Exhibition Pathways: Hana Jurić
What are the consequences of a prolonged stay in place?
Pathways consists of three animated artworks, each representing a state of consciousness: entanglement, displacement, and metamorphosis.
Flow is an intimate investigation of entanglement. Unlike a traditional fountain, this entity is not functional. As a sluggish organism dying of overflow, Flow combines elements of eel heads, insect shells, pig intestines, and the form of a lute into abstract horror. Flight focuses on displacement, a significant subject in my work. The arch structure is made of sugar to highlight its impermanence. This make-believe threshold is a contemplation on the possibility of an exit. Path is a meditation on metamorphosis, a meta structure which represents both a place, and a personification of the feeling of change. It is shedding and peeling in thin mechanical layers to reveal its iterative nature.
Paths are recurring visual motifs, showcased as labyrinths, thresholds, and routes. I am inspired by the aesthetics of oppression from my childhood – of confinement and immobility – communist monuments and naive art that depicts the harsh lives of people in small rural communities in Slavonia. Our environment can be corrosive and serve as a catalyst for the difficult states of being which are addressed in this work. Pathways should serve as emotional maps to inspire the viewer to face the demons of their location, whether physical, political, or personal.
Hana Jurić is a Croatian visual artist focused on new media, exploring the intersection of minimalism and queer identity. She graduated with a degree in Master of Education in Fine Arts from the Art Academy in Osijek in 2014. After that, she lived and worked in Zadar, Canada, Portugal, and Austria. From 2019 to 2022, she ran the independent art gallery Moja Soba in Zadar, collaborating with local artists and designers. Jurić has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, connecting with queer collectives and international galleries.
