Lea Culetto: Moje življenje je dlakava zgodba, drugič
Schedule
Mon, 03 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Galerija Alkatraz | Ljubljana, LB
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𝗟𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗠𝗼𝗷𝗲 𝘇̌𝗶𝘃𝗹𝗷𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝗷𝗲 𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝘇𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗯𝗮, 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗰̌Razstava
Ponedeljek, 3. 3. 2025 ob 19.00
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𝗟𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗠𝗼𝗷𝗲 𝘇̌𝗶𝘃𝗹𝗷𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝗷𝗲 𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝘇𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗯𝗮, 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗰̌
Lea Culetto v svoji umetniški praksi raziskuje vpliv družbenih norm na dojemanje ženskega telesa, pri čemer se osredotoča na ideal lepote kot mehanizem nadzora. Projekt Moje življenje je dlakava zgodba (2023) se poigrava s pomenom telesnih dlak in njihove družbene (ne)sprejemljivosti. Z oblikovanjem las v pričeske, vtkane v plišaste objekte, odpira vprašanje, ali bi stiliziranost dlak vplivala na njihovo percepcijo. Skozi humor in estetizacijo telesnih značilnosti podaja kritiko patriarhalnih standardov videza.
Umetnico zanima, kakšne vloge zavzemajo ženski liki in kako se žensko telo pojavlja v pravljicah kot simbol lepote in podrejenosti. Motiv steklenega čevlja, skozi katerega prosevajo modri mehurji v delu Moje življenje je dlakava zgodba (2023), namiguje na skrite posledice teh zgodb, »osmišljenih« v pregovoru »za lepoto je treba potrpeti«. Hkrati raziskuje tudi simboliko las in kocin, ki so v različnih kontekstih nosilci pomenov – od čarobnih lastnosti v ljudskih pripovedkah do povezav z močjo in divjostjo v antičnih mitih. Delo 1,99 grama preveč (2017), ki je že bilo razstavljeno v Galeriji Alkatraz, se tokrat z istim sporočilom vrača v posodi za maslo, kjer so svoje domovanje našle dlake polletnega narastka.
Lucija Zajc, Ana Grobler, Veronika Rakovec
Razstava bo odprta do 28. 3. 2025
Urnik galerije: Ponedeljek - petek: 12.00 - 18.00
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Organizacija: 26. Mednarodni feministični in kvirovski festival Rdeče zore (KUD Mreža)
Koprodukcija/soorganizacija: Galerija Alkatraz (KUD Mreža)
Kuratorstvo: Lučka Zajc, Veronika Rakovec, Ana Grobler
Lektura: Sonja Benčina
Prevod (v angleški jezik): Ana Makuc
Oblikovanje grafične podobe: Lenča Malec
Kontakti za medije: Saša Nemec, [email protected]
Finančna podpora: Ministrstvo za kulturo RS, Mestna občina Ljubljana - Oddelek za kulturo
𝗟𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗼
Exhibition
Monday, 3 March 2025 at 7 p.m.
@galerijalkatraz
𝗟𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗼
In her artistic practice, Lea Culetto explores the influence of social norms on the perception of the female body, focusing on the beauty ideal as a mechanism of control. The project My Life is a Hairy Tale (2023) plays with the meaning of body hair and its social (in)acceptability. By shaping hair into hairstyles embedded in plush objects, it raises the question of whether the stylisation of hair would affect its perception. Through humour and aestheticization of bodily features, she offers a critique of patriarchal standards of appearance.
The artist is interested in what role female characters play and how the female body appears in fairy tales as a symbol of beauty and submission. The motif of the glass shoe through which blue blisters seep in the work entitled My Life is a Hairy Tale (2023) alludes to the hidden implications of these stories, 'made meaningful' in the saying 'One must suffer to be beautiful'. At the same time, the artist explores also the symbolism of hair, which carries meanings in different contexts – from magical properties in folk tales to associations with power and ferocity in ancient myths. Her work titled 1,99 Grams Too Much (2017), which has already been exhibited in the Alkatraz Gallery, returns this time with the same message in a butter dish, with the hair that grew on the author's body over the period of six months found its home.
Lucija Zajc, Ana Grobler, Veronika Rakovec
The exhibition will be open until 28 March 2025
Opening hours of the Gallery: Monday - Friday: noon - 6 p.m.
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼
Organization: 26th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns (KUD Mreža)
Coproductin/ coorganization: Alcatraz Gallery (KUD Mreža)
Curatorial team: Lučka Zajc, Veronika Rakovec, Ana Grobler
Proof-reading: Sonja Benčina
Translation (to English): Ana Makuc
Graphic image design: Lenča Malec
Contacts for the media: Saša Nemec, [email protected]
Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, City Council Ljubljana
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Where is it happening?
Galerija Alkatraz, Maistrova ulica 14, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija,Ljubljana, SloveniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
