Ivana Papić is a storyteller and plant enhusiast born in 1987 in Split Croatia. Using photography, drawings, biographical interviews, sound and objects she builds layered installations designed to encourage audience interaction. Through her practice she explores the contemporary meaning of the concepts of migration, identity and belonging.
From the Fine Arts Academy of the University of Split she holds MA in conservation and restoration. In 2022, she graduated (postgraduate MA) at the Institute for Art in Context at the Universität der Künste Berlin, where she worked on several participatory, artistic-research and educational projects. She is a member of HULU - Croatian association of visual artists, Cine Club Split, WerkStadt - Kulturverein Berlin e.V. and bbk e.V. - professional association of visual artists of Berlin.
Solo Exhibitions
07/2023
07/2023
Glas divljeg oraha / The voice of the wild walnut; Salon Galić, Split, Croatia
U dubokom zelenilu / In the deep greenery; Cine Club Split, Croatia
05/2023
Zov divljeg oraha / Call of the Wild Walnut; Dom omladine Beograda Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
10/2020
Berlin, the promised city - A report from a call center ; MKC gallery, Multimedia Culture Centre, Split, Croatia
11/2020
Berlin, the promised city - A report from a call center ; Jedinstvo hall Pogon, Zagreb, Croatia
Group Exhibitions
12/2022
07/2022
03/2022
06/2021
06/2020
KrisenFEST; Group Global 3000 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
25 Grad; KühlhausBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Sensing the city - Sense of the city; Zwitschermaschine Gallery, Berlin, Germany
48 Stunden Neukölln Festival "Luft"; Kunstsatellit Der WerkStadt E.V., Berlin, Germany
48 Stunden Neukölln Festival "BOOM"; Kunstsatellit Der WerkStadt E.V., Berlin, Germany
Artistic residencies /research texts
02/2023
Artist residency in Sachaqa Centro De Arte in the Amazon jungle, San Roque De Cumbaza, Peru
12/2020
O istraživanju za projekt “Berlin obećani grad — izvještaj iz call centra”
Online reader "Kad jednom odeš, zauvijek si stranac" , NGO Mavena, Split 2020, p. 8-18
Selected workshops/trainings
04/2022
Cinematography and Directing Workshop with Fred Kelemen "Mind the image" / Cine Club Split, Croatia
11/2021
Participatory art conference "They: Live" / Udk Berlin, Germany
I'm always happy to discuss new projects and collaborations. Contact me.
+4915787680626