Bojan Fajfrić "Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films" u Galeriji Spot (15. 9. - 3. 10. 2025.)

Name: Bojan Fajfrić "Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films" u Galeriji Spot (15. 9. - 3. 10. 2025.)
Start: 2025-09-15T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Ured za Fotografiju

Schedule

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Ured za Fotografiju | Zagreb, GZ

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BOJAN FAJFRIĆ
"Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films"
15. 9. - 3. 10. 2025.
Galerija Spot i Ured za fotografiju pozivaju na otvorenje izložbe "Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films" umjetnika Bojana Fajfrića, koje će se održati u ponedjeljak, 15. rujna 2025., u Galeriji Spot u 19:00 sati. Službeno otvorenje s vodstvom i razgovorom s autorom izložbe kreće od 19:30 sati, a kao dio popratnog programa izložbe održat će se panel-diskusija Urbani prostori i političke naracije: tko stvara grad?, 24. rujna, u 19:00 sati u Galeriji Spot. Izložba ostaje otvorena do 3. listopada 2025.
Iz predgovora Sandre Križić Roban:
Uprizorenja (re)materijalizacije prostora u kojima se nekad živjelo, kao što to, na primjer, radi korejsko-britanski umjetnik Do Ho Suh, gledateljima omogućuju pogled u napuštene, forenzički secirane stanove. Ovakve scene nisu neuobičajene ni u drugim sredinama, pa ni u našima, pored kojih često prolazimo neosjetljivi na ono što se događa s urbanim prostorom. Praksu multimedijalnog umjetnika Bojana Fajfrića promatram na tragu sličnog iskustva, kojem i sama svakodnevno svjedočim: ožiljcima u urbanom tkivu koji se olako “seciraju” i ruše nakon što su godinama stajali zapušteni, na ostacima povijesti koje se odričemo uvjereni da će ono novo prekriti tragove neželjene zajedničke prošlosti. Možda je za većinu doista tako. No pitam se, čega će se sjećati nove generacije koje ne mogu zamisliti kako je izgledala modernizacija jedne većinom ruralne zemlje kakva je bila Jugoslavija nakon Drugog svjetskog rata, s gradovima u kojima su naplavine monarhija, kraljevstva i drugih političkih formacija ostavile svoje tragove, a pridošlice tražile svoje mjesto?
U Beogradu kojeg Fajfrić kontinuirano obilazi i snima, tri su lokacije od njegovog posebnog interesa – projekt takozvane urbane obnove Beograd na vodi kojim se obećaje “život iz snova”, zgrada Generalštaba pogođena projektilima NATO trupa 1999. godine, djelo znamenitog modernističkog arhitekta Nikole Dobrovića koji je između dva svjetska rata realizirao nekoliko važnih zgrada i parkovnih rješenja i u Hrvatskoj, te filmski set i repliku Beograda iz 1930-ih, transformiran i uglavnom nepoznat mlađim generacijama. Iako su ove tri lokacije jedinstvene, one ukazuju na širi fenomen primjetan u tranzicijskim društvima koja nerijetko žaluju za izmišljenom slikom iz (dalje) prošlosti, sentimentalno zazivajući “dobra stara vremena”, dok se onih nešto bližih razdoblja odriču mijenjajući i preslažući narative kako to uglavnom odgovara pojedincima ili aktualnoj politici. (...)
Bojan Fajfrić (Beograd, bivša Jugoslavija) je vizualni umjetnik i filmski redatelj koji od 1995. živi u Nizozemskoj. Diplomirao je na Kraljevskoj akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Haagu i sudjelovao na rezidenciji na Rijksakademie u Amsterdamu, a njegova praksa istražuje isprepletenost osobnog sjećanja s kolektivnom povijesnom sviješću i tijekom političkih događaja. Baveći se prvenstveno pokretnim slikama i fotografijom, stvara slojevite narative koji promišljaju utjecaj povijesti na živote pojedinca.
Njegovi radovi predstavljeni su u institucijama kao što su Palais de Tokyo (Pariz), Baltički centar za suvremenu umjetnost (Gateshead), Muzej San Telmo (San Sebastián), De Appel (Amsterdam), Oktobarski salon u Beogradu, NGBK (Berlin) i Centar za kulturnu dekontaminaciju (Beograd). Njegovi filmovi prikazani su na brojnim međunarodnim festivalima, uključujući Međunarodni filmski festival u Rotterdamu, Međunarodni festival kratkog filma u Oberhausenu, Međunarodni filmski festival u Beču, DOK Leipzig, Međunarodni filmski festival u Sharjahu, Festival dokumentarnog filma Tempo (Stockholm), Rencontres Internationales Pariz/Berlin/Madrid i Impakt Festival (Utrecht).
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Popratni program:
- Vodstvo izložbom i razgovor s autorom, 15. 9. 2025., 19:30, Galerija Spot
- Panel-diskusija Urbani prostori i političke naracije: tko stvara grad?, 24. 9. 2025., 19:00, Galerija Spot

