f76a9565174b9aba61ef50d30ee8f3fb8566d9b360a00984efe/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14850_WEB.jpg" data-mid="242184250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc583886beeb4f76a9565174b9aba61ef50d30ee8f3fb8566d9b360a00984efe/Nevena-Aleksovski_Maja-Babic-Kosir_LETTERS-FROM-THE-SOUTH_2024_Cukrarna_14850_WEB.jpg" /> November 14 — April 04, 2025Cukrarna, Ljubljana, SI Letters from the South Artists Nevena Aleksovski and Maja Babič Košir have, through years of collaboration, developed a recognizable artistic expression built through multimedia and in-situ spatial interventions. Their latest project, Letters from the South (2024), represents an example of a visually rich narrative that intertwines their aesthetically related practices into a unified wall installation combining drawing, collage, painting, ready-made and sculpture. By combining diverse media, the artists treat the entire exhibition space as a blank canvas onto which they gradually layer associations and, through mutual dialogue, assemble fragments of stories that shape a more complex narrative. The dynamic and seemingly effortless collage is weighed down by individual and collective memories, comments, and imprints of the past and present, which the artists share from the perspective of women, creators, freelancers, and migrants. Both have been marked by the experience of emigration and the legacy of former Yugoslavia, a space that in recent decades has undergone a radical socio-political transformation: the decline of the socialist system, the rise of neoliberalism, accompanied by economic and, ultimately, health crises, general uncertainty, and the radical digitalization of life. In the context of constantly changing social conditions, unstable politics, and shifting cultural dynamics, the artists today explore questions of belonging and the sense of home in both foreign and primary environments, addressing issues of origin and identity. The very motif of the work and their understanding of their own roles have been fundamentally shaped by references to women’s struggles and the position of women in the past and present. In doing so, they adopt a distinctly engaged stance, with an awareness of the vulnerability of the position paved by the generations of women before them. The feminine and sensitive aesthetic that characterizes both authors, despite its apparent fragility, thus reveals themes of emancipation and a decisiveness behind the artists' gestures and actions. The layered nature of the installation, despite the intense intertwining of two related aesthetics, allows the artists to retain a degree of fragmentation and individuality, without merging their practices into an inseparable whole. They allow themselves space for the freedom of close coexistence of two visual expressions, a result of years of exchanging creative processes, mutual understanding, trust, and an intimate deepening into personal archives and family histories shaped by the ever-changing socio-political realities. The moment of sisterhood and solidarity that has developed through their collaboration imbues the work with a candid optimism that inspires them with hope, the search for solutions, and freer visions of the future. The artistic duo of Nevena Aleksovski and Maja Babič Košir—painters, sculptors, and illustrators—is connected by a similar visual language marked by a refined and minimalist aesthetic. The artists approach their work intuitively, and both in their individual and joint creations, delve into their own biographies and personal experiences, which serve as the starting point for their collective research-based creative projects. Pia Miklič https://majababickosir.com/MFU2 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 08:34:26 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/MFU2 <img width="1513" height="2018" width_o="1513" height_o="2018" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d2959baf770c5685015cba367fe1c903247d9f45b7e56b24eeef94bbd9c0094/Nevena-Aleksovski-Maja-Babic-Kosir-41-von-69.jpg" data-mid="199216145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d2959baf770c5685015cba367fe1c903247d9f45b7e56b24eeef94bbd9c0094/Nevena-Aleksovski-Maja-Babic-Kosir-41-von-69.jpg" /> My Familiar Unfamiliar, edition 2: SedimentsNovember 09 — December 23, 2023Britta Rettberg, Munich, DE My Familiar Unfamiliar, edition 2: Sediments marks the collaborative journey of Nevena Aleksovski and Maja Babič Košir, where their artistic prowess in printmaking, drawing, painting, and sculpture merges into a unique visual narrative. Bound by their roles as women, artists, migrants, and precarious workers, they navigate the intricate threads of personal and collective memory, family archives, and autobiographical tales. In this exploration, they uncover the dualities of origin and (non)belonging, touching upon transgenerational traumas and the nuanced nuances of personal and collective identities within the (post) Yugoslav cultural context.Their artistic collaboration serves as a lens, revealing the hidden layers beneath the surface. Drawing from their collective and personal histories, they craft an art form that is not only visually striking but also deeply introspective. Through fragmented and minimalist expressions, they lay bare the power relations and transform archives into vibrant dialogues. Their artworks, akin to living organisms, entwine, complement, and metamorphose, engaging in profound dialogues within the exhibition space."Sediments" stands as a testament to the transformative potential of artistic empathy. By inviting viewers into this immersive realm, where art transcends boundaries, it encourages contemplation and introspection. This exhibition reveals the unknown, hidden stories within the folds of collective and personal memory, showcasing the intricate complexities of identity and the evolving human experience. As records from the past intertwine with the present, "Sediments" beckons us to sense the underlying transformations and find belonging within the layers of shared exploration.