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Clear cultural determinants of Čizmić’s artistic practice are evident in the environments he creates in each work. At first, bizarre scenes, incomprehensible relationships and humorous elements deconstruct unusual (however, very familiar to us) family dynamics and heteronormative matrix.
Almost cinematographic scenes in which the visual parameters are close to the social aesthetics of Southeast Europe, point us towards a one-way conclusion, but only at first glance. Families, and family values are shown in their reality, not the ideal they are supposed to represent. However, it is a „thought reality”- a subconscious flow that illustrates the difficulties and the struggle with assigned roles and gender roles in particular. With a dynamic composition and a specific color palette, the artist establishes the atmosphere of a warm and safe family home. This is precisely where the trap lies for many, since their personality is very different from the imposed gender/social role they are expected to fulfill. A home is a haven, and a haven should be a place of enjoyment and regeneration. As the heterogeneous setting of reality comes “from home”, its dissolution takes place, in the same place.
Exhibition in collaboration with Aleksić Collection.
