Exhibition Temori Dolls – Advantages of existence
The opening of the exhibition Temori Dolls – Advantages of existence, by Novi Sad author Sanja Poštić, will be held on April 24 in the Small Art Salon KCNS, starting at 6 p.m.
The first hand-sewn works of Sanja Poštić, artist and master of digital design, which she called Temori dolls, were created in 2008. To date, she has held several solo exhibitions in Korea, South Africa and Serbia. The advantages of existence is not an exhibition of selected works that won on the stage of aesthetics or commerce, these are soft sculptures that the author had to create, they were necessary for her.
The work of Sanja Poštić’s hands and her keen eye for details and movements, brings us intense stories that have direct inspiration in the works of various artists. The sharpness of the content, death and love in many ways, and their intertwining make the Temori Dolls exhibition – an exhibition about everything. Dolls, on the other hand, bring the whole thing down to earth, grounding us in their simplicity.
Is it about one doll that is sewn again and again in strong colors and passes through the walls of depression hinted at by the French artist Nicole Clavell, and by Sanja Poštić taken through another wall further, then the same doll goes into the risky world of playing with a slingshot pointed at the face, based on the performance of Marina Abramović and Ulaj. Or it is a new doll in every situation, and they appear through scenes from the works of Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Stelark, Nara, Banksy, Warhol, Araki, Javier Cayeha, Maria Rubinka, Tomazawa Mimijo, Maurizio Cattelan, Gilbert and George, and of course, the excellent Katalin Ladik and Zografa.
Anyway, one way to approach little Temori Dolls is to start this animated movie in which we are the main actresses and actors, and the doll is our identifying heroine. To stare at them means to get really close to them and find yourself in their space, where they are no longer so small, and we feel that being an audience in the gallery means deciding how and what we observe, where we move, deciding how we listen, and much more which awakens and connects.
The exhibition will be opened until May 12, 2023.