Slaven Tolj rođen je 1964. u Dubrovniku, diplomirao na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Sarajevu 1987. Osnivač i voditelj Art radionice Lazareti od 1989. do 2012. Godine 1997. izlaže na Documenti X u Kasselu. Godine 2005. izbornik je hrvatskog paviljona na 51. Venecijanskom bijenalu. Od 2012. do 2020. godine ravnatelj Muzeja moderne i suvremene umjetnosti u Rijeci (MMSU). 2016. godine izlaže s Mirandom Veljačić, Eminom Višnić i Dinkom Peračićem na 15. Međunarodnom bijenalu arhitekture u Veneciji. Umjetnički direktor Rijeka EPK 2020. Godine 2019. izlaže s Marijanom i Izvorom Pende u Veneciji u okviru popratnog programa 58. Venecijanskog bijenala. Od 2021. živi ponovno u Dubrovniku, aktivno sudjeluje u radu Art radionice Lazareti i HDLU-u Dubrovnik – Galerija Flora kao voditelj programa medijateke i samostalni umjetnik. Izlaže na brojnim samostalnim i skupnim izložbama diljem svijeta.

Slaven Tolj was born in Dubrovnik in 1964. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo in 1987. Tolj is the founder and leader of the Lazareti Art Workshop from 1989 to 2012. In 1997, he exhibited at Documenta X in Kassel. In 2005, he was the selector of the Croatian pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennale. From 2012 to 2020, Tolj was the director of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka (MMSU). In 2016, he exhibited with Miranda Veljačić, Emina Višnić and Dinka Peračić at the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. He was artistic director of Rijeka EPK 2020, and in 2019, he exhibited with Marijana and Izvor Penda in Venice as part of the accompanying program of the 58th Venice Biennale. From 2021, he lives again in Dubrovnik, actively participates in the work of the Lazareti Art Workshop and HDLU Dubrovnik – Flora Gallery as the director of the media library program and independent artist. He exhibits at numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world.

Slaven Tolj

Osijek, prosinac 2022. / Osijek, December 2022

performans / performance

dimenzije promjenjive

Rad se referira na moje u potpunosti promijenjeno fizičko i psihičko stanje nakon što sam preživio dva moždana udara i promjenu ideje i prakse muškosti (u odnosu na ideal ženskosti prikazan slikom Brigitte Bardot). Performans se referira i na potpunu promjenu doživljaja sreće i/ili nesreće, kao i potpunu promjenu moje svakodnevne komunikacije. Nakon oštećenja centra za govor, posljedice moždanih udara, kao najdirektniji i najosobniji oblik komunikacije ostao mi je umjetnički rad.

The work refers to my completely changed physical and psychological state after surviving two strokes and the change in the idea and practice of masculinity (in relation to the ideal of femininity depicted in the image of Brigitte Bardot). Performance also refers to a complete change in the experience of happiness and/or unhappiness, as well as a complete change in my daily communication. After damage to the brain's language center, the consequence of strokes, all I had left was my artistic work as the most direct and personal form of communication.

• iz izjave umjetnika / from the statement of the artist