Toni Meštrović, born 1973 in Split, Croatia, graduated with a Graphic Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1999, where he produced graphic arts, sculpture and installation. Due to his interest in electronic audiovisual media, he studied Video/Digital Imaging at the International Summer Academy for Contemporary Art in Salzburg in 1997, and completed a two-year postgraduate diploma in Media Art at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne in 2004. Video, sound and audiovisual installations produced during Meštrović’s postgraduate studies explore his personal perception of the sea, and the island where he grew up. Upon his return to Croatia, his work deals with themes of cultural heritage, identity and the changes that have occurred in Dalmatia due to the period of transition. Since 1992, he has taken part in group and solo shows, as well as video festivals. He lives in Rijeka and Kaštela, and teaches at the Arts Academy University of Split, Department of Film and Video.
Toni Meštrović, rođen 1973. u Splitu, diplomirao je 1999. na Grafičkom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu gdje se bavio grafikom, skulpturom i instalacijom. Zbog interesa za elektroničke audiovizualne medije 1997. studira Video/Digital Imaging na International Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst u Salzburgu. 2004. završio je dvogodišnji postdiplomski studij za Medienkunst na Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln gdje istražuje u videu, zvuku i video/zvučnim instalacijama osobnu percepciju mora i otoka uz koji je odrastao. Povratkom u Hrvatsku nastavlja svoje umjetničko istraživanje u kojem se tematski bavi kulturnim nasljeđem, identitetom te tranzicijskim promjenama na prostoru Dalmacije. Od 1992. aktivno sudjeluje na skupnim i samostalnim izložbama te video festivalima u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Živi u Rijeci i Kaštelima a predaje na Umjetničkoj akademiji Sveučilišta u Splitu, Odsjek za film i video.
Toni Meštrović
Iza horizonta, 2024. / Behind the Horizon, 2024
video loop, 2'09'' (jednokanalni, stereo zvuk) / video loop, 2'09'' (single-channel, stereo sound)
Video slika prikazuje pogled prema horizontu sa promenade Limassola. Naizgled lijepi prizor ne prikazuje što se nalazi iza njega. Zvučna slika prikazuje pro-palestinske demonstracije u Limassolu na Cipru 375 kilometara udaljenom od Gaze koja se nalazi iza horizonta. Skriveno od pogleda kao da se ništa ne dešava, zapadni svijet šuti.
The video image shows a view towards the horizon from the Limassol promenade. The seemingly beautiful scene does not reveal what lies behind it. The sound depicts pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Limassol, Cyprus, 375 kilometers away from Gaza, which is situated behind the horizon. Hidden from sight, as if nothing is happening, the Western world remains silent.
