Events

Opening of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts

The 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts entitled From the void came gifts of the cosmos will open on September 15 with a programme of events—guided tours, artist talks, performances and concerts—that will extend throughout the following weekend.

Opening day at RAVNIKAR GALLERY SPACE

Transformella: Cinis' Forking [4.4.6.10.1] – Die Schützlinginnen and Neverlife in Symbolic Terrain, opening of the exhibition of the Grand Prize recipient of the 34th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
Saturday brunch and presentation with the artist and the curator.

Opening day at Cukrarna

17.00–18.00: Opening tour of the exhibition with the curators of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
18.00–18.45: Gregor Dražil, MGLC curator, in conversation with the artist Mohammad Omar Khalil
18.45–19.45: Ibrahim Mahama, Artistic Director of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, in conversation with the artist Kagiso Patrick Mautloa.

Opening day at Krater

Feral Occupations: Krater
Conducted by: Gaja Mežnarić Osole and Danica Sretenović

Abandoned Plants Sanctuary, open hours

Beti Frim and Ines Sekač
From the Moss-centric Era, presentation

Feral Cartography Cycling Tour

El Warcha in dialogue with PLAC users: Community Chair Stacking

Workshops

Monday, 4 September / Wednesday, 6 September / Tuesday, 12 September / Monday, 18 September, 15.00–18.00

European Mobility Week: On Bike around the Biennale!

Guided tour of the Biennale exhibition venues by bike. Meeting point: Cukrarna.

Conducted by Selom Koffi Kudjie and Patrick Nii Okanta Ankrah.

Sanaz Sohrabi: Scenes of Extraction, Essay Film

El Warcha film programme
Sanaz Sohrabi: Scenes of Extraction, Original title in Farsi: صحنه های استخراج , ”Sahnehaye Estekhraj,” Essay Film, 43 minutes, DCP with 5.1 sound, Canada/Iran, 2023

Ten selected works, guided tour

Introduction by curators Selom Koffi Kudjie and Patrick Nii Okanta Ankrah.
Tour by Lili Šturm, Museum Counsellor and Head of Communication Programmes (in Slovene).

Biennale workshop for dog lovers and their owners

On International Animals Day, 4 October, ZRC Publishing House will publish a book by Marko Snoj, The Names of Slovenian Dogs. On this occasion, we are organising a print workshop on printing dog names as part of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.

Banquet of Feral Occupations Acts of Reciprocity for Krater’s Creative Practices

The Banquet of Feral Occupations exposes economies and protocols of reciprocity investigated by the Krater Collective as part of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts to the wider circle.

Guided tour for families

Guided tour for families, followed by an animation workshop with Društvo Slon.

Biennale Animation Film Programme, workshop

The workshop connects the Biennale’s participatory artistic practices with printmaking and transforms it all into an animated film.

KUL ABONMA: Krater's Vibroscape, lecture & performance

Revealed beyond our familiar auditory reality lies the hidden domain of the vibroscope – an intriguing world where insects create intricate rhythms. We will learn about biotremology and vibrational communication as we dive deep into Krater’s vibroscope.

Guided tour of the Exhibition of the Grand Prize Recipient of the 34th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts

Transformella: Cinis’ Forking [4.4.6.10.1] – Die Schützlinginnen and Neverlife in Symbolic Terrain Guided tour of the Exhibition of the Grand Prize Recipient of the 34th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.
Conducted by Tjaša Pogačar.

Feral Cartographies of Japanese knotweed

October’s tour follows Japanese knotweed transit through Ljubljana.

Thematic guided tour, Cukrarna

Conducted by Miloš Kosec, architecture researcher.

Studio SVS: Print workshop with Maja Poljanc

Maja Poljanc is an illustrator with an original style, which is characterized by the frequent capture of elements of scientific illustration and the introduction of ornaments from Slovenian cultural heritage. In the SVS Studio, she will create print using the etching technique.

Thematic guided tour with Nevenka Šivavec

Conducted by Nevenka Šivavec, director MGLC.

Agyina: Advisory of Sages / BIENNALE SYMPOSIUM

The three-day extended programme includes film screenings, presentations, talks, lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, guided tours and social gatherings following the curatorial concept of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.

Thematic guided tour at Cukrarna

Conducted by Bojana Piškur, MG+MSUM curator

Liara T'Soni in Studio SVS

Farah Sara Kurnik aka Liara T'Soni (2000) is a visual artist from Ljubljana, who works in the fields of graphic and industrial design, set design, video, 3D design and new technologies. In 2021, she presented her work at the 34th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts ISKRA DELTA.

Guided tours for families, Cukrarna

An exploratory and playful guided tour of the exhibition, followed by a workshop with printmaker Katarina Lampič.

This Happy Day of Culture at MGLC

MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, invites you to view its permanent and current exhibition programme and visit the studios of the artists working here. The exhibitions are open from 10.00 to 18.00, and the artists' studios from 12.00 to 18.00. There will also be a guided tour for families at the MGLC Grad Tivoli.

Public Guided Tour of the Biennale Exhibition at Cukrarna

On the day of the birth of the poet France Prešeren, we invite you to a public guided tour of the Biennale Exhibition at Cukrarna.

Guided tour for families at MGLC Švicarija

Guided tour in followed by a printmaking workshop.

Guided tour with Petra Meterc / CANCELED

Guided tour with Petra Meterc, film and literary critic is canceled.

Jure Engelsberger in Studio SVS

This time, the Studio SVS will host illustrator and multi-genre artist Jure Engelsberger.

Thematic Guided Tour with Natalija Majsova (as part of the Closing Biennale Days)

Natalija Majsova, cultural studies expert, guides you through the Biennale exhibition at Cukrarna.

Closing Biennale Days

At the closing of the Biennale, we invite you to:

Thematic guided tour of the Biennale, conducted by Natalija Majsova, cultural studies expert
Closing workshop with the SVS group and exhibition
Guest Appearance: Taller Experimental de Gráfica de la Habana/Experimental Graphic Workshop of Havana, Cuba (public lecture and experimental printmaking workshop)
Marathon guided tour with the Artistic Director and the Curators of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts.

Closing with the SVS group and exhibition (as part of the Closing Biennale Days)

As part of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, the SVS group opens its studio for the last time as a venue of the Graphic Biennale.

Guest Appearance: Taller Experimental de Gráfica de la Habana/Experimental Graphic Workshop of Havana, Cuba (public lecture and printmaking workshop as part of the Closing Biennale Days)

During the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, which coincided with the beginning of the Cold War and the emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961, printmaking became an important tool for political propaganda and activism. Several print workshops were founded during this period, including the Experimental Graphic Workshop of Havana (Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana), which is still active today, where artists learned printmaking techniques and created a space for political and social criticism through art. As part of the guest appearance, we are organising a public lecture and an experimental printmaking workshop.

Marathon guided tour with the Artistic Director and the Curators of the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts (as part of the Closing Biennale Days)

Guided tour of the Biennale exhibition venues with the Biennale Bus. Conducted by Ibrahim Mahama, Kwasi Ohene-Ayeh (Exit Frame Collective), Selom Koffie Kudjie and Patrick Nii Okanta Ankrah.

Meeting point: MGLC Švicarija.