V torek, 3. junija 2025, je bilo ob 18. uri v galeriji Društva likovnih umetnikov Ljubljana (DLUL) odprtje 2. Mednarodnega  bienala dijaške grafike, ki ga organizira Srednja šola za oblikovanje in fotografijo Ljubljana.

Tema letošnjega bienala je bila Neznano.

Pod besedo neznano si lahko predstavljamo skrivnostno, nerazumljivo, neimenovano, prikrito, oddaljeno, nedoumljivo ali  nepojasnjeno. Pojem se lahko dotika družbenih ali popolnoma osebnih vprašanj in odpira možnosti raziskovanja najrazličnejši likovnih rešitev, ki so jih dijaki z grafičnimi tehnikami izrazili v svojih delih.

Na bienalu so predstavljena dela dijakov iz osmih držav. Žirija v sestavi Apolonije Simon, Tadeja Tozona, Svetlane Jakimovske Rodić, Kaje Urh in Veronike Vesel Potočnik je med 155 prijavljenimi kandidati izbrala 69 avtorjev, ki so se uvrstili v izbor in sodelujejo na razstavi s svojimi deli.

Na bienalu so podelili nagrade za najboljše mlade grafične ustvarjalce:
– zlato priznanje: Iskra Brčić Igić  (Hrvaška) in Lili Hohkravt  (Slovenija)
– srebrno priznanje: Andrea Slavkova Dolapchieva (Bolgarija) in Milana Grbić (Srbija)
– bronasto priznanje: Zsófia Beleznai (Madžarska) in  Dario Pörtl (Avstrija)

Razstava bo odprta do 12. junija.

Veronika Vesel Potočnik

Foto: Marko Turk

“The Unknown”

The Secondary School of Design and Photography Ljubljana is excited to announce the opening of the 2nd International Biennial of Secondary Students’ Art Print, which took place in the gallery of Ljubljana Fine Artists Society on Tuesday 3rd June at 6 pm.

The Unknown featured as the theme of this year’s Biennial.

The word gives rise to a number of associations, such as the mysterious, the unfathomable, the unnamed, the concealed, the distant, or the unexplained. The notion may touch upon social questions on the one hand, or completely personal ones on the other, and opens up the possibilities of exploring a plethora of visual solutions, which the students leveraged in their works employing printmaking techniques.

The Biennial showcases works by students hailing from eight countries. From the 155 submitted works, the Jury comprising Apolonija Simon, Tadej Tozon, Svetlana Jakimovska Rodić, Kaja Urh, and Veronika Vesel Potočnik chose 69 authors to be included in the selection and to take part in the exhibition with their works.

At the Biennial, he following young print artists were presented with awards:
* Golden Award: Iskra Brčić Igić  (Croatia) and Lili Hohkravt  (Slovenia)
* Silver Award: Andrea Slavkova Dolapchieva (Bulgaria) and Milana Grbić (Serbia)
* Bronze Award: Zsófia Beleznai (Hungary) and  Dario Pörtl (Austria)

The exhibition is on view through 12th June.

Veronika Vesel Potočnik

Photographs: Marko Turk