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<\/p>\n8 \u2013 30 November 2017
\nP74 Gallery, Trg Prekomorskih brigad 1, Ljubljana
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You are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition \u201cBlueprint For Revolution\u201d by Mark Po\u017elep on Wednesday, 8 November 2017 at 19.00 at the P74 Gallery in Ljubljana.<\/p>\n
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Mark Po\u017elep returns to the scene of the crime. Still fresh and full of impressions after his two-month New York adventure (read: artistic residency) that he earned as the recipient of the OHO Group Award for Young Visual Artists in 2016. Po\u017elep received the award for his project Stranger than paradise (Bolj nenavadno od raja), which documents a concert tour to seven retirement homes throughout the republics of the former common country of Yugoslavia. For the residents in these homes, he prepared a mix of Yugo hit songs from the 1950s and 60s. Stranger than paradise is a story about human relations, fate and the generations that created the new common country and decades later also lived through its sad collapse.<\/p>\n
The new project, which he conceived and executed during his residency in the US, is called Blueprint for Revolution. With his canoe, he paddled around the island of Manhattan, the most densely populated district of New York, which is surrounded by the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers. Manhattan is the historical birth place of New York and is regarded as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world. Po\u017elep\u2019s decision to sail around it by making a circle around the world in miniature opens the viewer to a number of interpretations: from the romantic dimension of discoveries and new opportunities, to the topic of conquest and occupation, of surival. As a vessel, the canoe is closely connected to the history of the island, which other elements of the exhibition further corroborate. Along with a video that documents the journey with the panorama of rivers, bridges and characteristic architectural landscapes, Po\u017elep outlines a basic map of the island with the inscription \u201cmana hatta\u201d. During his residency, he sought out the descendants of the original inhabitants of Manhattan and involved them in a discussion. The island\u2019s original inhabitants were the Ramapough Lunaape or the Lenape Indians, who gave the island its name. The name Manhattan comes from the word \u201cmanna-hata\u201d, which in the language of the Lenape means an island of many hills. In New York, the Ramapoughs are still not officially recognised as an Indian nation. The act of sailing with a canoe repeats the method of travel that the natives used. Of course, today\u2019s perspective of the island shows a completely different image than that which existed when the first Europeans arrived.
\nThe divide between reality and fiction is probably most beautifully presented by the series of Pozlep\u2019s drawings. They illustrate the scenes from the popular series of novels by Karl May, which arise from his imaginary world and reinforce the romantic and racist motives of the superior white. The illustrations of the scenes from the story of Winnetou are made with the same paper with the print of the map of the island, the images are accompanied by short statements. Quotes such as \u201cthis is my country\u201d and \u201cnow I will tell you where the gold is\u201d further emphasize the thin line between reality and fiction.
\nThe diverse, one could also even say chance, elements that Mark Po\u017elep selected throughout the process of his journey make up a story that primarily reflects the history of the island, the erasure of its original inhabitants and their position today: Who and what are Indians? How do they see their past, present and future?
\nMark Po\u017elep raises the question of the individual\u2019s perspective and one\u2019s ability to see and understand what is directly in front of one\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n
Mark Po\u017elep (1981, Celje) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana under professor Herman Gvardjan\u010di\u010d and finished his post-graduated studies with professor Sre\u010do Dragan. He continued his studies on the transmedia program at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. He has presented his work in numerous group and solo exhibitions at home and abroad, among them, in Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Ribnica, Venice, Padua, Belfast, Rijeka, Trieste, Marseille. He has participated in artistic residencies in Israel, France and Northern Ireland. Mark Po\u017elep is also the recipient of many awards, including the student Pre\u0161eren Award, the Golden Bird Award, the Essl Award and the OHO Group Award for Young Visual Artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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