&nbsp; https://majababickosir.com/Ciao-Amore Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:29:43 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Ciao-Amore <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/664b9e0e329960c98346222bc00f47e6e335ff717baba406bee0dbeb84d929e2/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-47.jpg" data-mid="212352466" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/664b9e0e329960c98346222bc00f47e6e335ff717baba406bee0dbeb84d929e2/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-47.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/533687434b627dac2eb73a46d714ff1a1794173069b2625ba9b47b6aa5a1d5f0/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-50.jpg" data-mid="212352415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/533687434b627dac2eb73a46d714ff1a1794173069b2625ba9b47b6aa5a1d5f0/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-50.jpg" /><img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba10965451dffbd7d27ee1f7d4cb6a66f2278826d73cf56144fd284af8087ccb/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-64.jpg" data-mid="212352416" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba10965451dffbd7d27ee1f7d4cb6a66f2278826d73cf56144fd284af8087ccb/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-64.jpg" /> <img width="2666" height="2000" width_o="2666" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/553614840a0590111afe8f8c17415cd9ecb0f52f996004680eb9daa457cbc26b/cover.jpg" data-mid="242234213" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/553614840a0590111afe8f8c17415cd9ecb0f52f996004680eb9daa457cbc26b/cover.jpg" /><img width="1444" height="962" width_o="1444" height_o="962" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ef03461a1d71ac516b6d93f5550f6e683ae87d780797ace24adabac9604a328/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-171.jpg" data-mid="212352382" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ef03461a1d71ac516b6d93f5550f6e683ae87d780797ace24adabac9604a328/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-171.jpg" /> <img width="2362" height="1772" width_o="2362" height_o="1772" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39d242d46087aa3d4f0b4576a7f15f90b4c79fca13a641063f6b30e2f011b0fd/Tribute.jpg" data-mid="220074426" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/39d242d46087aa3d4f0b4576a7f15f90b4c79fca13a641063f6b30e2f011b0fd/Tribute.jpg" /> <img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ebe1034079cb2814eec32e6528a64a92c8204b9bbc0a3b4873ad72eb74326ef/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-127.jpg" data-mid="220074475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ebe1034079cb2814eec32e6528a64a92c8204b9bbc0a3b4873ad72eb74326ef/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-127.jpg" /> Ciao AmoreJanuary 17 — March 10, 2024RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SI TEXT &amp; CURATORMichal StolárikPiera RavnikarSOUND &amp; PHOTOŚresta Das AnandaDiana Tamane A deeply-rooted essential aspect of the human experience, a multi-layered emotion that is hard to define. An inexhaustible source of the philosophic, artistic and scientific examination. Attraction to people, animals or objects, stealing our attention and seizing our life-space. Caring and concern through good times and bad, compassion or empathy. Affectionate and unconditional, but also parasitic and toxic. Love is complicated. Ciao Amore, I no longer want to see you.The works of Maja Babič Košir are at once diverse in material, expansive, and minimalistic, concrete and fluid in interpretation. Visual fragmentation, variability and the artist’s intuitive approach make them exist in a peculiar temporal interspace connecting past to present. Put up on delicate foundations and temporarily anchored in a particular moment of time they naturally claim space of their own. We observe intimate archives or the finds of accidental encounters. They are taken out of their original context and embedded in new causal relations, thereby intensifying our hunger for exploration as triggered by their inherent visual appeal and rigorous selection.In her broad-scale intermedia practice Babič Košir incorporates sculpture, object, collage, assemblage, photography and complex spatial installation. By re-using and re-contextualizing found or inherited materials she creates intimate monuments which organically draw on the individual or collective memory. Various objects with more or less of a straightforward purpose spark her curiosity and trigger her imagination. While respecting their formal qualities or aesthetic features, she re-evaluates and analyses the ties to the original owners. Through an act of creative selection and subsequent re-configuration Babič Košir communicates themes related to the transience and fragility of being, to forgetting, ageing, loss and relationships. The large solo exhibition Ciao Amore in the RAVNIKAR draws upon the author’s line of work that she has been continually unfolding since 2018. Deeply affected by her father’s death, she started researching, analysing and processing the estate of his graphic and design art works. She combined manifold discarded materials, foils, sheets of paper, envelopes and drafts into a series of collages and assemblages titled Love Letters, which in the process became a metaphor of a transformation of a traumatic and complicated relationship and the path of reconciliation. In her current project, she proceeds to introduce to the intimate-public discourse the troubled relationship with her mother, manifesting it through objects in mother’s possession. In the gallery space, Babič Košir creates a&nbsp;complex environment naturally divided into two narratives re-evaluating family ties, emotions, various forms of affinity, options of forgiveness, or forsaking the material aspect of being.The right side of the gallery is dedicated to the father, presented in a reductive minimalistic installation. Vertically stacked plastic rectangles are painted in light pink, author’s distinctive colour, evoking nonfunctional pillars, styled towers or piled-up layers of diverse emotions and memories. Aesthetization of the found material is self-evident, however, so is the inability to part from it. The innocent pink applied brings about an agreeable visual and emotional layer, as well as a sort of a&nbsp;cleansing or conservation principle, further expanded by deformed plastic processed into ready-made objects which create time capsules and materialize unique