with works by Ana Zibelnik and the artist duo Ganslmeier & Zibelnik
The exhibition puts Ana Zibelnik's (*1995, Ljubljana, Slovenia) work Immortality is Commonplace (2022) in dialogue with the series Fault Line (2023–), which was created in collaboration with Jakob Ganslmeier (*1990, Munich, Germany).
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Immortality Is Commonplace, 2022
Fault Line, 2023
Fault Line, 2023
Both projects address the effects of the climate crisis and the resulting climate anxiety that shape the discourse of the younger generation.
Immortality is Commonplace reflects Zibelnik's engagement with the changing role of photography in times of climate crisis. While humanity strives to preserve the past, it also faces the threat of its own extinction.
Zibelnik asks the question: What does it mean to live in a world that is threatened with extinction? Her fascination with biologically immortal lichens leads to an exciting change of perspective: Who documents whom - people documenting nature or nature documenting people?
Ana Zibelnik lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands. With a master's degree in film and photography studies (Leiden University) and a BA in Visual Communication Design (University of Ljubljana), she devotes herself to topics such as the ecological crisis, climate anxiety and their social impact. Since 2020 she has been part of the artist duo Ganslmeier & Zibelnik.
Her works have been exhibited internationally and have received prestigious awards such as the main prize of the Kranj Foto Festival (2024). Exhibition highlights include the Fotomuseum Den Haag, Photo Basel and the Benaki Museum as part of the Athens Photo Festival.
Fault Line, a joint project by Zibelnik and Ganslmeier, questions the consequences of climate-related disasters, right-wing extremist reactions, youth movements and immigration policy. In addition to impressive photographs, personal reports and interviews deepen the understanding of the social and political tensions of the present.
The project asks key questions: Will Europe fall apart under the pressure of the climate crisis, or can connecting elements be found that hold us together?
In their photo and video projects, the artist duo Ganslmeier & Zibelnik focus on the identity formation of young people and the influence of social issues such as climate anxiety, online trends and radical ideologies.
With works such as Bereitschaft (2024) and Redpilled (2023), they explore the visual representation of extreme ideologies and examine how art can counteract radical narratives and promote social sensitivity. Their works have been presented at the FOAM Museum Amsterdam, the Fotomuseum Den Haag and the Brandenburg Museum of Modern Art, among others.
