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The Echinoidea future – Adriatic sensingRobertina Šebjanič (SI)

Installation, 2021/2022

Photo Tanja Kanazir
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The artwork Echinoidea future – Adriatic sensing addresses the current biogeological and morphological conditions in the sea urchin environment, which is aquaformed by anthropogenic liquid waste, resulting in low oxygen levels in the seawater.Exploring the stressors of the local/global human footprint, the project demonstrates the resilience of the aquatic species. Echinoidea future – Adriatic sensing acts as an activation of (sy)(e)mpathia. The main research was carried out within the Zero Pollution Adriatic residency initiated by the UR Institute in the frame of STARTS4Water and took place in the coastal region of the southern Adriatic.*

Artist (concept, sound & video editing, execution): Robertina Šebjanič
Video support A.I.: Tanja Minarik
Scientific advisory: PhD Alenka Malej, PhD Matjaž Ličer; Gjino Šutić, Filip Grgurević / UR Institute; PhD Marijana Hure, PhD Valter Kožul / Institute for Marine and Coastal Research University of Dubrovnik
Production: UR Institute(S+T+ARTS) 2021/2022
Production support: Zavod Sektor, PiNA, Miha Godec, Ivanka Pašalić (glassblowing), David Drolc (metal construction)
Special thanks to: Martina Gluhan, Marjan Žitnik

*The Zero Pollution Adriatic was commissioned by the UR Institute within the framework of STARTS4Water, funded by S+T+ARTS, an initiative of the European Commission, launched under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.

Robertina Šebjanič (SI)

Robertina Šebjanič is an artist whose work explores the biological, chemical, (geo)political and cultural realities of aquatic environments and the impact of humanity on other organisms. In her analysis of the Anthropocene and its theoretical framework, the artist uses the terms “aquatocene” and “aquaforming” to refer to the human impact on marine environments. Her works received awards and nominations at Prix Ars Electronica, STARTS Prize, Falling Walls and Re:Humanism.She exhibited/performed at solo and group exhibitions and in venues like: ZKM (Karlsruhe), CCCB (Barcelona), Gallery Cukrarna (Ljubljana), Matadero (Madrid), WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław), Ars Electronica (Linz), Device_art festival by KONTEJNER, Močvara (Zagreb), Art Laboratory (Berlin), Eastern Bloc (Montreal), Laboratorio Arte Alameda (Ciudad de Mexico), Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb), MONOM (Berlin), Le Cube (Paris), Eyebeam (New York), CAAM – Atlantic Center of Modern Art (Gran Canaria) and many more.


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