moments.At the father’s side, the found material is applied within a process leading towards re-establishing a connection to another human being, whereas the mother’s side illustrates the complicated relationship with self. The installation of various more or less visually appealing pieces of furniture (kitchen parts, a nightstand, a leather car seat) embodies the inability to let go of the material fragments of life. Hoarding of unused items can be the result of common impulsive buying, indecisiveness or fear of squandering, at the same time it is rooted in a&nbsp;trauma or a&nbsp;loss, providing relief from emotional stress to those affected and serving as a&nbsp;means to deal with the current state of play. As documented by one of the audio recordings, the mother’s desire to let go of the hoarded items is strong, however, she simply lacks the ability to do so. Maja Babič Košir does not judge her. She uses the items to build a&nbsp;monument, and accepts her for what she is. Love may be complicated, but as long as there is a&nbsp;flash, like that of the found neon letter&nbsp;L, it still does exist.Ciao Amore, I hope to still see you again. https://majababickosir.com/NADA-Villa-Warsaw Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:26:02 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/NADA-Villa-Warsaw <img width="4680" height="3510" width_o="4680" height_o="3510" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fa438705ce6a09ed0d189d5e22fe6db309110a111490f536845364a7f6659f5/x5.jpg" data-mid="212364600" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fa438705ce6a09ed0d189d5e22fe6db309110a111490f536845364a7f6659f5/x5.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8260e324e1ad0a153021f2c9684e8a142d88ce0cd193e694c3be6de3ce1eccc6/x4.jpg" data-mid="212364597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8260e324e1ad0a153021f2c9684e8a142d88ce0cd193e694c3be6de3ce1eccc6/x4.jpg" /> <img width="2243" height="1500" width_o="2243" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ce186005dd1e7594db40db412faf415a55b0fd61076d9ff2dd6ebee41ccf108/NADA-Villa-Warsaw.jpg" data-mid="212351806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ce186005dd1e7594db40db412faf415a55b0fd61076d9ff2dd6ebee41ccf108/NADA-Villa-Warsaw.jpg" /> Letters from South15/05 — 19/05/ 2024&nbsp; &nbsp; NADA Villa Warsaw RAVNIKAR RAVNIKAR is proud to present a curated dialogue featuring the works of three established Ljubljana-based artists: Tadej Vaukman, Maja Babič Košir, and Nevena Aleksovski. This exhibition, carefully curated to explore themes of fear, memory, familial relationships, alienation, and migration, is explored through distinct artistic practices.Maja Babič Košir’s artistic journey is deeply rooted in introspection and contemplation. Drawing from personal history and surroundings, Košir’s creative process is characterized by its intuitive nature. Utilizing materials sourced from her family archive, particularly those inherited from her late father, Košir employs techniques such as repainting, melting, breaking, and tearing to breathe new life into these objects. Through this meticulous transformation, she transcends the mere physicality of these materials, imbuing them with profound narrative depth. Nevena Aleksovski’s artistic exploration centers around the complex and multifaceted phenomenon of migration. Through minimalist drawings and paintings, Aleksovski challenges conventional narratives surrounding migration, urging viewers to reconsider preconceived notions and stereotypes. Her work goes beyond surface-level depictions of migrant experiences, delving into the nuanced challenges faced by individuals labeled as “Others” in new environments. Tadej Vaukman’s latest series marks a departure into the realm of self-portraiture. Through candid introspection and reflection, Vaukman navigates the complexities of personal identity and societal expectations. Set against the backdrop of Istria, a space imbued with personal significance and symbolism, Vaukman’s work explores themes of transition, resilience, and inner peace. His photographs serve as windows into his own psyche, inviting viewers to contemplate the universal struggles of the human condition. This group exhibition invites viewers to engage with artists’ perspectives on shared human experiences. Vaukman, Košir, and Aleksovski explore memory, migration, and belonging through diverse artistic practices. By immersing themselves in these works, viewers are prompted to reconsider their perceptions, fostering a deeper understanding of human interconnectedness. https://majababickosir.com/Love-is-Real Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:11:55 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Love-is-Real <img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c836d995afbe67fff700ebb0cd538a2e494ea0354cc4b57de03375502fa3e04f/Love-ias-real-5.jpg" data-mid="212373176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c836d995afbe67fff700ebb0cd538a2e494ea0354cc4b57de03375502fa3e04f/Love-ias-real-5.jpg" /> <img width="1772" height="1181" width_o="1772" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50324fb6e067f34b105575faaa053f8194ba2a8934b2c8e87365ea997c0d58c1/Love-is-real-5.jpg" data-mid="212373174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50324fb6e067f34b105575faaa053f8194ba2a8934b2c8e87365ea997c0d58c1/Love-is-real-5.jpg" /> <img width="1181" height="1772" width_o="1181" height_o="1772" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/032c6413b7ba260360dea93349cfa7e214de54b7cf8995cbdd743633c38b4c73/Love-is-real1.jpg" data-mid="212373175" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/032c6413b7ba260360dea93349cfa7e214de54b7cf8995cbdd743633c38b4c73/Love-is-real1.jpg" /> <img width="1181" height="1772" width_o="1181" height_o="1772" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85aad7f7cf33191afbc2f1293e83adb9fc758d862cf1217f3e467692a17463d1/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-69.jpg" data-mid="242233944" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85aad7f7cf33191afbc2f1293e83adb9fc758d862cf1217f3e467692a17463d1/zupanov-R-X-JAN-2024-LoRes-69.jpg" /> Love is Real10/05 — 19/06/2024Zimmermann KratochwilGraz, AT The exhibition GRAZLJUBLJANA arises from the idea of connecting the two