Crosstalks: On Aftermath / XVII Nove tehnologije @ GSU Pančevo

 

English below.

Izložba „XVII Nove tehnologije - Unakrsna razmatranja - o posledicama“ biće svečano otvorena u utorak, 26. decembra u 19 časova u Galeriji savremene umetnosti u Pančevu.

Autor koncepta izložbe: Milica Lapčević

Umetnici: Sanja Anđelković (Beč-Novi Sad), Sara Bezovšek (Ljubljana), Danica Bićanić (Novi Sad), Zorica Čolić (Njujork), Luka Klikovac (Beograd), Predrag Miladinović (Beograd), Miloš Peškir (Beograd), Ane Tasel (Ljubljana) i Vladimir Šojat (Beograd).

Organizator programa: Ivana Markez Filipović.

Kako nas uče rečnici, između reči “matematika” (math) i reči “posledice” (aftermath) na engleskom jeziku postoji etimološka razlika od dva veka, tokom kojih je od originalnog izraza koji se koristi za novoizraslu travu posle košenja, reč “aftermath” dobila savremeno i čini se, shodno istorijskim i civilzacijskim tokovima, nužno značenje vremenskog perioda posle destruktivnog, razrajućeg događaja sa svim njegovim posledicama i dejstvima, koja se mogu sagledavati i razmatrati.

Tako su, osnaženi globalizacijom i bezbrojnim replikama, mnogi fenomeni dostigli kumulativne razmere sve dramatičnije ocrtavajući tokove Antropocena.

Drugi ključan termin koji predstavlja okvir za izložbu pred vama je “crosstalks” koji prevodimo kao unakrsna razmatranja. Ovaj pojam odnosi se na komunikaciju u kojoj sagovornici govore istovremeno, te se u njoj ne mogu razmatrati važne teme, ili na komunikaciju koja, ometena različitim frekvencijama, stvara nepredvidljive šumove. 

(Efekat poznat još iz vremena starih telefonskih centrala kao zastrašujući upadi u komunikaciju dva sagovornika, danas imaju mnogo zanimljivija očitovanja - u naizgled urednim tokovima postdigitalnog doba, nailazimo na još više upada, šumova i nepotrebnih informacija, protokolarnih ponavljanja ili rituala koji moraju biti ispunjeni, naspram sve manje mogućnosti dosledne artikulacije i komunikacije sadržaja).

Termin “unakrsna razmatranja” odnosi se delom i na negativan potencijal pojedinca da u savremenom trenutku sagleda dublje pojave i procese, i da progovori o njihovim posledicama, opstajući u konstantnom nedostatku vremena za refleksiju, zbrajanjem podataka, sagledavanjem posledica bitnih dešavanja u sopstvenom životu. 

Od onih koja se odvijaju na mikroplanu, u intimnoj sferi partnerskih i porodičnih odnosa, zatim u lokalnim zajednicama, društvenim grupama, lokalnim sredinama, do onih na makroplanu kao što je bila, na primer, pandemija COVID-19 koja se od pojave u Kini proširila na čitav svet ukidajući potpuno mogućnost putovanja, celokupnu zavodljivu praksu turizma koji „obrazuje“, „relaksira“ i kratkotrajno „menja“ život; kulturne događaje koji podrazumevaju okupljanja kao i sadržaje koje nudi industrija zabave; većinu međugeneracijskih kontakata; tradicionalna, verska i ritualna okupljanja – svadbe, sahrane, mise, veridbe, krštenja i druge obrede.

Potom je epidemija pobeđena u talasima, u tišini u odnosu na sve žrtve i sve koji su se žrtvovali za spas drugih. 

Mnoge presudne borbe su dakle iza nas, ali oko nas su njihove posledice, jednako uvijene u narative političke korektnosti, civilizacijskih tekovina i podrazumevane normalnosti, kako na ličnom tako i na opštem planu.

Stoga se unakrsna razmatranja, sa neizbežnim mnoštvom šumova u komunikaciji, obraćaju posetiocu ovogodišnjeg 17. izdanja izložbe „Nove tehnologije“, u hibridnom, multimedijalnom obliku kroz radove 9 umetnika, nastojeći da kroz sagledane i prikazane posledice osvetle upravo ona dešavanja koja određuju naš život, a kojima u skladu sa obaveznim protokolima savremene egzistencije, čak iako bismo to zaista želeli, nismo odviše u mogućnosti da posvetimo ni vremena ni pažnje.

English:

As the dictionaries show us, between the word "math" (math) and the word "aftermath" in the English language, there is an etymological difference of two centuries, during which the word "aftermath" from the original expression used for newly grown grass after mowing, acquired in accordance with historical and civilizational trends, new meaning denoting a period of time after a destructive, devastating event with all its consequences and effects, which can be observed and considered.

Thus, strengthened by globalization and countless replicas, many phenomena have reached cumulative proportions increasingly dramatically outlining the flow of the Anthropocene.

Another key term that represents the framework for the exhibition in front of us  is "crosstalks", which we can define as cross-considerations. This term refers to communication in which the interlocutors speak at the same time, hence important topics are avoided, or communication, disturbed by various frequencies, creates unpredictable noise.

(The effect known since the times of old telephone switchboards in form of  frightening intrusions into the conversations of two interlocutors, which  today has new interesting manifestations - in the seemingly orderly flows of the post-digital age, we come across even more intrusions, noises and unnecessary information, protocol repetitions or rituals that must be fulfilled, against the decreasing possibility of consistent communication of content).

The term "cross-consideration" refers in part to the negative potential of an individual to perceive profoundly phenomena and processes of our time, and to speak out about their consequences, existing constantly in deficiency of time for reflection or summoning up data, that would be inevitable for comprehension of the consequences of important events in one's own life.

From those that take place on the micro level, in the intimate sphere of partnerships and family relations, to the local communities, social groups, wider environments, up to those on the macro level, such as, for example, the COVID-19 pandemic, which since its appearance in China has spread throughout the world, canceling the complete possibility of travel, the entire seductive practice of tourism that "educates", "relaxes" and for a while "changes" life; cultural events that include gatherings as well as content offered by the entertainment industry; most intergenerational relations; traditional, religious and ritual gatherings - weddings, funerals, masses, engagements, baptisms and other ceremonies.

Then the epidemic was defeated in waves, in silence towards all the victims and all those who sacrificed themselves for the safety of others.

Many decisive battles are therefore behind us, but we are surrounded by their  consequences, wrapped in the narratives of political correctness, civilizational achievements and assumed normality, both on a personal and social level.

Therefore, cross-considerations, with the inevitable multitude of noises in communication, are addressed to the visitor of this year's 17th edition of the "New Technologies" exhibition, in a hybrid, multimedia form through the works of 9 artists, striving to shed light on the very events that determine our lives through the observed and displayed consequences, to which, in accordance with the mandatory protocols of modern existence, even if we would sincerely wish, we are not able to devote much time or attention.