URŠA ČUK & AMADEJ PLESNIČAR: Interrupted Signals
audiovisual interactive installation
telephone booths at Špica // until 14 June
OPENING: Friday, 23 May, at 9:30 p.m.

Installation is placed in the Young Dragons Gallery_Telephone booths, art project by Young Dragons Public Institute in which the abandoned telephone booths are upcycled into gallery space in public space.

Three telephone booths that are not in use any more, standing alone at Ljubljana’s Špica like anachronistic foreign objects from a bygone era, will be transformed into an intriguing light and sound backdrop during the festival. According to the authors, who drew inspiration for the project from the cult Japanese TV series entitled Serial Experiments Lain, the installation challenges the effects of disconnection at the level of the subject, society or the world of technology in three separate stages. Disconnections can be understood as disruptions, as a kind of ontological split that blurs the boundaries between reality and illusion, and as a consequence, at the same time, evokes a yearning for a more authentic connection between the subject and the world or other people. With the help of ligh effects, tactile experience or sound, the authors therefore try to induce the viewer to a deeper emotional and mental introspection.

URŠA ČUK (rastrLAB) is an audiovisual and digital artist who works with different media, whereby she explores interrelationships between visual images and sound. As a VJ, she collaborates with different music producers at art events, theatre shows and performances. AMADEJ PLESNIČAR (BubblesFractals) is a computer technician by education and a graduate of horticulture. He took art up as a hobby in 2017 and gradually improved his skills in different media. His stylistic expression is close to cyber-solarpunk aesthetic. He creates visual contents for clubs, festivals and art installations, exploring the synergy between music and visual art. He is a residential VJ of the K4 Club, designing a dynamic and immersive atmosphere in the night life with his visual creations. Both authors are members of the Beam Team collective.

Sound arrangement and mix: Črt Trkman (Beam Team)

co-production: Public Institute Young Dragons