geographically close cities of Graz and Ljubljana and their art scenes more closely through a joint exhibition. On the initiative of Galerie Zimmermann Kratochwill, Ravnikar Gallery Space and artist Maja Babič Košir were invited to create an exhibition together with Graz-based artist Veronika Hauer.While each artist will show her most current work in an individual room of the gallery – Love is Real by Maja Babič Košir and blue and melting by Veronika Hauer, their practises will collide in the room situated at the heart of the gallery. Here, both artists meet in an interplay of their works and show subtle similarities in their artistic engagement, such as the layering of material and lines. Maja Babič Košir shows her newest installation Love is Real and invites us to an intimate exploration of loss and memory. Through a deeply personal lens, she navigates the complexities of grief following the death of her father, transforming found objects from her family’s archives into vessels of confrontation and thus invites us to confront our own mortality and ultimately, to find solace in our capacity to love.© Essay: Dr. Renée Gadsden, 2024Death and the Girl, or Return to the Planet of the ApesA brief look at the work of Maja Babič Košir and Veronika Hauer in the exhibition Graz—Ljubljana Veronika Hauer has created a very exciting juxtaposition of ideas, shapes, spaces, colors and forms in the exhibition Graz — Ljubljana. Originally intended to be a solo show, Hauer decided to challenge herself by looking for an artist to exhibit with, in order to experience new ways of artistic thinking. This is easily understandable when looking at her approach to life and art. Not only is she an accomplished professional artist, she is also a passionate art teacher. Her philosophy of life is highly oriented on the exchange of knowledge and the enrichment one receives from being open to new people and ways of&nbsp;using materials. Her intuition to ask Maja Babič Košir to join her for this show has created a synergy effect for all involved, far beyond what was originally thought of. That is the function of art and creative activity at its best, enriching all who are taking part in it. At first glance, the two artists seem to have very different concerns that they want to work through and work on. Upon further consideration, one can see a very deep common interest: how to understand pain. For Hauer, the psychic, and one could even say, spiritual, pain that monkeys experience through their contact with humans. How they are used in experiments, how they are studied and apparently understood by researchers and zookeepers. Hauer’s sensitive portraits of monkeys as musicians in a historical orchestra, inspired by her looking at 18th century monkey porcelain musician figurines, are dreamily psychedelic. Gentle blue and purple colors, flowing lines and delicate pencil strokes which only become visible upon close inspection are the predominant features of these new works. She also has created, in Pop Art style, an oversized pine cone spiked with little stones that is a monstrously sized version of the treats that monkeys in captivity are given, for their alleged entertainment and “intellectual” stimulation. This object, which looks like a toy or something playful, can be seen as a symbol of oppression and manipulation — packaged innocently and nicely. It is easy to recognize parallels in patterns of human behavior towards other humans, and to be reminded of our ceaseless compulsion to seek distraction and amusement. Košir has an umbrella term for her installation, sculptures and graphic works on display: “Love is Real”. Is this her observation, the wise conclusion of her life’s tribulations, or is this a plea and a wish directed at the universe? The large stack of plastic sheets that massively take over the first room of the gallery, like giant pieces of paper stacked up on a desk, look delicate and are painted partially pink by Košir, giving them an airiness that belies their actual weight of over four tons. It was a tour de force of the staff to install this work that brings such powerful Minimalist sculpture energy to the beautiful Altbau rooms of the gallery. All of the works on display have been created from the remnants of materials left behind in the studio of her deceased father, an industrial designer. Using his materials, giving new life to them, examining and handling them, are ways that Košir has found to manage the pain that her relationship with her father created in her soul. Veronika Hauer, together with Maja Babič Košir, have transformed the gallery space into a cabinet of possibilities, a meeting point for human and animal interaction, a crossroads for emotions that transcend death and the boundaries of time. The show is a cooperation between the Gallery Zimmermann Krachtowill in Graz and the Ravnikar Gallery Space in Ljubljana.The show’s title Graz—Ljubljana reminds us of the unity of Europe, the geographical reality and the historical relationship between these two cities. We can see that Austria and Slovenia, the past and the present, animals and humans, are part of a greater good that we, together, can make a reality. The individual can overcome shadows and darkness to seek the light. The society as a whole can do the same. The relationship between animals and humans can be one of respect. We, the viewers of the show, are visually delighted while being provoked to deeper consideration of the fundamentals of existence. The exhibition GRAZLJUBLJANA arises from the idea of connecting the two geographically close cities of Graz and Ljubljana and their art scenes more closely through a joint exhibition. On the initiative of Galerie Zimmermann Kratochwill, Ravnikar Gallery Space and artist Maja Babič Košir were invited to create an exhibition together with Graz-based artist Veronika Hauer. While each artist will show her most current work in an individual room of the gallery – Love is Real by Maja Babič Košir and blue and melting by Veronika Hauer, their practises will collide in the room situated at the heart of the gallery. Here, both artists meet in an interplay of their works and show subtle similarities in their artistic engagement, such as the layering of material and lines. Maja Babič Košir shows her newest installation