SPEKULA 2023

SPEKULA 2023: The Memory of the Visible and the Touch |

Loža Gallery Koper, 5. 10.─5. 11. 2023 |
Opening: Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.

Photo: Jadran Rusjan

The fifth edition of the Spekula manifesto, organized by the Faculty of Education of the University of Primorska in collaboration with the Piran Coastal Galleries, presents a study of works of art and phenomena related to the field of the visible and perceptible through the interpretation of collective or individual touch of the creative, empirical implementation through drawing, painting, spatial installation and visual art practices. This year's edition questions and studies the experiences and research of the authors, who use their work to perceive their own individual discoveries through a personal view and touch of their own creations, which consistently generate new memories, truths and stimuli.

Right where the title dictates the treatment of the visible and memory, we meet a group of authors such as: Duša Jesih, Rajko Apollonio, Miha Štrukelj, Maxime Berthou and Mark Požlep. The exhibition, which this year is in the Loža Gallery in Koper, intertwines various works supported by the media, which show the complexity and well-founded independent growth of artistic language and the context of individual’s activities. The authors represent high-quality agents both on the Slovenian and international art scene. The timbre, trace, quality that the authors are capable of dictates the standards of contemporary art affirmation and sophisticated art code.

Manifesto Spekula is accompanied by various events: round tables, guest lectures, accompanying exhibitions, tours of exhibition halls, institutions and creative workshops. The varied program is intended for study engagement; it serves as a platform for the development of artistic achievements within the local community and the university environment, as well as for the promotion of the new Visual Arts and Design study program at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Education.

This year's edition will begin on October 5, 2023, at 6 p.m., with the opening of the central exhibition The Memory of the Visible and the Touch at the Loža Gallery in Koper, which will be on display until November 5, 2023.

Artistic director: Assoc. prof. dr. Tilen Žbona

Loža Gallery, Koper
October 5, 2023, at 5 p. m.

Opening of the exhibition
SPEKULA V – THE MEMORY OF THE VISIBLE AND THE TOUCH
Duša Jesih, Rajko Apollonio, Miha Štrukelj, Maxime Berthou & Mark Požlep
Curated by: Tilen Žbona

Atelier Gallery Svojc, Koper
October 12, 2023, at 6 p. m. 

Opening of the exhibition
SPEKULA V – ZMAGO POSEGA, selection of sculptures
Curated by: Tilen Žbona

Loža Gallery, Koper
October 17, 2023, at 5 p. m. 

Workshop
DRAWING, TRACE OF TOUCH AND THEORY OF IMAGE PROCESSING
Guided by: Peter Ciuha

Loža Gallery, Koper
October 19, 2023, at 5 p. m. 

Artist Talk
AWARENESS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ITS INTEGRATION IN CULTURAL POLICIES
Borut Jerman, Boris Šuligoj, Tomaž Perovič

Insula Gallery, Izola
October 20, 2023, at 6 p. m. 

Opening of the exhibition
SPEKULA V – THE IMPRESSION OF THE VISIBLE
Radovan Čok
Curated by: Dejan Mehmedovič

Loža Gallery, Koper
October 26, 2023, at 5 p. m. 

Artist Talk
VOJKO TOMINC: GRAPHIC DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Hosted by:  Vid Lenard

MAXIME BERTHOU & MARK POŽLEP

MIHA ŠTRUKELJ

RAJKO APOLLONIO

DUŠA JESIH