Vanja Bućan
120 x 80 cm, edicija 3 + 1AP (ogled na steni)
ABOUT THE SERIES
This work is a contemplation of my travel through Morocco. It is a sort of non conformist travel diary, with images displaying some representative local landscapes and my intentional transformation or deconstruction of the images.
Morocco is an ancient land and I always expected I am going to discover something new and mystical around the next corner. However, despite its breathtaking landscapes one cannot overlook traces of violent environmental pollution, mountains of plastic for example. This problem however doesn't replace one's sense of self in the magical landscapes and irreplaceable silence of the desert.
Looking for Sadiq means literally looking for a friend. Sadiq means friend in arabic language, and is a memory of our friend that took us to the dessert.
O SERIJI
Delo je kontemplacija mojega potovanja v Maroko. Na nek način je nekonformističen potovalni dnevnik, napolnjen s podobami, ki prikazujejo nekatere tipične lokalne krajine in mojo načrtno transformacijo ali dekonstrukcijo teh podob.
Maroko je starodavna dežela, v kateri sem vedno pričakovala, da bom za vsakim ovinkom odkrila nekaj novega in mističnega. A kljub njenim dih jemajočim pokrajinam ne moremo spregledati sledi nasilnega okoljskega onesnaženja, kot so gore plastike. Kljub temu to ne nadomesti občutka za smisel lastnega obstoja, ki ga posameznik dobi v magičnih pokrajinah in nenadomestljivi tišini puščave.
Iščoč Sadiqa dobesedno pomeni iščoč prijatelja. Sadiq je arabska beseda za prijatelja in zame spomin na prijatelja, ki nas je popeljal v puščavo.