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Katarina Toman Kracina: At the Same Time
19.06.2025 19:00

Katarina Toman Kracina: At the Same Time
19 June–19 July 2025
artKIT

You are cordially invited to the opening of the solo exhibition At the Same Time by the artist Katarina Toman Kracina, which will take place on Thursday, 19 June 2025, at 7 p.m. in the artKIT exhibition space.

INVITATION (PDF)
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION (PDF)
EXHIBITED ARTWORKS (PDF)

The exhibition At the Same Time presents the latest artistic production of Katarina Toman Kracina, consisting mainly of paintings and spatial objects of smaller format. Paintings painted with acrylic on canvas in various formats and smaller three-dimensional wall objects together form a visual poetic ensemble that illuminates scenes of rest, play and often overlooked everyday, ordinary moments.

The works reveal the interweaving of female experiences, motherhood and family affiliation. The intimacy and coziness of the artworks is conveyed through small clay figurines depicting scenes from modern everyday life. Their form and content are often imbued with a subtle humor that creates a contrast between seriousness and lightness, emphasizing authenticity and naturalness. Placed in square frames, the sculptures manifest themselves as autonomous objects that, in a joint dialog, form a complex spatial installation that subtly opens up a space for reflection on the meaning of the seemingly insignificant.

In the interweaving of emotions, perceptions and reality, one searches for balance, tenderness and everyday beauty, whereby it is often the insignificant things that give life meaning. In a world where the conditions for a peaceful and secure life are unevenly distributed, the exhibition At the Same Time reminds us of the simultaneity of personal and global conditions. While peace reigns somewhere, chaos reigns elsewhere. This space between reality and hope also gives rise to an artistic narrative about the preciousness of the moment, which in its simplicity is the bearer of the meaning and beauty of life.

Biography

Katarina Toman Kracina, born in Ljubljana, studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana (under Prof. Metka Krašovec) and completed her master’s degree in restoration in 2004. She works at the Museum and Galleries of the City of Ljubljana (MGLM) as the head of the conservation department, where she takes care of the extensive museum collection. She is also involved in the setting up of museum exhibitions. For her conservation work in the MGML team, she received the Valvasor Award 2016 for the renovation of the Plečnik House. She creates in various techniques: painting, sculpture - small (miniature) sculpture, video, design, sewing, felting, crocheting etc.

www.kracina.com/katarina/

< Katarina Toman Kracina: Cold Water, mixed technique, 2025, 20 x 20 x 7 cm; photo: Marko Turk

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