Home x 20.000 (V.1) / exhibition opening
Home x 20.000 (V.1) / exhibition opening
UGM Šop, Strossmayerjeva 6
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 18:00
curator: Jure Kirbiš
You are invited to the opening of the Dom x 20.000 (V.1) exhibition by illustrator Marko Horvat, which addresses the problem of affordable housing in Slovenia. The political promise to provide 20.000 apartments has resulted in a parallel initiative that will allow an individual to affordably purchase their own “property” experience. The commitment to create 20.000 housing artifacts over the next 5 years begins with the first batch – V.1.
In the V.1 series, the first 1.000 printed apartments were created, offering a miniature version of a home. The motifs derive from stylized elements of architectural plans.
There are 10 different motifs, each in the limited edition of 100 prints in quality giclée print on archival paper in 20 x 25 cm format.
Marko Horvat studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, majoring in Visual Communication. He continued his postgraduate studies at Central Saint Martins in London, where he successfully completed a specialization in character animation. He also completed an MA in Service Design at the London College of Communication.
He has been working as an illustrator since 2018 and is active in the field of illustration, mural painting and installations in public space. Since 2021, he has been publishing illustrations in the Večer newspaper. In 2022, he collaborated with UGM | Maribor Art Gallery – with a mural at the Contemporary Slovenian Illustration exhibition. He is an active member of the Maribor Fine Artists Society and is represented by the Umer Agency. He lives and works in Maribor.
