Future in Debris / FUTURE ECOLOGIES
Institute of Contemporary Art Montenegro
exhibition and interdisciplinary program
2021
Graphic design, printed matter & exhibition design assistance
Video essay: graphic design and editing
THE FUTURE IN RUINS is the name of the exhibition and interdisciplinary program that takes place exactly thirty years after Montenegro was declared an ecological state, during which we are faced with the onslaught of rampant neoliberalism, the consequences of which are reflected in the urban and natural landscape. While ideas of community are collapsing along with neglected masterpieces of socialist architecture, Montenegrin natural beauties are becoming a currency to attract investor capital. How to see the future of society in such circumstances? The need to rethink the community and take united action to find the ecologies of the future are burning topics that the Future in Debris program is also addressing. The program will also open a discussion on the role of art and experimental film in contemporary art, as well as opportunities to support and develop experimental art film projects in Montenegro. The project partner for Montenegro is the Film Center of Montenegro, and in addition to the British Council and the LUX, the project partners are the Petrovic Njegos Foundation and the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Future in Debris
This video essay is the announcement of the project Future in Debris / FUTURE ECOLOGIES, and it is created as the result of an exchange of a small team of artists, film workers, curators and theorists consisting of Adrijana Gvozdenović with Kristina Gvozdenović, Sonja Dragović, Lenka Đorojević & Matej Stupica, Ivan Marković and Natalija Vujošević. Through online conversations and collaborations over the past months, a unified noise has been created that combines video, sound and different texts resulting from the exchange of ideas, fears and hopes.
Graphic design Ivana Vujošević
Sound design and music Vukša Vujošević
Project website: futureindebris.space