Maruša Sagadin (A, SLO)

Maruša Sagadin, born in Ljubljana/Slovenia in 1978, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Performative Art and Sculpture class of Monika Bonvicini), after previously studying architecture at Graz University of Technology. She was MAK scholarship holder in 2009/10. Most recent exhibition participations include the Graphic Biennale Ljubljana 2011 (upcoming), Grazer Kunstverein in 2010, the <rotor> exhibition “Die Welt in wenigen Schritten” at steirischer herbst in 2009, “ORTung 08”, Festival der Regionen in 2007, and “shrinking cities” in 2005.
The economisation of the life-world is a central topic behind numerous themes in Maruša Sagadin’s work. The artist is interested in the broader contexts, such as the increasing commercial exploitation of urban space, and the concrete personal experience of the individual, for example in relation to mechanisms of representation. Her installations or text-based collages, that are often formally inspired by architectural processes, question the value of human life in everyday capitalist life by introducing subcultural linguistic and visual devices. (Søren Grammel)
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