At the workshop by artist Petja Kolenko, we will create imaginative images and visual stories by assembling collages from a wide variety of photographs, graphics, and typography cut out from books, newspapers, magazines, and other printed materials.
These stories will be complemented by chosen texts or words. Our inspiration will come from music, with motifs drawn from song lyrics. The content of the selected musical pieces can be depicted either as literal illustrations or interpreted more freely through personal perception. To make the process easier, we recommend that participants choose a musical piece they love or feel personally connected to before attending the workshop. The resulting collages will be brought together into a collective piece in the form of a fanzine* or zine.
The workshop is intended for young people and adults aged 15 and above.
The number of participants is limited. Apply at: maja.alibegovic@dobravaga.si
Duration: approx. 2 hours
* The term “fanzine” is a portmanteau of the English words fan and magazine. Fanzines, or zines for short, are small, often self-published “do-it-yourself” booklets produced in limited editions and with low production costs. The core values of (fan)zine creators have been and remain creativity, independence (DIY – Do It Yourself), affordability, non-profit orientation, community building, and communication. (Fan)zines have emerged as a medium for various subcultures of the past century, beginning with science fiction enthusiasts. Among music fanzines (the earliest dating back to 1966), punk fanzines have been the most influential, but they exist and continue to evolve in a wide range of forms and content. (Source: International Centre of Graphic Arts)
Petja Kolenko (1994) is a visual artist and art educator living and working in her hometown of Ljutomer. In 2021, she completed her master’s degree in art pedagogy at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana under the mentorship of Zora Stančič. Today, she is active across various cultural fields and collaborates on the organisation of festivals and events throughout Slovenia and abroad. Her primary focus lies in visual arts and conducting creative art workshops for different age groups. She has showcased her work in numerous group and solo exhibitions both in Slovenia and internationally, including solo shows at the Kaos Contemporary Collage Festival at Layer House in Kranj, Tir Gallery in Nova Gorica, and Pogled Gallery in Kamnik. She has also participated in group exhibitions at Murska Sobota Gallery, ZDSLU Gallery in Ljubljana, and GT22 Gallery in Maribor. The workshops she regularly conducts in collaboration with organisations, associations, and galleries are designed to foster cultural and artistic values through a sustainable approach, emphasising the reuse of discarded materials. Petja also participated in the international project WOMCOM – Women Power in Comics, and her comics have been published in the internationally recognised Slovenian magazine Stripburger as well as the Croatian comics anthology Komikaze. She is also the author of several murals on both public and private surfaces across Slovenia.
Free admission.
Organisation: Kino Šiška.
