Kalin Mihov
TOURISTS GO HOME, TOURISTS COME BACK, TOURISTS STAY FOREVER
Video instalacija
25.7. – 13.8.2025.
21H
JAB Video Room
Serija videa koji istražuju odnos lokalnog stanovništva i turista, određujući velik dio društvenih i kulturnih veza na otoku, kretanje i zapošljavanje, stanovanje, smještaj, krajolik, prirodu. Vrsta odnosa koja nalikuje igri – voli me, ne voli me, – turisti odlaze kući, turisti se vraćaju.
Video serija prikazuje umjetnika tijekom njegovog četveromjesečnog zimskog boravka na otoku 2024. godine. Čisti plažu, pedantno i iscrpljujuće ribajući sve alge koje nesmetano rastu zimi, kako bi krajolik bio privlačan i spreman za dolazak posjetitelja.
Krpom i kantom briše more koje zapljuskuje obalu, uzalud ga pokušavajući održati čistim od hladnih, pjenastih valova. Brusi obalnu stijenu kako bi stvorio savršeno oblikovano sjedalo, gdje turist može sjesti dok uživa u prekrasnom pogledu na sunčanu, savršeno čistu Jelsu, lišenu svega što bi moglo poremetiti savršene fotografije s odmora ili pokazivati znakove vremena ili propadanja.
BIO:
Kalin Mihov (rođen 1995.) je interdisciplinarni umjetnik iz Velikog Tarnova u Bugarskoj. Diplomirao je 2021. godine na Sveučilištu u Velikom Tarnovu “Sv. Sv. Ćiril i Metod”, smjer zidno slikarstvo. Nakon završetka preddiplomskog studija likovnih umjetnosti obavio je praksu kao tehničar u staklarskom studiju Fakulteta likovnih umjetnosti Sveučilišta u Portu. Izlagao je i sudjelovao na raznim nacionalnim i međunarodnim projektima i festivalima. Njegova umjetnička praksa usko je povezana i u dijalogu s ruralnim krajolikom koji je preferirano mjesto za njegove instalacije, akcije ili performanse. Njegova umjetnička djela istražuju društvena, ekološka i baštinska pitanja kroz povezanost čovjeka s prirodom.
Kalin Mihov
TOURISTS GO HOME, TOURISTS COME BACK, TOURISTS STAY FOREVER
Video installation
25.7. – 13.8.2025.
21H
JAB Video Room
A series of videos that explore the local – tourist relationship, determining much of the social and cultural links on the island, movement and employment, housing, accommodation, landscape, nature. A relationship, which resembles the game – he loves me, he loves me not – tourists go home, tourists come back.
The video series showcases the artist during his 4 month long winter residency on the island in 2024. He cleans the beach, meticulously and gruelingly scrubbing all the algae that grows in the winter, undisturbed by the masses, in order to make the landscape inviting and ready for visitors to come.
He uses a mop and bucket to mop up the sea that washes up on shore, trying in vain to keep it clean and clear of the cold, foamy waves. He grinds down the coastal rock to create a perfectly shaped seat, where a tourist may sit down while enjoying the beautiful views of a sunny, perfect Jelsa scrubbed clean, rid of anything that might disturb the picture-perfect vacation photos or show any sign of wethering, time or decay.
BIO:
Kalin Mihov (b. 1995) is an interdisciplinary artist from Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree at University of Veliko Tarnovo “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”, majoring in Mural Painting in 2021. Following his BFA he had an Internship as a technician in the glass studio of the Faculty of Fine Arts in University of Porto. He has exhibited and participated in various national and international projects and festivals. His artistic practice is closely related to and in dialogue with the rural landscape which is the preferred place for his installations, actions or performances. His artworks are exploring social, ecological and heritage related issues through the connection of Man with Nature.