Love is Real and invites us to an intimate exploration of loss and memory. Through a deeply personal lens, she navigates the complexities of grief following the death of her father, transforming found objects from her family’s archives into vessels of confrontation and thus invites us to confront our own mortality and ultimately, to find solace in our capacity to love. Veronika Hauer`s newest installation blue and melting uses the so-called monkey chapel of the porcelain factory Meissen as a motif. Here, the monkeys playing music blur and merge, revealing a distorted image of the human gaze on their counterparts. An oversized melting pine cone with inserted glass beads satirized objects of so-called species-appropriate animal husbandry. — https://majababickosir.com/AV17 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:06:58 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/AV17 <img width="4000" height="2661" width_o="4000" height_o="2661" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4668e954ff01d73a17571b08d84359893306e9cc2c14624b240b7da4cc1c774d/ZEN_6355.jpg" data-mid="242233755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4668e954ff01d73a17571b08d84359893306e9cc2c14624b240b7da4cc1c774d/ZEN_6355.jpg" /> <img width="994" height="746" width_o="994" height_o="746" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b62d3db23999b31b2e1adc413b33480055b484a9beb8e39f800f61813240d38/vilna1.jpg" data-mid="212369145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/994/i/1b62d3db23999b31b2e1adc413b33480055b484a9beb8e39f800f61813240d38/vilna1.jpg" /> <img width="994" height="746" width_o="994" height_o="746" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95567456d72789635273d6cfc632477f01a4348ecd18b8e62800b62faff439f8/vilna2.jpg" data-mid="212369152" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/994/i/95567456d72789635273d6cfc632477f01a4348ecd18b8e62800b62faff439f8/vilna2.jpg" /> <img width="3149" height="2361" width_o="3149" height_o="2361" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c211db436a2bc42ffbf117926829ed14a906fcdf817cb07e2e5949992de6ad9d/vilna4.jpg" data-mid="212369352" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c211db436a2bc42ffbf117926829ed14a906fcdf817cb07e2e5949992de6ad9d/vilna4.jpg" /> <img width="994" height="745" width_o="994" height_o="745" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c96abd226b73b6becd84b5f69199ae0125ffe1c913c47b11ef3fa26b537231eb/vilna8.jpg" data-mid="212369977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/994/i/c96abd226b73b6becd84b5f69199ae0125ffe1c913c47b11ef3fa26b537231eb/vilna8.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2661" width_o="4000" height_o="2661" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22e43401967b369b6809b1055bfcec0e5f46358ad4b61b93c1bc751197d7110b/ZEN_6325.jpg" data-mid="242233803" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22e43401967b369b6809b1055bfcec0e5f46358ad4b61b93c1bc751197d7110b/ZEN_6325.jpg" /> <img width="1120" height="746" width_o="1120" height_o="746" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1421469706b31e6738342b4213d6165d4319b202c632273465aaee881ca21f8/073A0642-copy-1120x746.jpg" data-mid="242233800" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1421469706b31e6738342b4213d6165d4319b202c632273465aaee881ca21f8/073A0642-copy-1120x746.jpg" /> Ciao AmoreMarch 28 — May 02, 2024(AV17) Gallery, Vilnius, LT Maja Babič Košir, an artist based in Slovenia and Portugal, practices interdisciplinary art, including sculpture, object, collage, assemblage, photography, and installation. Her artistic approach is characterized by intuitiveness and psychological analysis of personal experiences. Maja Babič Košir’s works offer sensitive analyses of themes related to the transience of existence, memory, and human relationships. Using found or inherited objects, the artist creates intimate works that evaluate and analyze the relationship with their original owners through their formal and aesthetic qualities. In her solo exhibition “Ciao Amore”, Maja Babič Košir presents installations and collages made from objects that belonged to her parents. The artist divides the gallery space into two narratives, revealing the relationship between the self and the other person through material forms of existence. By analyzing her father’s artistic legacy, the artist has combined discarded pages, drafts, envelopes, and other materials into collages, serving as a metaphor for coming to terms with loss during the creative process. The intangible value of the remaining objects of a loved one is juxtaposed with aimless accumulation, often associated with negative experiences, anxiety, and fear of lack. The unused objects accumulated by the mother hold no emotional significance for family members and reflect the complex inner experiences of a person. Through her personal relationship with her parents’ belongings, the artist reveals and reassesses universally relevant family ties, loss of a loved one, and forgiveness. Maja Babič Košir’s personal stories and inner experiences are transformed into a visually captivating narrative that is easily interpreted by the viewer. Maja Babič Košir (b. 1979) graduated with a BA and MA in Sculpture from The Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana and a degree in Creative Illustration and Visual Communication Techniques from the EINA University School of Design and Art of Barcelona. She is an active international exhibitor and has presented her work in solo and group exhibitions in Slovenia, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, and elsewhere. Maja Babič Košir’s works are in numerous private and museum collections. This solo exhibition by Maja Babič Košir is part of an international exchange project between (AV17) Gallery in Vilnius and RAVNIKAR Gallery in Ljubljana. On 20 March, RAVNIKAR Gallery in Ljubljana opened the exhibition “The Night Is Too Long” by Marija Šnipaitė, a Vilnius-based sculptor and interdisciplinary artist. In the exhibition, the artist creates a landscape that serves as a backdrop for exploring the theme of clothing fragments as a continuation of the human body and sensibility. The created atmosphere distorts the normal flow of time and immerses the viewer in a minimalistic, meditative