Artist Statement:
Fotografirano je tisto kar mislim, da vidim.
– Opazovati – Dokumentirati – Sporočati – Opozarjati – Opredeliti se
Politično danes zaseda večino praks posameznikovega vsakdana, ki jih posameznik opravlja in proizvaja ter se le redkokdaj sprašuje po njihovem izvoru. Kompleksna celota tem, ki se nanašajo na pojem političnega, zadevajo posameznika od rojstva pa do smrti, ne da bi se ta, (v večini primerov) tega sploh zavedal. Vse te prakse in ideje, ki so v neprestanem sporu, se prevajajo in asimilirajo v posameznikov vsakdan preko različnih področij in eno izmed teh je tudi fotografija; in prav moč fotografije je, da je v praksi politično nekorektna, kajti le tako je lahko moralno in etično neoporečna ter dejavnik razmisleka in osveščanja.
Rojen sem 1969 v Celju, kjer tudi živim. Predstavil sem nekaj samostojnih in več skupinskih razstav tako doma kot v svetu.
Za svoje fotografije sem prejel več domačih in mednarodnih priznanj in nagrad. Nekaj serij je objavljenih tudi v nekaterih pomembnejših knjigah in revijah za sodobno fotografijo.
Artist’s statement:
What is in the photos is what I think I see.
– To observe – To document – To communicate – To warn – To take a stand
Today, the political permeates most practices in the everyday of an individual who both executes and produces them and only rarely (in most cases) questions and examines their origin. The complex array of topics pertaining to the notion of the political affect the individual from cradle to tomb without (in most cases) the individual’s awareness thereof. All these practices and ideas which are in constant conflict are translated and assimilated via various fields into the individual’s everyday. One such field is photography whose very power lies in being politically incorrect in practice. Only thus can it be morally and ethically pure – a factor of reflection and promotion of awareness.
I was born in 1969, Celje; this is where I live. I have held some solo and several group exhibitions at home and abroad.
I have received several Slovenian and international awards and prizes for my photos. Some series are published well in some of the most important books and magazines for contemporary photography.
