ABOUT

Maja Smrekar's (SI) work has been established in the international art and science milieu. Grounded in sculpture and contemporary arts, her practice has allowed her to lead collaborations in developing cross-conceptual productions that include performances, installations, site-specific art, drawings, videos, sound, workshops, lectures, talks, and texts. Her work has been exhibited and presented at fine arts and media arts museum contexts, among them Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Slovenia; ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany; Musée de l'Homme Paris, France; MAK Vienna / Vienna Art Week, Austria; Het Neuwe Institut, The Netherlands; Latvian National Arts Museum, Latvia; art spaces Kapelica Gallery, Slovenia; Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing, China; Zuercher Gallery / Frieze New York, USA; RMIT Gallery Melbourne, Australia; and festivals Ars Electronica, Austria; Click festival, Denmark; Transmediale, Germany; Rencontres Bandits-Mages, France. She has been an artistic associate of various production platforms, such as Kapelica Gallery / Kersnikova Institute (SI), The Culture Yard (DK), Aksioma Institute (SI), Quo Artis Foundation (ES), etc. Among other awards Smrekar received the Golden Nica Award in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica in 2017 and Prešeren Foundation Award, the highest national award for artistic achievements in Slovenia in 2018.