space. https://majababickosir.com/ARCO-Lisboa Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:48:16 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/ARCO-Lisboa <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66c40a11b222d780aae4d05ff809d616becbd05aecaa84f5cae3adf5c67dbfb7/IMG_5752.jpeg" data-mid="242363566" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66c40a11b222d780aae4d05ff809d616becbd05aecaa84f5cae3adf5c67dbfb7/IMG_5752.jpeg" /> <img width="5464" height="8192" width_o="5464" height_o="8192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bad8d7b7c9f91e78fe3daba8ba38c864c6c88af6a00828747c591afca8bdeaf4/zupanov-R-X-MBK-EXTRA-6.jpg" data-mid="242198445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bad8d7b7c9f91e78fe3daba8ba38c864c6c88af6a00828747c591afca8bdeaf4/zupanov-R-X-MBK-EXTRA-6.jpg" /> <img width="5464" height="8192" width_o="5464" height_o="8192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06c65c2a3ecff97f83709cef9978fea7c691ded85f99338e8e5ffc1eadccacd2/zupanov-R-X-MBK-EXTRA-19.jpg" data-mid="242198456" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06c65c2a3ecff97f83709cef9978fea7c691ded85f99338e8e5ffc1eadccacd2/zupanov-R-X-MBK-EXTRA-19.jpg" /> ARCO Lisboa Duba Sambolec &amp; Maja Babič KoširMay 25 — 28, 2023ARCO Lisboa, PT Duba Sambolec and Maja Babič Košir are Slovenian artists whose professional and personal paths are closely intertwined. In her decades of artistic production, Sambolec has focused on sculpture and installation, breaking through their institutionally conservative boundaries. Her distinctly multidisciplinary practice is often premised on theoretical propositions that question the role of the viewer, the totality of the space in which objects exist and their specific characteristics, the viewer's (in)ability to move freely and observe, the politics of control and other key phenomena of Western culture, including the strains of gender identities and the role of the '"female artist" (as opposed to simply the "artist"). In the artwork Temporary, a transparent cylinder is placed transversely on a stand appearing like a randomly deposited object waiting to be transported to another location. Sambolec is interested in energy and its transformation from one state to another, in the dynamics between the immovable and the shifting, which raises the question of whether the object is dead or alive. Babič Košir is also a sculptor, as can be clearly seen in the series Love Letters. In her practice, she layers and superimposes a variety of materials (paper, cardboard, stone, wood, plastic, textiles) in a way that both builds up into space and creates space, exploring the plasticity of these materials and their sensory dimensions. Her interventions in found (sometimes recycled) materials are minimal; she submits to the material, uses it as she finds it and assembles it into a new whole with little or no embellishment in the style of a raw aesthetic.The starting point of the installation is the identification of points of intersection where the otherwise divergent intellectual and visual processes of the artists meet. The dialogue that emerges is multi-layered: the two artists have a special relationship since it was Sambolec who mentored Babič Košir at university and later in life, helping her to find a voice through art and eventually teaching her to filter her stories through art. Their artistic practices – despite their shared sense of aesthetics – are completely different. Their drive comes from different motives: Sambolec is political, referential, external and feminist, while Babič Košir works from the inside out, increasingly interested in the intimate, in the representation of her own life experiences, her reaction to those experiences and the relationships that define her. Nevertheless, the installation of their works is conceptually interconnected and coherent. They deal with many of the same issues, but they explore them from markedly different perspectives and with drastically different approaches. For the two free spirits, art is a necessity, a filter for survival, a drive, a rebellion in itself to not be pigeonholed, to not be classified. The invisible energy that drives them to their work springs from the same starting point in both of them – the desire to express themselves, to find and mark their space through art. They are also united by the use of different materials, the exploration of their haptic dimensions and effects, their stance in space and the focus on the figure of the viewer, who stands as a necessary third party in the conversation between viewer, artist and artwork on an equal footing with the other objects in the installation. &nbsp; https://majababickosir.com/Tell-Me-Brother Sat, 28 Oct 2023 08:39:25 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Tell-Me-Brother <img width="2362" height="1581" width_o="2362" height_o="1581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e225d69dde0e7b97ef597b72e1e5df4755ae184925b1cb38b5cdfe5196dd702/_AAB1037-2.jpg" data-mid="195094406" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e225d69dde0e7b97ef597b72e1e5df4755ae184925b1cb38b5cdfe5196dd702/_AAB1037-2.jpg" /><img width="2362" height="1576" width_o="2362" height_o="1576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3c90dea10f99ec187baa1573fba5281e08f9c73768bffe4386e374f06650bb8/_AAB1044.jpg" data-mid="242363605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3c90dea10f99ec187baa1573fba5281e08f9c73768bffe4386e374f06650bb8/_AAB1044.jpg" /> <img width="1387" height="1845" width_o="1387" height_o="1845" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/962af990cbc274c3465408c65f1235f05a07ba223c1532780dde5fa47b403997/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-35.jpg" data-mid="195094466" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/962af990cbc274c3465408c65f1235f05a07ba223c1532780dde5fa47b403997/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-35.