They received a grant
Memento
Urša Prek
Urša Prek received a grant for the development of new work. Memento combines the history of brutalist monuments with the symbolism of snow globes as souvenirs. Collective history is something that lingers and buries itself into several generations. This project looks at specific historical narrative and puts its socialist ideology under question with the hints of irony and humor. Creating a souvenir to my own history filled with symbols of socialism and objects of belief systems, makes for an interesting ambivalence: it has passed, and this is all I have left from it: a snow globe on my junk-shelf. And on the other hand, it is an ideology we still decide to keep mementos of artefacts.Urša is an interdisciplinary artist based in Eindhoven. Her work, ranging from visual to sound installations, explores the territories of memory and history. She is driven by a personal curiosity about what makes us who we are, especially in terms of relative experience: inherited histories, trivial memories, and their connection to space. From audio, video and sculpture, her work falls some place in between.
Read moreThe Amarte Foundation was founded by a number of individuals and their families who share a deep love for the arts. They wish to support the development of creatives and talent in arts and culture by providing financial means and where possible coaching, knowledge and experience. Artists who are active in the cultural sectors of the Netherlands or the ABC and SSS islands (the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) can apply to Amarte for the support of projects in the field of theatre, film, music, visual arts and literature, as well as interdisciplinary projects.