On the occasion of marking the 10th anniversary of twinning relations between the City of Pula and the City of Sarajevo, in the Collegium artisticum gallery in Sarajevo, the exhibition “Brainwash” was opened.
The “Brainwash” project is deeply anthropocentric, aimed at people in an effort to build a good relationship between people in its fascinating way, according to the curator of the exhibition. The works of 34 authors, members of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists of Istria, use drawing, digital drawing, watercolor, classical canvases, sculpture and digital photography to talk about the issue of denying freedom of thought to the majority of the population, in order for the ruling elites to maintain positions of power.
MILAN MARIN, curator and president of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists of Istria: “The artists tried in their own way, with their metaphors, they tried, but I dare to say that they succeeded in that, that with their metaphors, expression and style they actually contributed to that, a survival of humanity that we need in this time and of course preserving this beautiful blue planet”.
Bosnian-Herzegovinian artist Džeko Hožić collaborated with artists from Istria, and he especially remembers a trip 10 years ago, when a group of authors from Sarajevo stayed in Grožnjan, an Istrian town of great cultural importance. It cannot forget the exceptional vitality of their art scene, which has excellent communication with the audience.
DŽEKO HODŽIĆ, visual artist: “Their galleries are always full both in winter and summer. I especially have the best experience with Grožnjan, there in both winter and summer, two exhibitions are held every month. In two spaces for two exhibitions, that’s four exhibitions. I am especially happy that the the cooperation has been renewed because until now mainly exhibitions came from Grožnjan, once it came from Pula, and we went there. In the territory of the former Yugoslavia, I think it is the most vital art scene”.
The participants of this project are expected to send a message through expression, style and metaphor: love, peace, togetherness, altruism and that there are no divisions between “us” and “them”, but that we are one, that we are only people.” The exhibition is also a reflection of our dehumanized reality, a kind of image and occasion of the times we live in. It will be open until August 8.
