"TEŽINA TIŠINE" / "THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE"
Krešimir Švarc Cultural Center (Koprivnica) | 3 July – 10 August 2026 | opening: 3 July
On Friday, 3 July 2026, at 7 p.m., the Krešimir Švarc Cultural Center in Koprivnica will open a solo exhibition by Croatian artist Gordana Špoljar Andrašić. Težina tišine / "The Weight of Silence".
The exhibition presents the artist's latest body of work, through which Gordana Špoljar Andrašić continues her long-standing exploration of memory, inner states, and the boundaries of the visible. Through paintings, a spatial installation, and sculptural elements, the artist creates a space of silence—not as an absence, but as a place where experiences, emotions, and thoughts gradually take form. Employing a restrained palette of indigo and black, layered applications of pigment, and a pronounced materiality, the works open a space for contemplation and inner reflection.
As writes curator Leila Topić in the exhibition catalogue, Težina tišine establishes a dialogue between the visible and that which remains concealed. Drawing upon Maurice Merleau-Ponty's concept of the "inner possibility of the visible," she suggests that, when encountering Gordana Špoljar Andrašić's works, we are not engaged in recognising motifs, but rather in witnessing their gradual emergence. Dark forms rise from the depths of indigo, remaining open to multiple interpretations, while meaning unfolds through the relationship between pigment, space, and the viewer's gaze.
A special segment of the exhibition is devoted to gilded casts of the artist's hands, presented in the installation Homage to the Hand.. These casts function as a material archive of artistic practice—preserving traces of time, labour, and experience—while emphasising the physical dimension of the creative process and the relationship between the body, matter, and the act of artistic creation.
’BEHIND THE SKY’
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Washington D.C. (USA) | November 12–21, 2025 | opening: November 10th
The exhibition Behind the Sky is open in Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Washington.
The grand opening was preceded by panel discussion which was attended by the ambassador Pjer Simunovic, the first American ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith, professor of law at Arizona State University Andrea Matacic Cayley, the artist Gordana Spoljar Andrasic and curator Patricija Andrasic. Sudionici su govorili o trajnom pitanju nestalih iz rata, snažnoj društvenoj poruci izložbe te potrebi za istinom i pomirenjem.
The project is realized with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
’BEHIND THE SKY’
United Nations Headquarters, Conference Building – Curved Wall, New York (USA) | 6–10 October 2025 | opening: 6 October
The exhibition Behind the Sky by Croatian artist Gordana Špoljar Andrašić, following its presentations in London and Strasbourg, will be on view at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Tematski fokus izložbe usmjeren je na pitanje nestalih osoba, kroz radove koji tišinu i odsutnost prevode u fragilne prostore memorije.
The project is realized with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations in New York.
’BEHIND THE SKY’
Council of Europe, Palais, Strasbourg (France) | 23–27 June 2025 | opening: 26 June at 13:00
The exhibition Behind the Sky by artist Gordana Špoljar Andrašić continues its journey nakon predstavljanja u galeriji “D Contemporary” u Londonu moving to the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. It is held on the occasion of the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,with a thematic focus on missing persons from the Croatian Homeland War.
The exhibition is organised with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Croatia to the Council of Europe.
’BEHIND THE SKY’
D Contemporary Gallery, London (United Kingdom) | 19–29 March 2025 | | opening: 19 March at 6:00 PM
The exhibition Behind the Sky by artist Gordana Spoljar Andrasic, marks the international premiere of the eponymous series at D Contemporary Galleryin London's Mayfair district. Through paintings, drawings, and spatial elements, the artist explores themes of memory, loss, and human dignity, inspired by the fate of the missing persons.
The works pay a subtle and deeply emotional tribute to the victims, while the portraits with their eyes concealed become universal symbols of anonymity, absence, and the enduring presence of memory. By incorporating materials such as silk paper, cellulose, photography, and graphite inscriptions, the artist creates a layered visual environment where personal memory intertwines with collective remembrance.
The exhibition has been realized with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
Art booklet "A fragment of memory II"
The art booklet "A fragment of memory II" presents a retrospective overview of the artist's work in three cycles - “Memorabiliar”, "Lost in Time" i "Dark Matter" - exhibited in the Prsten Gallery of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists in Zagreb in January 2023. ., which Iva Körbler wrote about. The art book was published with the support of the City of Koprivnica.
Art Book “Memorabilia”
The art book “Memorabilia” presents a series of personal notes, drawings, and fragments of thought arranged in a poetic rhythm across the pages. Through handwritten sentences, abstract lines, and delicate pencil marks, the artist creates a space of intimacy, reflection, and visual recording of inner states.
The book is conceived as a visual diary, without a fixed narrative, emphasizing spontaneity, materiality, and the silence between lines. It does not ask to be read, but rather observed – as a trace of presence, a space of memory.
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