PROJECT / PRINT / SPECULATIVE DESIGN
The Aquatists
This project offers a symbolic reinterpretation of the Balkan peninsula identity in the form of a new cultural utopia.
The Aquatist can be interpreted as a reversal of the ideal of modern, dominant, capitalist man synthesised by the renowned magazine The Economist. Poetic and polyphonic, The Aquatist project portrays this new identity in its many facets, both material and immaterial, from home to medicine, from games to arts.
The graphic design project related to those reflections is a set of nine laminated cards thar reflect what that new identity has become in one hundred years. The cards could be given to newcomers to provide easier access to the cultural complexity of the region. For that special occasion, The Aquatists will write the following manifesto.
PROJECT FOR
Arts Academy, University of Split
AS A PART OF
Interakcije 2023 and Croatian Pavilion’s presentation (end November) at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
WORKSHOP LEADERS
Valentin Graillat and Olivier Troff (ENS Paris-Saclay)
CREATIVE TEAM
Segor Garber, Tina Dernovšek, Katarina Stanojlović, Žiga Vavričuk, Julija Radosavljević, Dejana Ivošević, Katarina Popović, Miloš Ćosović, Isidora Nikolić
