“The Unveiling” at Dubec Library

“The Unveiling” at Dubec Library

The Unveiling Exhibition at Dubec Library, Rudolfa Ivankovića 34, 10040 Zagreb

20 February – 30 March 2018

The Croatian Natural History Museum and Dubec Library are pleased to invite you to visit the exhibition The Unveiling, opening on 20 February 2018 and remaining on view until 30 March 2018 at Dubec Library, Rudolfa Ivankovića 34, 10040 Zagreb.

“The photographs in this exhibition are a direct photographic experiment that interdisciplinarily combines artistic intervention with specimens from the Croatian Natural History Museum’s mineral and rock collections and beetles from the Mikšić Beetle Collection, creating a visually engaging interplay between natural ‘ready-mades’ and the almost abstract qualities resulting from centuries of natural processes. The vividly coloured beetles are immersed in, yet also contrast with, mineral structures, emerging from the darkness of a black background. At times, their colouring stands in opposition to the darkness surrounding them; elsewhere, concealed by colours matching the tones of the mineral surface, they challenge the viewer to discover what is expected. In other instances, they are ingeniously positioned to complement and complete the naturally formed compositions painted across the hard surfaces of minerals and rocks and woven into the very core of their structure.”

(From a text by Marija Kamber, M.Ed. Art)

Exhibition Credits

Exhibition Authors: Nives Borčić, Petar Crnčan, Dr. Iva Mihoci, and Ivan Razum

Photography: Nives Borčić

Photographic Composition: Petar Crnčan and Nives Borčić

Specimen Preparation: Petar Crnčan, Višnja Lisičar, Silvana Sušić, and Marin Šoufek

Technical Realization: Krešimir Novak

Leaflet and Poster Design: Sanja Japundžić