Lela B. Njatin
Lela B. Njatin | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation | writer and visual artist |
| Notable works | Nestrpnost |
Lela B. Njatin (born 1963) is a
visual artist. She is best known for her novel Nestrpnost (Intolerance) and her conceptual art installations.[1]
Biography
B. Njatin was born in
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, 2007). ). In 2016, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb presented a retrospective of her works Subversive Body. Conceptual works 1977-2015. In 2021, Gallery Miklova hiša Ribnica [5] and Pilon’s gallery Ajdovščina [6] presented her work from 2005-2020 with an exhibition and a monograph publication Because We Are Not Just Images, We Are People. 2005 – 2020. She has also notably contributed to the graphic arts in Slovenia. In 2022, her work One must rely on Art was selected for the contemporary production overview exhibition Prints and Impressions II,[7]
and in 2005 her work With the left hand was included in the retrospective exhibition Avant-garde and alternative prints in Slovenia from conceptualism to the present day, both at MGLC-International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana.
Published works
- Rošlin in Verjanko (IRošlin and Verjanko), 1987
- Nestrpnost (Intolerance), 1988, reprinted 1991 & 2018
- Začasno bivališče (Temporary Residence), 1990
- Velikanovo srce (The Giant's Heart), 1997
- Zakaj je babica jezna (Why Granny is Angry), 2011
- Lokalitetno v identiteti (Local Contents of Identity), 2020
- Smer srca (The Direction of the Heart), 2022
- Samski blok (The House of Solitude), 2022
Performed works
- short film What to do, B. Njatin (production of ŠKUC, Ljubljana and AUZO, Kočevje-Maribor) based on the original screenplay by co-authors B. Njatin, Ravnikar, Oražem, 1981
- feature-length video-film Intolerance (directed by Neven Korda, produced by TV Slovenija and Brut Film, Ljubljana) based on motifs from B. Njatin’s novel Intolerance, 1991
- theatre performance The Manifestations of Home (directed by Barbara Novakovič, produced by MGL-City Theatre of Ljubljana and Zavod Muzeum, Ljubljana) based on motifs from B. Njatin’s short story The Sky over Ljubljana, 2004
- theatre miniature I didn't want to know, but I have since learned to know (directed by Lela B. Njatin, produced by Zavod Muzeum, Ljubljana) based on the original script by B. Njatin, 2005
- short film Girl with a Flute (directed by Jure Bradeško, produced by CZMK, Kočevje) based on B. Njatin’s fairy tale Girl with a Flute, 2018
- the video-cartoon The Giant and the Little Fish (produced by Gallery Miklova hiša Ribnica) based on the original script by B. Njatin, 2019
References
- ^ DSP Slovene Writers' Association [1]
- ^ Croatian PEN site
- ^ Slovenian Book Agency website[permanent dead link]
- ^ Slovene Moderna Gallery Database of Exhibitions and Artists Raz_Ume[2]
- ^ Gallery Miklova hiša Ribnica [3]
- ^ Pilon’s gallery Ajdovščina [4]
- ^ MGLC-International Centre of Graphic Arts [5]
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