Robertina Šebjanič

Photo: Dejan Habicht / Archive: Museum of Modern Art, 2018
Art fields Installation, Media art, Video, Biotechnological Art, Sound art, Sound performance
Collaborators Dušan Zidar, Luka Frelih, SLAVKO GLAMOČANIN, Miha Ciglar, SAŠA SPAČAL, TILEN SEPIČ, Maja Smrekar, Mirjana Batinić, MARI LAGERQUIST, Špela Petrič, MONIKA POCRNJIĆ, ALEŠ HIENG, Ida Hiršenfelder, Gjino Šutić, Annick Bureaud, Kat Austen, Aisen Caro Chacin
Born 1975, Murska Sobota, ex-Yugoslavia
City and country of residence Ljubljana, Slovenia
Homepage http://robertina.net/
RazUme Database Link to database of artists and exhibitions.

Biography

Robertina Šebjanič (SI) based in Ljubljana, is working in the cross-field of art – technology – science. Her art – research focus is oriented towards the exploration of water habitats and marine life, which serves as a starting point to investigate and tackle the philosophical questions on the intersection of art, technology and science. Her ideas and concepts are often realised in collaboration with others, and result in interdisciplinary artworks. She is a member of Hackteria Network and Theremidi Orchestra. She received an Honorary Mention @Prix Ars Electronica 2016, was nominated for STARTS2016 Award and White Aphroid Award. Robertina is a part of SHAPE platform 2017. She performed / exhibited in solo and group exhibitions as well as in galleries and festivals: Ars Electronica (Linz), Kosmica Festival (Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City), Le Cube (Paris), Art Laboratory (Berlin), ZKM (Karlsruhe), re:publica (Berlin), Mladi Levi (Ljubljana), Strictly Analog (Ljubljana), Piksel Festival (Bergen), Device Art 5.015 (Klovičevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia & Eastern Bloc, Montreal), Eyebeam (New York), PORTIZMIR#3 (Izmir), Kiblix Festival (Maribor), Kapelica Gallery (Ljubljana) and elsewhere. 

Umetniška dela

Type Video installation, Biotechnological Art, Artist talk, Public interview, Guided tour
Date 15 February 2018
City of production Ljubljana
Format 1920x1080
Duration 25:56

In Piscis ludicrous / Transfixed Gaze (Lygophilia) she showcases a non-human-subject, the Mexican salamander known as axolotl – one of many non-furry friends that have long transfixed the human mind – through different narratives:

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