Opening: Technical Museumn Nikola Tesla, Zagreb / 24.10.2023. u 19h

Organization: Art Pavilion in Zagreb

Exhibition Author: dr. sc. Sandra Križić Roban
curator: Jasminka Poklečki Stošić

“Because of advancements in technology available to us today, we often overlook the challenges women encountered in the past couple of centuries – ranging from the physically demanding nature of early equipment, through limited educational opportunities, to the lack of understanding from their environment for their creative pursuits, as well as prevailing social attitudes that restricted their more active involvement in photography, and various other endeavours. By exploring women’s visual perception and the politics of seeing, Sandra Križić Roban establishes the conditions for the presentation of women’s photographic practice in Croatia and their distinct floodlit rooms, where not only intimate scenes but also images that contribute to changing the paradigm of the so-called “women’s” themes in an innovative and intriguing way, become visible. Exploring the relationship with the body, addressing gender-related issues, socially engaged themes, documentary photography, capturing photographs in public space, experiments with light, as well as conceptual reflections on the artistic language – are only some of the aspects that can be considered through the women’s photographic perspective. Thanks to the individual and collective efforts of women photographers, photography has made a significant entrance into the realms of culture and art, providing interpretations of various aspects of human activities. In doing so, women cease to be “marginal participants” and move away from traditional value hierarchies. Thanks to these changes, their history ceases to be viewed as irrelevant and ahistorical.”

My work Per Aspera Ad Astra from 2020 will be presented for the first time in Zagreb.