{"id":2958,"date":"2017-06-15T14:57:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T12:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bandits-mages.antrepeaux.net\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2017-07-26T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:46:30","slug":"golden-nica-ars-electronicas-prize-for-maja-smrekar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandits-mages.antrepeaux.net\/en\/blog\/2017\/06\/15\/golden-nica-ars-electronicas-prize-for-maja-smrekar\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLDEN NICA, Ars Electronica festival’s prize for Maja Smrekar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2017 \/ GOLDEN NICA award<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The artist MAJA SMREKAR<\/a> received the GOLDEN NICA<\/a> award at the Ars Electronica festival for her opus \u2018K-9_Topology\u2019 in the Hybryd Art category. The award will be handed over on 8th September 2017 at the\u00a0Ars Electronica Gala<\/a> award ceremony that will take place within the frame of this year\u2019s Ars Electronica festival<\/a> in Linz, Austria.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In her opus \u2018K-9_topology\u2019 \u2013 in which she addressed the parallel evolution of mankind and dogs as well as the various cultural points the two share \u2013 Maja Smrekar created the conditions for contemplating a society that would be based on a more balanced coexistence of man and the ecosystem surrounding him. In a series of projects executed over the past four years Maja contemplated the relation between mankind and the non-human other. She confronted us with a dystrophic projection of the future inhabited with a progressive biotechnological hybrid species with a social status en par to humans. The thesis that we follow through the entire opus is fuelled by biotechnological facts as well as thoughts on the hybridism of humans and animals which is fuelled by mythological stories that are deeply embedded in the subconscious of the Western culture.<\/div>\n
Based on the theory of the parallel development of the serotonin receptor in human and dog brains, the exhibition \u2018Ecce Canis\u2019<\/strong> (the first project within the \u2018K-9_topology\u2019 opus) enabled a direct smelling experience of serotonin (the hormone that is of key importance for the non-verbal communication between the two species) extracted from the blood of the artist and her dog. The artistic research of the possible co-existence of humans and dogs was expanded with the performance \u2018I Hunt Nature, Culture Hunts Me\u2019<\/strong>, in which \u2013 after a few weeks residency in the Jacana Wildlife Studios in France \u2013 Maja confronted a pack of wolves and tried to find her space within it. In the third part of the project, \u2018Hybrid family\u2019<\/strong>, the artist radicalized the social and ideological instrumentalization of motherhood through a strongly ideologised status of breastfeeding. In her hybrid family, that she formed together with Byron, a Scottish Border Collie, and Ada who was at the time a young Icelandic Spitz, she unscrupulously surrendered to the ideology of motherhood by becoming the \u2018m-Other\u2019. In her latest project entitled\u2018ARTE_mis\u2019<\/strong>, the artist addressed the thoughts on the biotechnological potentials of merging humans with non-human others. The central part of the project is represented by a hybrid cell created from a human and a dog, set in a gallery space as an artefact, but also as a potential for life, which would \u2013 in contrast to mankind, an outdated species doomed to self-destruction \u2013 have a better chance of survival in the dystrophic conditions of overpopulation.<\/div>\n
\u2018K-9_topology\u2019 is a true hybrid work of art with a deep bio-political message that opens new possibilities for the ethical reconsideration of the biotechnologically designed life forms.<\/div>\n
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We would like to thank all expert co-workers, partners (Bandits-Mages, Freies Museum Berlin), sponsors (Kambi\u010d Laboratorijska oprema, Iskra Pio, Domel) and supporters, especially the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City Municipality of Ljubljana \u2013 Department of Culture, who recognized the importance of the work and supported the endeavours of the artist and the producers throughout all of the phases of creating this complex artistic opus. There is a list of all participants who selflessly aided the \u2018K-9_topology\u2019 opus at the end of this notice.<\/div>\n
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Over its 38 years of existence Festival Ars Electronica<\/u>, the biggest festival of art, technology and society, has presented the most important projects in the field of contemporary research art. Prix Ars Electronica, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is an award handed out at the Festival Ars Electronica in Linz for the fields of Hybrid Art, Digital Music & Sound Art, Interactive Art +, Digital Communities, Computer Animation \/ Film \/ VFX and youth ideas (u19-Create Your World). This year the expert committees received 3.677 applications from 106 countries, all applying for the award in their respective field.<\/div>\n
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Production<\/u>: Kapelica Gallery \/ Kersnikova Institute, Praksa Institute<\/div>\n
Coproduction<\/u>: Bandits Mages Rencontres, Freies Museum Berlin<\/div>\n
Supporters<\/u>: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Department of Culture of the Municipality of Ljubljana, European Comission \u2013 FP7 (KiiCS) and Horizon 2020 (DITOs), CNC \u2013 Centre national du cin\u00e9ma et de l\u2019image anim\u00e9e<\/div>\n
Sponsors<\/u>: Kambi\u010d Laboratory Equipment, Iskra Pio, Domel<\/div>\n
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Expert collaborators<\/u>: Andrej Strehovec, Marko \u017davbi, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana (Alja Videti\u010d Paska, Tilen Konte), Department of Forestry, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana (Miha Krofel), Mia Zaharia\u0161, Manca Kemperl, Lojze Jazbin\u0161ek, Ewen Chardronnet, Isabel Carlier, Marta Jonville, Jacana Wild Life Studios (Jean-Philippe Varin, V\u00e9ronique G\u00e9rault, Christophe Gaudry, David Legrand, Oph\u00e9lie Soulier), Jens Hauser, Manuel Vason, Primo\u017e Debevec, Gia Gruden, Marianne Wagner, Darius Bork, Gjino \u0160uti\u0107, Kristijan Tkalec | Curator<\/u>: Jurij Krpan | Production<\/u>: Sandra Sajovic, Jana Putrle Srdi\u0107, Petra Mili\u010d, Simon Gmajner, Katarina Hergouth | Light design and technical support<\/u>: Jure Sajovic, Boris Britov\u0161ek, Milo\u0161 Vujkovi\u0107, Scenart | Video documentation and sound production<\/u>: Philippe Zunino, Paola Pisani, Sa\u0161ka Rakef, Urban Belina, Brane Zorman |Photo<\/u>: Borut Peterlin, Miha Fras, Sun\u010dan Stone, Amar Belmabrouk, Hana Jo\u0161i\u0107, An\u017ee Sekelj | Graphic design<\/u>: HUMAN1ST |Acknowledgment<\/u>: Ada in Byron<\/div>\n

ARS ELECTRONICA<\/strong> website article<\/strong> :\u00a0https:\/\/www.aec.at\/prix\/en\/gewinner\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n