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[ENG below]Christoph Grill / Globina polja
UGM Kabinet, Strossmayerjeva ulica 6
16. januar – 13. februar 2026
otvoritev: petek, 16. januar 2026, 19.00
Kurator in kuratorka: Dejan Sluga, Galerija Photon in Astrid Kury, Akademie Graz
Z razstavo Globina polja se po skoraj dvajsetih letih v Mariboru ponovno predstavlja graški fotograf Christoph Grill. Razstava zaznamuje nadaljevanje sodelovanja z Galerijo Photon (Ljubljana / Dunaj) in umetniške izmenjave z Gradcem (Avstrija), pomembnim kulturnim središčem v neposredni bližini Maribora.
Fotografski projekt Christopha Grilla je rezultat avtorjevih menjav lokacij. Na svojih raziskovalnih potovanjih avtor goji odprtost raziskovalca in se prepušča presenečenju nad tem, kar najde, brez posebnih smernic. Kar je mogoče videti na svetu, pravi, »je nesorazmerno, je neskončen projekt«. Po eni strani gre za konceptualno preučevanje tega, kar se že predstavlja kot podoba, po drugi strani pa za to, s katerimi pomeni se te pokrajine kažejo. Pri tem se osredotoča predvsem na sledi političnih ideologij v devastiranih pokrajinah, na posledice nasilnih posegov, s katerimi so le-te vidno ali nevidno kontaminirane, v katerih pa ljudje še naprej poskušajo živeti.
»Depth of Field« je tehnični (angleški) izraz za globino polja, pri čemer avtor navezuje na slikovno globino in številne plasti globine v posnetkih pokrajin, ki so prevladujoči motiv te razstave. Za fotografsko delo Christopha Grilla je značilno preučevanje »bujne praznine« in pogleda v globino – obsežne pokrajine kot utelešenje brutalnosti, ranljivosti in vztrajnosti življenja.
Christoph Grill (r. 1965) je študiral biologijo / zoologijo na Univerzi na Dunaju, kjer se je osredotočil na arheozoologijo – področje, ki preučuje ostanke živali v arheološkem kontekstu. Danes živi in dela kot fotograf in arheozoolog v Gradcu. Od leta 1996 redno potuje po nekdanjih socialističnih državah vzhodne in jugovzhodne Evrope ter republikah nekdanje Sovjetske zveze. Njegovo umetniško delo se osredotoča na raziskovanje teh regij, pri čemer dokumentira preobrazbe in posledice političnih sprememb. Med letoma 1999 in 2010 je obiskal vseh 15 nekdanjih sovjetskih republik, njegov cilj je bil dokumentirati obdobje po »perestrojki« in preobrazbe v teh državah. Pri raziskovanju perifernih regij teh držav, je iskal prizore, ki odražajo preteklo veličino in zapuščene sanje nedavne zgodovine. Fotografije prikazujejo zaprte tovarne, opuščene vojaške komplekse in pozabljene spomenike, pogosto brez prisotnosti ljudi, kar poudarja občutek osamljenosti in zapuščenosti. Kljub temu Grill ne zapade v stereotipe o sovjetski strogosti; namesto tega v svojih delih razkriva človeško odpornost in prilagodljivost. Na primer, pastir v Armeniji uporablja zapuščen avtobus kot pergolo, lovec pa si je uredil dom v stražarski baraki nekdanjega ženskega kazenskega taborišča na ruskem otoku Sahalin. Kot rezultat večletnega projekta je nastala fotografska knjiga Short Stalks at Distant Shores, ki je bila izdana leta 2012 pri založbi Hatje Cantz in vsebuje 106 fotografij, ki ponujajo neolepšan pogled na vsakdanje življenje v teh regijah. Grill je sodeloval v številnih skupinskih razstavah po Evropi ter imel samostojne razstave v državah, kot so Češka, Avstrija, Francija, Slovenija in Rusija. Njegova dela so vključena v zbirke v Avstriji in Franciji.
Več o razstavi: https://www.ugm.si/razstave/christoph-grill-globalna-polja
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Christoph Grill / Depth of field
UGM Kabinet, Strossmayerjeva ulica 6
16 January – 13 February 2026
opening: Friday, 16 January 2026, 19:00
Curators: Dejan Sluga, Photon Gallery and Astrid Kury, Akademie Graz
With the exhibition Depth of Field, the Graz-based photographer Christoph Grill is returning to Maribor after almost twenty years. The exhibition continues the collaboration with the Photon Gallery (Ljubljana/Vienna) and the artistic exchange with Graz (Austria), an important cultural center in the immediate vicinity of Maribor.
Christoph Grill’s photographic work is a result of a change of location. What can be seen in the world is incommensurable, a never-ending project. On his exploratory journeys, he cultivates the openness of an explorer, allowing himself to be surprised by what he finds without any specific guidelines. This is, on the one hand, a conceptual exploration of what already presents itself as an image, and, on the other, of what landscapes are charged with. The focus here is primarily on the traces of political ideologies in such disturbed landscapes, the consequences of the violent interventions with which they are visibly or invisibly contaminated, and where people continue to try to live.
"Depth of field" is a technical terminus, which evokes "image depth" and the many layers of landscapes, as the dominant motif of this exhibition. The exploration of "lush emptiness" and the gaze into the depths characterize Christoph Grill’s photographic work: vast landscapes, as the epitome of the brutality, vulnerability, and persistence of life.
Christoph Grill (b. 1965) studied biology/zoology at the University of Vienna, where he focused on archaeozoology – the field that studies animal remains in an archaeological context. Today he lives and works as a photographer and archaeozoologist in Graz. Since 1996, he has been travelling regularly to the former socialist countries, mainly the republics of the former Soviet Union. His artwork focuses on exploring these regions, documenting the transformations and consequences of political change. Between 1999 and 2010, he visited all 15 former Soviet republics, his aim being to document the post-perestroika period and the transformations in these countries. In exploring the peripheral regions of these countries, he sought out scenes that reflected past grandeur and the abandoned dreams of recent history. The photographs depict closed factories, abandoned military complexes and forgotten monuments, often devoid of human presence, which emphasises the sense of loneliness and abandonment. Yet Grill does not fall into stereotypes of Soviet austerity; instead, his works reveal human resilience and adaptability. For example, a shepherd in Armenia uses an abandoned bus as a pergola, and a hunter has made a home in the guardhouse of a former women's penal camp on the Russian island of Sakhalin. The result of a multi-year project is the photography book Short Stalks at Distant Shores, published in 2012 by Hatje Cantz, which contains 106 photographs that offer an unvarnished look at everyday life in these regions. Grill has participated in numerous group exhibitions across Europe and has had solo exhibitions in countries such as the Czech Republic, Austria, France, Slovenia and Russia. His works are included in collections in Austria and France.
More at: https://www.ugm.si/en/exhibitions/exhibitions/christoph-grill-depth-of-field
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