Meta Grgurevič: SCRAPING FOR GOLD

By combining the exploration of the interdependence of elements and their assembly into a functional whole – with an emphasis on dialogic relationships – Scraping for Gold reveals the artist’s interest in human responsibility for the social and natural environment, not least by choosing gold, an indestructible element, no matter the difficulties of getting it into its elementary state. The installation consists of six objects, each representing one fragment of the artist’s experience and documenting her creative process in obtaining the gold. Hundreds of discarded mobile phones are revealed as modern-day gold deposits.

Published by: Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana/Cukrarna Gallery
Represented by: Blaž Peršin
Cukrarna Gallery represented by: Alenka Gregorič
Editor and exhibition curator: Alenka Trebušak
Text: Rye Holmboe
Conversation with the artist: Alenka Trebušak
Slovenian translation: Marjana Karer
Slovenian language editing: Katja Paladin
English language editing: Ana Čavić
Installation view photos: Blaž Gutman/MGML
Design and layout: Ajdin Bašić
Printed by: Cicero d.o.o., Ljubljana
Print run: 300
Number of pages: 104
September 2022