attention, work!

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ATTENTION, WORK!
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multimedia exhibition – original comic art, posters, objects, video and installations
over 140 works by 50 artist from 12 countries
Inspired by the dynamic social situation and the changing role of work Stripburger has
published the Workburger International Comics Anthology, which features some of
the finest works of world-renowned craftsmen/craftswomen of the comics medium.
Stripburger Enterprises is now proud to present some old comrades and new talents
among the working-class, who dedicate their thoughts, views, comics, screen-printed
posters, installations, objects, videos, blood, sweat and tears to the concept of work and
create a multimedia exhibition Attention, work!
»The ‘Pozor, delo!’ (Attention, Work!) exhibition showcases a visual research of a
sanctified activity that usually ennobles and gives meaning to each human being. Work
admittedly strengthens body and mind, as the saying goes, but enables the capitalization
of human power and knowledge in its organized form as well. This can lead to
depersonalization and ruthless exploitation, intended solely to increase the profits. Work
can also bring work-overload, exhaustion and stress. Between the coordinates of these
two extremes lie substantive emphases from numerous authors’ contributions that
transform this multimedia exhibition into a constructive and meaningful foundation for a
deeper reflection on the nature, purpose and importance of work in a contemporary postfordist society.
The exhibition was originally conceived as the counterpart to the Stripburger’s
international comics anthology titled Workburger. The comics core of the exhibition was
later joined by a series of works in other media that round off the message of the book
with their substantive and formal sophistication. Hard-working contributing artists have
managed to create a series of provocative creations that intertwine utopism and caustic
criticism with wit and irony to question the general condition of the modern society,
especially the production of meaning as its main driving force. The exhibition, inspired by
the current reality, depicts a multifaceted manifestation of this conflictual relationship,
powered by a persistent tension between value and evaluation of work.« [Matjaž Brulc]
Honorary members of our ad-hoc comics artists union are: Bojan Albahari (SI), Žiga
Aljaž (SI), Max Andersson (SE/DE), Arara (Miguel Carneiro, Bruno Borges, Dayana Lucas,
Daniela Duarte, Pedro Nora, Ana Tórrie, Francisco Queimadela & Mariana Caló, Nuno
Sousa, Marco Mendes, Carlos Pinheiro, André Lemos, Ruca/Dr.Urânio, David Ferreira)
(PT), Kaja Avberšek (SI), Arkadi (DE), Boris Beja (SI), Pakito Bolino (FR), Paul Ashley
Brown (UK), Anna Ehrlemark (SE), Mina Fina (SI), Domen Finžgar (SI), Lars Fiske (NO),
Matti Hagelberg (FI), Jyrki Heikkinen (FI), Igor Hofbauer (HR), Jeroen Janssen (BE),
Jakob Klemenčič (SI), Marko Kociper (SI), Tanja Komadina (SI), Marko A. Kovačič (SI),
David Krančan (SI), Olaf Ladousse (FR/ES), Matej Lavrenčič (SI), Andraž Magajna (SI),
Akinori Oishi (JP), Teresa Camara Pestana (PT), Marija Mojca Pungerčar (SI), Marcel
Ruijters (NL), Lars Sjunnesson (SE), Mateusz Skutnik (PL), Boris Stanič (RS), Matej
Stupica (SI), Andrej Štular (SI), Lasse Wandschneider (DE), Danijel Žeželj (HR/US).
David Krančan (SI)
From previous exhibitions:
Slovene Ethnographic Museum, Ljubljana, Feb. 2014
http://www.stripburger.org/language/en/pozor-delo-slovenski-etnografskimuzej-ljubljana-2/
Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia, Velenje, Nov.-Dec. 2013
http://www.stripburger.org/language/en/attention-work/
Visual material for press:
http://www.stripburger.org/press/work/
Igor Hofbauer (HR)
Danijel Žeželj (HR/USA)
Lars Fiske (NO)
Max Andersson (SE/DE)
Arkadi (DE) Marcel Ruijters (NL)
Andrej Štular (SI)
Miguel Carneiro / Arara (PT)