𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦̌𝗲𝗯𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰̌
Robertina Šebjanič is an artist whose work explores the biological, chemical, (geo)political and cultural realities of aquatic environments and the impact of humanity on other organisms. Her projects call for the development of empathetic strategies aimed at recognising the other (non-human) enteties. In her analysis of the Anthropocene and its theoretical framework, the artist uses the terms “aquatocene” and “aquaforming” to refer to the human impact on marine environments.
Her works received awards and nominations at Prix Ars Electronica, Starts Prize, Falling Walls, Re:Humansm 2023 Her art work Aurelia 1+Hz / proto viva generator (artist proof) is since 2019 part of the …NewArt { collection;}. _ Electronic Art Collection, Spain.
She exhibited / performed at solo and group exhibitions as well as in galleries and festivals: ZKM (Karlsruhe), CCCB (Barcelona), Gallery Cukrarna (Ljubljana), Matadero (Madrid), WRO Bienalle (Wroclaw), Ars Electronica (Linz), Art Laboratory (Berlin), Eastern Bloc (Montreal), Laboratorio Arte Alameda (Ciudad de Mexico), MSU – Museum of Contemporary Art (Zagreb), MSUB – The Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgrade), MONOM (Berlin), La Gaîté Lyrique (Paris), Le Cube (Paris), +MSUM Museum of Contemporary Art (Ljubljana), Eyebeam (New York), CAAM – Atlantic Center of Modern Art (Grand Canaria) CCD – Centro de Cultura Digital (Ciudad de Mexico) re:publica (Berlin), Mladi Levi (Ljubljana), Piksel (Bergen), OSMO/ZA (Ljubljana), Device art 5.015 at Klovičevi dvori (Zagreb), PORTIZMIR#3 (Izmir), Kiblix festival (Maribor), Spektrum (Berlin), KIKK festival (Namur), and more….