Former Joseph’s Shaft
14. June 2024 – 16. June 2024
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
21 artistic installations by students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Exhibition opening: June 14th at 4:00 PM
Guided tours of the exhibition:
June 15th at 11.00 AM and at 4:00 PM and June 16th at 1:00 PM
At the 42nd Idrija lace festival 2024, inspired by the slogan “Pop-up lace”, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering (UL), Chair of Textile and Clothing Design presents the project Free People around Jožef’s shaft in Kajzer park. The abstract artistic language of lace installations talks about four personalities who, with their creative works of life, left an unforgettable mark on the cultural tradition of Idrija. The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Municipality of Idrija, the Lacemaker’s School of Idrija and the Association of Lacemakers of Idrija. Outdoors, the traveling photography exhibition Men and Women in Mining will inhabit the Kajzer park, using a documentary approach to revive the daily life of former miners, which is hidden in the bowels of the abandoned premises around Jožef’s shaft.
Twenty-one artistic installations in the meaningful environment of the former Joseph’s Shaft will use abstract lace language to speak about four confident personalities, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Adolf Šinkovec – Črtomir, Francesco Macedonio and Ivanka Ferjančič, whose creative life’s work has unforgettably marked the cultural tradition of Idrija.
Sponsor of the exhibition: Municipality of Idrija
Participating: Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani (NTF UL), Društvo klekljaric idrijske čipke (DKIČ) in Čipkarska šola Idrija (ČŠI)
Mentors: prof. Marija Jenko, izr. prof. Katja Burger Kovič, asist. Jana Mršnik, tehnične sodelavke (NTF UL): Nina Glavič, Marjeta Čuk, Mojca Košir, Maja Svetlik (ČŠI)
Students: Pia Arbi Valant, Ana Berwanger, Luka Bončina, Katja Bradač, Klara Brečko, Ema Čargo, Julija Čerček, Klara Čretnik, Urban Dereani, Alex Devetak, Petar Domić, Mojca Gregorc, Jaka Grm, Marja Grupčeva, Zarja Ivačič, Lucija Ivanuš Dimovski, Zala Gorenc, Tilen Gorenjak, Valentina Grebeniuk, Kelly Guček, Jovana Gunjova, Laura Guštin, Iva Hajdinjak, Tia Jelen, Maxim Kaluža, Katarina Klemenčič, Alina Kolar, Amelija Kracina, Ana Krek, Laura Kresevič, Eva Križaj, Nađa Kurtalić, Veronika Lah, Milana Lačević, Val Lisjak, Julija Lorenzutti, Soča Melik Filipič, Kora Meštrović, Matic Možina, Hristjan Našulovski, Kiara Pajić, Ana Pelcar, Sara Petruševska, Isak Podgoršek, Lucija Polanc, Žana Polšak Vahter, Tim Pongrac, Klara Povirk, Sandra Pregelj, Alja Rojko, Rosa Romih, Ana Seles, Lučka Simič Hrovat, Anja Siter, Alina Skralovnik, Jaka Sojč, Angela Spasovska, Taajda Strojan Rot, Tadej Šandor, Grega Štor, Vita Velikanje, Ana Volenik, Kim Žerdin
Lacemakers, members of the Association of Lacemakers of Idrija: Anica Uršič, Anica Loverčič, Milena Kalan Frančeškin, Mira Guzelj, Marija Kosmač, Valerija Krivec, Marija Novak Boškovič, Vera Kostanjšek, Teodora Klavžar, Nadja Lapajne, Marta Logar, Andreja Uršič, Albina Štucin
Text: Marija Jenko
Photo: Češnjevi cvetovi. Authors: Ana Krek, Ana Volenik, Ema Čargo, Alina Kolar, Vita Velikanje, Marija Novak Boškovič, Vera Kostanjšek
The author of the Cocon video: Ula Pogorevčnik
Video projections: Marjan Jenko
Credits: Metka Fortuna, Čipkarska šola Idrija; Lenka Grošelj, Občina Idrija; Milanka Trušnovec, Mestna knižnica in čitalnica, Idrija; Edvard Božič in Dejan Seljak, Idrija; Katerina Mirović, Svetlobna gverila, Zavod Forum Ljubljana, Domen Lušin, Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo; doc. dr. Marjan Jenko, Fakulteta za strojništvo Univerze v Ljubljani;
Material sponsor: Inplet d. o. o. and Snovtex d. o. o.