The project Edge I & Edge II deals with the often overlooked Windischer Street behind the Moderna galerija (Museum of Modern Art) in Ljubljana, drawing attention to the complex use of public space that is no longer accessible due to various prohibitions. Once a public thoroughfare, the street is now strictly controlled for the needs of the American and Russian Embassies. The constant presence of security fences and police and security services reveals a broader problem of public space whose public use is determined by the influence of vested interests.

Made of recycled insulation materials from Ljubljana’s waste collection centers, the temporary intervention is the third part of the No Loitering series (2020–), in which site-specific sculptures draw attention to less visible elements of public space and question their functions. This time, the sculptures test the limits of what is possible, revealing the failure of the transition into protected space. While the first work attempts to cross the boundary of the security fence on the lawn, the second object enters the space of Windischer Street from the museum’s balcony through the air mass above the street. The forms of both sculptures are shaped along the borders of the forbidden space, further emphasizing these boundaries. Edge I & Edge II, placed in the open space behind the Moderna galerija, further question the lack of presence of more contemporary artworks in the vicinity of the art institution and in the public space more broadly.

More info: https://u3-2024.mg-lj.si/en/team/gala-alica-2/