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Ana Vujović develops an artistic practice of subtle critical action in the field of turbulent socio-political relations, in particular traditionally established value systems of power, in both the position of national and collective identities, as well as structures within the art scene and the historical evaluation of art media. She is interested in examining the problems of manipulation and deformation of historical heritage, its false mythologisation and abuse by right-wing politicians. Through the construction of broken formal structures and deconstructive elements, she points out the importance of re-examining the content, the possibility of the existence of untruth (error) and restructuring of what is dominant, therefore gaining new perspectives through the prism of networking and dialogue.
In her previous sculptural and ambiental series of works Kanonatra, By the Book and The Future is Repeated, composed of combinations of different materials (metal, resin, plastic, canvas, thread…), the author departs from the motif of ornamentation which is considered national cultural heritage. Onto the decorative elements present on the traditional Pirot kilims, she introduces symbolic mistakes (error, glitch), steps out of the usual way of their realisation, simulating in the analog medium of distortion, omissions present in digital technological, machine weaving. At the same time, with this procedure she examines the established patterns of behaviour and action, models and values which, as a peculiar of burden of the obliging, are continuously transmitted through tradition and heritage.
