Laura Barić | Artists in Residence | Kamov Residency

Laura Barić

Laura Barić (1993) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, at the Department of Animated Film and New Media, in 2016. After completing her studies, in addition to art projects, she started working as a digital designer, which influenced the aesthetics of her art. In 2019, she completed the WHW Academy's international program. She has had four solo exhibitions so far (2022 "Blue skies with toppings", VN Gallery, Zagreb; 2021, GMK "TIME OUT"; 2020 Artoratorij “Ready, steady, grow"; 2017 Galerija Šira, "P is an insecure R") and participated in a series of group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. In 2019 she was an artist-in-residence at the Akademie Schloss Solitude, and the same year she won the first prize for her work "Two ways of slicing the onion" at the Grisia Youth Festival in Rovinj. In 2021, she won the MMSU award for her work "TIME-OUT" presented at the Youth Salon. Barić explores the body and physicality, both in physical and in virtual spheres. She usually creates in the form of multimedia installations that she builds from various objects, videos, photographs and texts, where she examines various cultural phenomena, including ideas of success, structure, consumerism and spontaneity. She often uses elements of the absurd and visuals that flirt with pop culture and commercial aesthetics. Barić lives and works in Zagreb.

15.-30.03.2024.

Laura Barić is coming to Rijeka for a two-week artist-in-residence stay, after winning the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s award at the 36th Youth Salon. In Rijeka, she will continue to explore the concepts of art and martial arts, dedicating her efforts to documenting and visually presenting her research. For an extended period, her artistic focus has centered on the interplay between the body and skills, the combination of talent and practice, and the matter of repetition in the journey towards mastery. In the past year, Laura Barić has practiced various martial arts and sports, read literature on these topics and attended a series of seminars, camps and martial arts competitions, exploring the relationship between the body, repetition, competitiveness and discipline. "By delving into the layered meanings of workout, I examine the embodiment of knowledge through repetitive processes, the notion of ‘deliberate practice’ and art that involves individual expression. As part of my research, I went to Thailand where I documented the relationship between Western and Eastern approaches to these concepts. I study fighter motivations, workout structures, differences between sport and skills and the fine line between pain and fun."

As part of the artist talk that will be held at the MMSU on March 21 at 7 p.m., Laura will present part of the research she has done so far.

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Museum for Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka (HR) - MMSU

MMSU in Rijeka founded in 1948, in its long tradition offers a committed support to innovative ways of approaching, producing and presenting art. From its very beginning the Museum has been building reputation of one of the most prominent visual art institutions in Croatia, entrusted with presentation of Croatian artists at prestigious international art events such as: Venice Biennial 1962, 1997, 2007, 2010, Sao Paolo Biennial 1967, 2004 etc. 

The Museum rounds its programming around visual art education, parallel to different modes of exhibition concepts that address new discursive possibilities and transform it into a place of inspiration, idea exchange and active participation. Under the motto openness, creativity & engagement, together with artistic, cultural and community organizations, Museum furthers visual arts research, collaboration and exchange within the region and internationally, while aspiring to reach increasingly diverse audiences and to work in a close relationship with the community.

Museum’s collection offers a diverse range of artistic visions with over 8,000 artworks dated from the end of the 19^th century to the present day. From 2017 Museum is located at new address, Krešimirova 26c, in ex-industrial complex Rikard Benčić. Since then, some important exhibitions were organized at MMSU in the framework of the pre-program and program of Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture, i.e. Tomislav Gotovac: Crisis Anticipator - Don't Ask Where We're Going (2017), Vlado Martek: Exhibition with Many Titles and Goran Petercol: Don't Worry About Poetics, They Will Arrive on Their Own in 2019 and David Maljković: With the Collection in 2020..