Realizacija izložbe i rad Ureda za fotografiju omogućeni su sredstvima Ministarstva kulture i medija RH, Grada Zagreba i Zaklade Kultura nova.
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BOJAN FAJFRIĆ
"Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films"
15. 9. - 3. 10. 2025.
The Spot Gallery and the Office for Photography invite you to the opening of the exhibition "Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films" by the photographer Bojan Fajfrić, which will be held on Monday, 15th September 2025, at 7:00 p.m. A guided exhibition tour and conversation with the author will take place on the same date, 15th September, at 7:30 p.m. The exhibition will remain open until Friday, 3rd October 2025.
From the foreword by Sandra Križić Roban:
(Re)materialisations of spaces that were once inhabited, as undertaken, for example, by Korean-British artist Do Ho Suh, allow the spectators a peek into abandoned, forensically dissected apartments. Such scenes are not uncommon in other milieus either, including our own, which we often pass by, desensitised to the occurrences happening to the urban space. Multimedia artist Bojan Fajfrić’s practice could be observed along the lines of a similar experience, which I myself share on a daily basis: scars in the urban fabric that are easily “dissected” and torn down after years of neglect, on the remnants of history which we renounce, convinced that the new will cover the vestiges of an unwanted shared past. Perhaps, for most people, this is true. But I wonder what new generations will remember, who have no idea what modernisation of a mostly rural country such as Yugoslavia after World War II was like, with cities in which the flotsam of monarchies, kingdoms and other political structures left its mark, and newcomers sought their place?
In Belgrade, which Fajfrić continuously visits and records, there are three locations of particular interest to him – Belgrade on the Water, a so-called urban renewal project that promises a “dream life”, the General Staff building hit by NATO missiles in 1999, the work of famous modernist architect Nikola Dobrović, who designed several important buildings and parks in Croatia in the interwar period, and thirdly, a film set and replica of 1930s Belgrade, transformed and largely unknown to younger generations. Although these three locations are unique, they speak to a broader phenomenon noticeable in transitional societies which often mourn a fictional image of the (distant) past, sentimentally evoking the “good old days”, while simultaneously disowning the more recent periods by altering or rearranging narratives, mostly as it suits certain individuals or the current politics. (...)
Bojan Fajfrić (Belgrade, former Yugoslavia) is an artist and filmmaker based in the Netherlands since 1995. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and former resident at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, his work explores the entanglement of personal memory with collective historical consciousness and the unfolding of political events. Working primarily with moving images and photography, he creates layered narratives that reflect on history’s impact on individual lives. His work has been presented at institutions such as Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (Gateshead), San Telmo Museum (San Sebastián), De Appel (Amsterdam), the Belgrade October Salon, NGBK (Berlin), and the Center for Cultural Decontamination (Belgrade). His films have screened widely at international festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Vienna International Film Festival, DOK Leipzig, Sharjah International Film Festival, Tempo Documentary Festival (Stockholm), Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, and Impakt Festival (Utrecht).
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Related events:
- Guided exhibition tour and conversation with the author, 15th September, 2025, 7:30 pm, The Spot Gallery
- Panel Discussion Urban Spaces and Political Narratives: Who Shapes the City?, 24th September, 2025, 7 pm, The Spot Gallery

The exhibition is supported by Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb, and Kultura Nova Foundation.
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Naslovna fotografija: Bojan Fajfrić, iz ciklusa “Eagles, Army Headquarters and Football Films"