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2662" width_o="2000" height_o="2662" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbd6c5d1d6f7b350e8bfbf5ed277e6e92c3a91a69e3bd39ddea402dd7bb51e23/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-21.jpg" data-mid="195094465" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbd6c5d1d6f7b350e8bfbf5ed277e6e92c3a91a69e3bd39ddea402dd7bb51e23/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-21.jpg" /> <img width="1336" height="1777" width_o="1336" height_o="1777" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f0134dffcd9eb2b2532107a3136ab6dacc141edc24918cb9cc2a2008faed747/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-56-2.jpg" data-mid="195094467" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f0134dffcd9eb2b2532107a3136ab6dacc141edc24918cb9cc2a2008faed747/zupanov-R-X-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-MODERNA-GALERIJA-56-2.jpg" /> Tell Me BrotherMay 23 — September 17, 2023Museum of modern art, Ljubljana, SI Maja Babič Košir, who often combines traditional media with various found objects and materials from her family archive in her practice, deals with the theme of tension in her new spatial installation, both in the literal, material sense of the art installation, and in the figurative sense, i.e. in the themes she addresses, while the multi-part sculpture is also an exercise in the sensory impact of different materials. The sculpture, consisting of a leather-covered iconic chair by world-renowned Slovenian designer Niko Kralj, a roughly polished brass bow and a dropped animal skin, is at first glance minimalist, refined and simply beautiful. At a second reading, it can become its grimy opposite, steeped in decay and death. The decades-old leather stinks, the bow has a sharp blade, a bullet wound yawns in the fur, and on the wall hangs an inexplicable picture of an unnamed woman putting on make-up. The installation is part of the artist's multi-year project Love Letters Series, which she is working on at RAVNIKAR GALLERY SPACE in 2024. The work can thus be seen as the first, uneasy half of a whole that, in the final stages of dissolution, will represent the fragile but loving balance of two opposing dispositions.Shell Square Lounge, design&nbsp;Niko Kralj&nbsp;(1956),&nbsp;Brass, Plastic Inkjet print, Edition of 1 + 1AP, 135 x 100 cm, Plexiglass https://majababickosir.com/Spark Sat, 28 Oct 2023 08:56:02 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Spark <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6ba5d7846df1ea9929de328481d668cd05f6e2292baf31574afc4531983a8df/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00315-HDR_full-4.jpg" data-mid="195095078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6ba5d7846df1ea9929de328481d668cd05f6e2292baf31574afc4531983a8df/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00315-HDR_full-4.jpg" /> <img width="2222" height="1667" width_o="2222" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c7a223a8efdf204cc442a56269eabbdb4878418c1d94eea45b4fa5e3d8f845a/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00372-HDR_full-4.jpg" data-mid="195094831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c7a223a8efdf204cc442a56269eabbdb4878418c1d94eea45b4fa5e3d8f845a/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00372-HDR_full-4.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="1668" width_o="2500" height_o="1668" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b12cc3f160a9a1fe0cb6d96dcba61dd30a159d3280020a0589156d68f199073/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00357-HDR_full-4.jpg" data-mid="195094853" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b12cc3f160a9a1fe0cb6d96dcba61dd30a159d3280020a0589156d68f199073/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00357-HDR_full-4.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2998" width_o="2000" height_o="2998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/392b16bffcf50d7ee866f69e455b85d319c630285df741e1bbc6cba50d2aef9d/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00381-HDR_full.jpg" data-mid="220198967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/392b16bffcf50d7ee866f69e455b85d319c630285df741e1bbc6cba50d2aef9d/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00381-HDR_full.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2999" width_o="2000" height_o="2999" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65a9ad1e7bcc8e01fa4002e697082b4c8b91020b9720a7db1bd07f2c0db3799a/2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00417-HDR_full.jpg" data-mid="242364366" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65a9ad1e7bcc8e01fa4002e697082b4c8b91020b9720a7db1bd07f2c0db3799a/2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00417-HDR_full.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2998" width_o="2000" height_o="2998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61d7192a99bf5cba258f1e84330d9e4df798fb8bd819b8fd16dc3215fd9816eb/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00354-HDR_full.jpg" data-mid="242364502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61d7192a99bf5cba258f1e84330d9e4df798fb8bd819b8fd16dc3215fd9816eb/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00354-HDR_full.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="2998" width_o="2000" height_o="2998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33e8c6fac1bfcbf51d3664b6365338f71f1304dededce95d79315741624d8e90/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00369-HDR_full.jpg" data-mid="242364499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33e8c6fac1bfcbf51d3664b6365338f71f1304dededce95d79315741624d8e90/X2022_03_24_Spark-2022_Raws_00369-HDR_full.jpg" /> Courage Mon AmourMarch 24 — 27, 2022SPARK, Vienna, AT Courage Mon Amour is a unique continuation of the Love Letters&nbsp;series that the artist sculptor, painter) Maja Babič Košir has built up over many years. As always, the artist's intuitive creative process is anchored in a meditative, introspective principle. She draws material from her surroundings and her personal history, especially from her rich family archive of various materials, thus translating her intimate stories into the visual world through intuitive artistic interventions. It is a constant, continuous process of searching for beauty and balance in the world, which the artist does not understand as binary, as she wants to transcend relationships such as external and internal, personal and collective. https://majababickosir.com/Turn-Me-On Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:05:15 +0000 Maja Babič