Jurij Hartman: Because the Internet 1 & 2
video projections
Vžigalica Gallery (Match Gallery); until 30 August
OPENING: Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at 9:30 p.m.

As part of the Supernova festival cycle, we present a two-part video artwork by Jurij Harman, an artist of the younger generation. The video compositions consist of a collage of photo and video footage of clouds and undulating sea surface. The almost hectic, rapidly shifting set of images is accompanied by a distorted sonic structure, which emphasises the impact of the visuals with its dramatic arc. The meditative experience one might expect, given the iconography employed, is paradoxically transformed into an over-saturated, sensory-overloading cascade of data: the author caricatures the structure of perceiving the world in a digital environment, overwhelmed by an excess of information of dubious quality. The visual and auditory textures mimic the state of constant and onerous stimulation permeating the internet user and contributing to his or her disoriented feeling of being lost in the algorithmic matrix.

JURIJ HARTMAN graduated from the Secondary School for Design and Photography Ljubljana and obtained his BA at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana. Currently, he is a student at the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna. His artistic work is based on interdisciplinary approaches to painting, graphic design, installation and multimedia production. He has held several solo exhibitions in Slovenia and participated in numerous group projects at home and in Austria.

Co-production: Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana (MGML)
Opening times: Tuesday—Sunday: 12:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m. (until 20 June); 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (21 June–30 August)