Pasko Burđelez rođen je 1969. u Dubrovniku. Po zanimanju vrtlar, kao umjetnik formirao se u okrilju Art radionice Lazareti te nastupao na brojnim izložbama u zemlji i svijetu. Živi i radi u Dubrovniku.

Pasko Burđelez was born in 1969 in Dubrovnik. A gardener by profession, the artist spent his formative years at the Art Workshop Lazareti, where he developed his practice and exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally. Lives and works in Dubrovnik.

Pasko Burđelez
Bez imena, 2024. / Untitled, 2024
performans /  performance

Krajem svibnja doživio sam težak osobni gubitak. Poslije toga nastojao sam ponavljati radnje koje sam radio i prije, ali ništa nije bilo isto. Razmišljao sam da li ono što je u srži nespoznatljivo možemo ubrojiti u vlastito iskustvo. Također, o apsurdu prisvajanja boli... samospoznaji posredstvom gubitka. Pročitavši objavu natječaja za biennale primijetio sam bliskost vlastitom pristupu umjetnosti, ali preplavljen tugom - a inače nesklon javljanju na natječaje - nisam intenzivnije mislio o tome. Vremenom odmjeravajući se s porazom, performans iz Osijeka i mnogi koje sam ranije radio kao da su uporno govorili o događaju koji se tek trebao zbiti, o emocijama koje sam tek sada iskusio. Dogodilo se i da sam 'mangelosovski' dio instalacije dugo čuvao ne znajući što ću s njim. Nedavno, shvatio sam da znam.

In late May, I experienced a profound personal loss. Afterward, I tried to resume my usual routines, but nothing felt the same. I found myself pondering whether the inherently unknowable can truly be incorporated into one's personal experience. I also reflected on the absurdity of appropriating pain... on self-discovery through loss. When I saw the biennial's call for entries, I recognized a connection to my own art, but consumed by grief and my general aversion to competitions, I didn't pursue it. As time passed and I confronted this loss, my performances, including the one from Osijek, seemed to anticipate this very event, these exact emotions. I even found myself inexplicably preserving a 'Mangelossian' fragment of an installation for a long time, unsure of its purpose. Recently, I finally understood.