Hamja Ahsan v Ljubljani. Foto: Urška Boljkovac. Arhiv MGLC

Razstava prejemnika velike nagrade 33. grafičnega bienala Ljubljana

Umetnik Hamja Ahsan je leta 2019 za delo Aspergistanski referendum prejel veliko nagrado 33. grafičnega bienala Ljubljana. Aspergistanski referendum, ki se je izvedel v Ljubljani, je pozival prebivalce, naj glasujejo za priključitev k namišljeni državi sramežljivih, introvertiranih in avtističnih ljudi. Za pridružitev se je odločilo 72 odstotkov glasujočih.

Razstava se poigrava s pozitivnim izidom takratnega referenduma in predstavlja zgodovino tega aktivističnega gibanja proti nadvladi ekstrovertiranih. Na ironičen način tematizira represivne vidike državnega aparata, vsiljeno polarizacijo družbe ter relevantnost posameznikove pobude za doseganje nujno potrebnih radikalnih sprememb v skupnosti.

Hamja Ahsan je umetnik, aktivist in kurator, ki živi in dela v Londonu.

Kuratorka: Yasmín Martín Vodopivec
Razstava: Galerija ZVKDS, 10. 9.–21. 11. 2021.

English:

The Exhibition of the Recipient of the Grand Prize of the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts

In 2019, the artist Hamja Ahsan received the Grand Prize of the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts for his work Aspergistan Referendum. Aspergistan Referendum, which took place in Ljubljana, asked residents to vote to join the imaginary state of shy, introverted and autistic people. 72 percent of the voters decided to join.

The exhibition toys with the positive outcome of the referendum at that time and shows the history of this activist movement against the dominance of the extroverts. It ironically addresses the repressive aspects of the state apparatus, the enforced polarisation of society and the relevance of individual initiative to bring about the necessary radical changes in the community

Hamja Ahsan is an artist, activist and curator, who lives and works in London.

Curator: Yasmín Martín Vodopivec
Exhibition: ZVKDS Gallery, 10. 9.–21. 11. 2021.

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