Impresije, Ljubljana/Istanbul (Impressions of Ljubljana and Istanbul), Artists Book, Limited Edition, 1st Edition, made in Slovenia, 2017, ISBN 978-961-288-214-3
Impressions are artistic correspondence, a dialogue between visual artists Hana Jesih and Eva Mlinar. Using e-mail, they exchanged visual impressions representing their experiences and perceptions of the culture, society, community and diversity of the cities they lived in during that time (Hana in Ljubljana, Eva in Istanbul). The end result of the digital dialogue are collage illustrations of selected topics (Street, Coffee, Icon/Idol, Spring, Scarlet, Reflection, Dusk, Silence, Event, Autumn), bound together in a book. The illustrations in book Impressions are accompanied by the written impressions by Kaja Blazinšek, Andraž Boštjančič, Nejc Gazvoda, Matic Kocijančič and Eva Mahkovic. Book represents a dialogue between authors and artistic exploration, an experiment in images and words.
Teme (topics in Slovenian and Turkish)
Ulica (The Street), Ljubljana, Hana Jesih
Sokak (The Street), Istanbul, Eva Mlinar
Idol, Istanbul, Eva Mlinar
Ikona/Idol (Icon/Idol), Ljubljana, Hana Jesih
Škrlatna (Scarlet), poem, Andraž Boštjančič
Odsev (Reflection), Ljubljana, Hana Jesih
Yansima (Reflection), Istanbul, Eva Mlinar
Alacakaranlik (Dusk), Istanbul, Eva Mlinar
Mrak (Dusk), Ljubljana, Hana Jesih
Sessizlik (Silence), Istanbul, Eva Mlinar
Sessizlik (Silence), Ljubljana, Hana Jesih
The project was supported by Ministry of culture in Slovenia. Books and framed illustrated collages were exhibited in Dobra Vaga (Ljubljana, 2018), on the KAOS - Festival of contemporary collage (Kranj, 2018), on the 13th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration (Ljubljana, 2019) ... This book was one of projects, which has led us to the creation of Hibird Books.
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