Janez Janša (performance artist)
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Janez Janša is a conceptual artist, performer and producer graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, Italy. His work has a strong social connotation and is characterized by an inter-media approach. He is co-founder and director of Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana.
His first public artistic project was the urban installation “I Need Money to Be an Artist”, which was presented first in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
(1996) and then in Venice
, Italy. In 2001 he became President of the Management Board of “Problemarket.com – the Problem Stock Exchange”, a virtual platform on which shares of companies dealing with problems are floated. The following year Janša produced “machinaZOIS” an electromechanical patron that financially supports contemporary artists and artistic productions. Then he started the development of “DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora”, a virtual parliament that through topical film parables provides the voters with the opportunity to decide on issues that are becoming the essence of modern politics: the questions of life. In 2005 Janša established the platform “RE:akt!” that examines media's role in manipulating perceptions and creating (post)modern historical myths and contemporary mythology. A part of this platform is the project “Mount Triglav
on Mount Triglav” by Janez Janša
, Janez Janša
and Janez Janša
.
Parallelly to these socio-political projects Janša investigated the field of Virtual Reality
and neurofeedback technologies.
Between 2000-2002 he developed and performed with Darij Kreuh “Brainscore – Incorporeal Communication”, a performance for two operators, which act in a virtual reality environment through their avatars and between 2004-2007 he led the project “Brainloop”, an interactive performance platform which allows a subject to navigate a virtual space merely by imagining specific motor commands.
Janez Janša
is editor of the book “La Carta del Carnaro / The Charter of Carnaro
” (2009) and co-editor of the textual and pictorial reader “DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora” (2006), of the book “NAME - Readymade” (2008), “RE:akt! - Reconstruction, Re-enactment, Re-reporting” (2009) and “Signature”.
In September 2008 Mladina published his biography.
His first public artistic project was the urban installation “I Need Money to Be an Artist”, which was presented first in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
(1996) and then in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy. In 2001 he became President of the Management Board of “Problemarket.com – the Problem Stock Exchange”, a virtual platform on which shares of companies dealing with problems are floated. The following year Janša produced “machinaZOIS” an electromechanical patron that financially supports contemporary artists and artistic productions. Then he started the development of “DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora”, a virtual parliament that through topical film parables provides the voters with the opportunity to decide on issues that are becoming the essence of modern politics: the questions of life. In 2005 Janša established the platform “RE:akt!” that examines media's role in manipulating perceptions and creating (post)modern historical myths and contemporary mythology. A part of this platform is the project “Mount Triglav
Triglav
Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the Bohinj area, the mountain was most probably named after the Slavic god Triglav. The mountain is the preeminent symbol of the Slovene...
on Mount Triglav” by Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
, Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
and Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
.
Parallelly to these socio-political projects Janša investigated the field of Virtual Reality
Virtual reality
Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
and neurofeedback technologies.
Between 2000-2002 he developed and performed with Darij Kreuh “Brainscore – Incorporeal Communication”, a performance for two operators, which act in a virtual reality environment through their avatars and between 2004-2007 he led the project “Brainloop”, an interactive performance platform which allows a subject to navigate a virtual space merely by imagining specific motor commands.
Janez Janša
Janez Janša
Janez Janša is a Slovenian politician who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2004 to November 2008. He has also been President of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993...
is editor of the book “La Carta del Carnaro / The Charter of Carnaro
Charter of Carnaro
The Charter of Carnaro was the constitution of the Italian Regency of Carnaro, a short-lived government in Fiume , proclaimed by Gabriele D'Annunzio on 8 September 1920...
” (2009) and co-editor of the textual and pictorial reader “DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora” (2006), of the book “NAME - Readymade” (2008), “RE:akt! - Reconstruction, Re-enactment, Re-reporting” (2009) and “Signature”.
In September 2008 Mladina published his biography.
External links
- Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana
- RE:akt! - Reconstruction, Re-enactment, Re-reporting Platform
- DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora DemoKino – Virtual Biopolitical Agora
- Signature Event Context performance
- Signature Event Context
- Brainscore
- Brainloop
- I Need Money to Be an Artist
- Problemarket.com - the Problem Stock Exchange
- machinaZOIS - Your Electromechanical Patron!