Six Samples of Catastrophe

Art Pavilion in Zagreb and Out of Sight are temporary moving to the Ethnographic museum in Zagreb with the group exhibition SIX SAMPLES OF CATASTROPHE that examines the representational, aesthetic, and tactile qualities of materials as visible imprints of invisible or less visible human interventions into the life of matter and nature. They manifest in a range from political hegemonies to ecological disasters, and speak of extractivist policies and (neo)colonialism.

Employing archival methods of collection, indexing and selection, the works emulate museum displays and correlate with the concept of the Ethnographic Museum where they are exhibited. By linking human customs, both past and present extractivist practices and daily life, they pave the way for an ethnology viewed through the lens of human exploitation of natural resources. The industries of paint, oil, electromagnetic research, stone extraction, and bauxite processing have long navigated the tension between notions of progress, wealth accumulation, exploitation, and dominance.

The exhibition weaves together mythology, folklore, history, magic, and scientific viewpoints, drawing attention to the destructive imprint of the humanity’s relationship with non-human nature.

Artists: Hannes Boeck, Marjolijn Dijkman, Jassem Hindi & Sina Seifee, Davor Konjikušić, Ana Torfs
Curators: Dušica Dražić (Out of Sight, Antwerp), Irena Bekić (Art Pavilion in Zagreb)

14.12.2024–02.02.2025: Art Pavilion Zagreb & Out of Sight – Displacement, Zagreb, HR
Opening: 14.12.2024, 18:00-21:00
Location: Ethnographic Museum, Trg Mažuranića 14, 10000, Zagreb

Supported by: Ministarstvo kulture i medija Republike Hrvatske/Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia; Grad Zagreb/The City of Zagreb; Turistička zajednica grada Zagreba/Tourism Association for the City of Zagreb; Flandrija — State of the Art/Flanders — State of the Art, Austrijski kulturni forum Zagreb/Austrian Cultural Forum Zagreb; Mu.Zee

Thank you: Veleposlanstvo Kraljevine Norveške/Royal Norwegian Embassy; Centar KNAP/Center KNAP