
The artist’s profession has commonly been seen as a ‘noble’ calling, one which allows the artist a high degree of freedom, egocentricity and a bohemian lifestyle. Being an artist today, I cannot easily associate myself with any of these descriptions. By voluntarily absorbing the negativity of the world around us, is it easy to be an engaged artist today? (Prlja)
This exhibition represents a cross-section of Prlja’s work since 2004, however, it is not a collection of disconnected works. The works have been selected in order to represent the artist’s investigation into issues such as hatred, terror, neglect, deception, dishonesty, insensitivity and misinterpretation in our society today.
The expression of ‘hate’ varies from one art project to another, but a common thread can be noticed – the hate, or expression of neglect, indifference, etc. occurs in all sectors of life, from within the prisons to the use of symbols of national identity, to the ‘global hatred’ which was re-activated with the terrorist attacks (9/11, 7/7, etc.) and the reaction to these with the ‘war on terror’.
Exhibition Images

Private view

Private view

Private view

Private view

Private view

Private view

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm;
Bad News Project
2009
‘Delo’ Newspaper intervention, ljubljana, Slovenia
3 offset printed interventions, each 20x14cm, black ink on newspaper;

2004
Detail
5 newspaper pages, painted over with purple acrylic paint, each page 28×43 cm;
DAILY NEWS AGENCY
2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm;
Bad News Project
2009
‘Delo’ Newspaper intervention, ljubljana, Slovenia
3 offset printed interventions, each 20x14cm, black ink on newspaper;

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm;
Aliens Inc.
2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm;
Stop War Against Immigrants
Detail
2013
7 broken protest banners, each 50×70 cm (broken in few parts), white banners, black hand painted slogans.

Detail
2013
7 broken protest banners, each 50×70 cm (broken in few parts), white banners, black hand painted slogans.

Detail
2013
7 broken protest banners, each 50×70 cm (broken in few parts), white banners, black hand painted slogans;
Give ’em Hell
2007
Single screen video, colour, loop.

2013
25 min, single screen video, colour, sound, loop.

(press coverage wall)
Detail
2013
A4 pages of press coverage of the Peace Wall project; paper, print, colour.

2013
25 min, single screen video, colour, sound, loop.

2013
25 min, single screen video, colour, sound, loop.
150 A4 pages of press coverage of the Peace Wall project; paper, print, colour.

2013
25 min, single screen video, colour, sound, loop.

2013
5 flags, 5 flag pools, 200x150x300 cm; 12 documentary photographs, black and white, each 50x70cm.

2013
5 flags, 5 flag pools, 200x150x300 cm; 12 documentary photographs, black and white, each 50x70cm.

2013
5 flags, 5 flag pools, 200x150x300 cm.

2013
12 documentary photographs, black and white, each 50x70cm.

Documentary video
Zagreb, Croatia
Single screen video, colour, loop.

2004
Detail
5 newspaper pages, painted over with purple acrylic paint, each page 28×43 cm.

2004
Detail
5 newspaper pages, painted over with purple acrylic paint, each page 28×43 cm.

2004
Detail
5 newspaper pages, painted over with purple acrylic paint, each page 28×43 cm;
DAILY NEWS AGENCY
2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2009
‘Delo’ Newspaper intervention, ljubljana, Slovenia
3 offset printed interventions, each 20x14cm, black ink on newspaper;

2009
‘Delo’ Newspaper intervention, ljubljana, Slovenia
3 offset printed interventions, each 20x14cm, black ink on newspaper;

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm;
Bad News Project
2009
‘Delo’ Newspaper intervention, ljubljana, Slovenia
3 offset printed interventions, each 20x14cm, black ink on newspaper;

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm;
Aliens Inc.
2013
24 shirts, hand painted slogans.
500×400 cm.

Private view

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.

2013
Printed newspapers, 2500x240cm.