Mare Šuljak je multimedijska umjetnica iz Dubrovnika. Magistrirala je slikarstvo 2008. godine na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Iste godine postaje članica HDLU-a, a od 2019. ostvaruje članstvo u HZSU-u. Od 2001. godine predstavila se na brojnim samostalnim i skupnim izložbama, umjetničkim rezidencijama te filmskim festivalima u zemlji i inozemstvu. Njeni recentni radovi tematiziraju odnos prema prolaznosti, sjećanju, praznini i nestajanju kroz razne medije od crteža i slike preko grafike do fotografije i videa. Od 2018. godine surađuje s Ivanom Ognjanovac kao umjetnički dvojac, od kada kroz različite umjetničke pristupe istražuju modele komunikacije i suradnje. Živi i radi u Zagrebu.
Mare Šuljak is a multimedia artist from Dubrovnik. She obtained her Master’s degree in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2008. That same year, she became a member of the Croatian Association of Artists (HDLU), and since 2019, she has also been a member of the Croatian Freelance Artists' Association (HZSU). Since 2001, Mare has showcased her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions, artist residencies, and film festivals, both in Croatia and internationally. Her recent works delve into themes of transience, memory, emptiness, and disappearance, through various media, including drawing, painting, graphics, photography, and video. In 2018, she began collaborating with Ivana Ognjanovac as an artistic duo, exploring innovative models of communication and collaboration through various artistic approaches. Mare lives and works in Zagreb.
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Mare Šuljak
Evanescence, 2023.
video 3'32'' (experimental animated film; stop animation, 2D) / Vvdeo 3'32'' (experimental animated film; stop animation, 2D)
Scenarij, režija, montaža, fotografija / Screenplay, direction, editing, photography: Mare Šuljak
Zvuk/glazba / Sound/music: Jeronim Jandrić
Produkcija / Production: Kinoklub Zagreb
Praznina je tema kojom se dugo bavim i kojoj prilazim na različite načine. Praznina kao odsustvo sadržaja, praznina koju smrt ostavlja u životu onih koji ostaju, praznina koja ostaje nakon nas, praznina kao mogućnost i novi početak ili kao naš neminovni kraj i smrt. U filmu Evanescence kroz prazninu promatram vlastiti identitet. Uzevši smrt kao jedinu sigurnu budućnost pokušala sam osvijestiti kako je smrt bitne osobe utjecala na mene, tko sam ja sada, a tko sam bila u njenom prisustvu, jesam li ja njena ostavština i što ostaje iza mene? Raslojavanjem prostora i brisanjem vlastitog lika naglašavam krhkost, bespredmetnost, nestalnost. Ostaci mene susreću se međusobno u prostoru između gledatelja i izvora svjetlosti. Potreba za osvještavanjem vlastite prolaznosti, nevidljivosti i nestalnosti zapravo je čežnja za pronalaženjem smisla u ostacima sebe, svom umjetničkom radu, razmišljanju i djelovanju.
The theme of emptiness is one I have long explored, approaching it in various ways. Emptiness as the absence of content, the emptiness that death leaves in the lives of those who remain, the emptiness that persists after us, emptiness as a possibility and a new beginning, or as our inevitable end and death. In the film Evanescence, I examine my own identity through emptiness. Taking death as the only certain future, I try to reflect on how losing a significant person has impacted me, who I am now and who I was in their presence, whether I am their legacy, and what remains behind me. By layering space and erasing my own figure, I highlight the fragility and transience of it all. The remnants of me intersect in the space between the viewer and the source of light. The need to acknowledge my own transience, invisibility, and instability is, in fact, a yearning to find meaning in the remnants of myself, in my artistic work, thinking, and actions.