Košir https://majababickosir.com/Turn-Me-On <img width="2000" height="1351" width_o="2000" height_o="1351" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3270da04cb683bd1a98015b1507fc259993428e3f7cc0d369e05c0dfc1c44f04/zupanov-R-GALLERY-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-PREVIEW-2-9.JPG" data-mid="195095521" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3270da04cb683bd1a98015b1507fc259993428e3f7cc0d369e05c0dfc1c44f04/zupanov-R-GALLERY-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-PREVIEW-2-9.JPG" /> <img width="900" height="1350" width_o="900" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad778b5e28fb5b68204e450238c15675796f985f31fa85950f66cb946277dc00/MBK02-2.JPG" data-mid="195095543" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/ad778b5e28fb5b68204e450238c15675796f985f31fa85950f66cb946277dc00/MBK02-2.JPG" /> <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06696db3063157bef1dc2f9943594b39a2e39fe8179afa72ebebc8f4216d3656/MBK15-4.jpg" data-mid="195095554" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06696db3063157bef1dc2f9943594b39a2e39fe8179afa72ebebc8f4216d3656/MBK15-4.jpg" /> <img width="4160" height="6240" width_o="4160" height_o="6240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e410f811e812c50b5c623c5c2ef49845ffb108d2cdb8c4e6fda8540e2287a0d/Maja-Babic-Kosir-1c.JPG" data-mid="242364937" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e410f811e812c50b5c623c5c2ef49845ffb108d2cdb8c4e6fda8540e2287a0d/Maja-Babic-Kosir-1c.JPG" /> <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc584acfc9ed750b04f595f8425c6b337aad5d1b9aaa2999f306bc8e7967cf82/MBK10-2.jpg" data-mid="195095548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc584acfc9ed750b04f595f8425c6b337aad5d1b9aaa2999f306bc8e7967cf82/MBK10-2.jpg" /> <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a2e00513f2487e15e11be02bea504293a338a32368df37c2f17ca746d52b382/zupanov-R-GALLERY-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-FULL-125.jpg" data-mid="195095455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a2e00513f2487e15e11be02bea504293a338a32368df37c2f17ca746d52b382/zupanov-R-GALLERY-MAJA-BABIC-KOSIR-FULL-125.jpg" /> TURNMEONSeptember 01 —October 15, 2021RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SI Visual artist Maja Babič Košir, sculptor, and painter, curiously blurs the boundaries between mediums in her new series of artworks, which includes paintings, drawings and large-scale collages, as well as sculptural works and spatial installations. The artist's intuitive creative process is, as always, anchored in a contemplative, introspective principle. Drawing material from her surroundings and her personal history, she translates each event of her inner world into a visual world in the cycle of impulsive artistic interventions, remaining faithful to a sensual and intense visual language and a raw, (seemingly) unpolished and wild aesthetic. The artworks are thus a document of the artist herself in a specific moment and space. Certain series from the recent years, such as the still ongoing processes of composing the collages entitled Love Letters, but also the series of explicit, raging monotypes, appear like emotional outbursts in diary form, precisely because of their narrative nature and reminiscence of letters. Particularly exciting are the Love Letters compilations that the artist began to create when she discovered a rich family archive of a wide variety of materials: envelopes, cardboard, colourful papers of different textures, shiny adhesive tapes, cut-out letters and other papers with visually appealing, tactile qualities.In a similar language, she also continues with the new series, Turnmeon. From the production, which began in the isolation of a hotel room, when the artist was stuck abroad last year, it is clear that Babič Košir stems from a background in sculpture. The desire to expand into the space is clearly indicated by the installations, which attempt to at least partially deny the decorativeness and two-dimensionality of the collages and paintings, even if they are not very flat, as they achieve a multidimensional effect through the layering and stacking of materials. Although the saturation from the artist's past creative periods may have become more refined and individual pictorial components as well as overall compositions are now more clearly defined, the artist does not strive for perfection – on the contrary, she even welcomes a certain shabbiness, mistakes that are not mistakes, or as she says herself rubbish and poetry. Consequently, this is how she also investigates the plasticity of the material and its sensory dimensions. Her interventions in it are minimal: she always submits to the recycled material she finds – either in the family archive or on her travels – (stones, textiles), uses it as she finds it, composes it with no or very few interventions into a new whole, whose new charge is now completely detached from the meanings that the individual materials may have carried before. The present exhibition consists of various artworks such as collages made from materials used by the artist's father as a window dresser, a photographic work by the artist's ex-husband, as well as objects that have nothing to do with art, such as a neon sign that was a lucky find in an antique shop, and stones from her travels through Africa placed in a contrasting combination with pink Plexiglas. For the author of the artworks, these are, as always, in their essence a means of purification. From the selection of the artworks and their placement in the space, it is perhaps more evident than ever that Babič Košir both creates her own art and experiences it with therapeutic zeal. The artistic process is thus a healing process; through a series of metamorphoses, both material, in which the material of a forgotten, worn-out object is transformed into something new and light, and spiritual, thanks to which "the painful memory can become the sweetness of being", the artist builds a new archive of her own. Turnmeon is a collection of objects, remnants of a time, it is an archive of stories about remembrance, about the transformation of pain, about old skins we have thrown away, about the alchemy of art – it is an archive of different love stories. &nbsp;