ana cigon

Solo exhibition. Multimedia installation
Carinarnica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
16 May - 21 Jun 2025

Exhibition opening hours: Tue-Fri, 4pm to 7 pm
16 May 2025 at 7 pm, official opening of the exhibition with Ana Čigon
16 May 2025 at 8.15 pm, outdoor screening of the animated Catlands
5 Jun 2025 at 6 pm, additional screening of the animated Catlands
20 Jun 2025 at 6 pm, additional screening of the animated Catlands

Exhibition design: Ana Čigon, Lucija Smodiš
Exhibition set-up: Borut Wenzel
Video, camera, editing: Ana Čigon
Interviews with: dr. Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik and Aigul Haikimovo
Help with filming interviews: Vesna Bukovec

Exhibition producer: Slovenian Animated Film Society
Exhibition co-organizer: Carinarnica
The project is part of the official program of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorica

Exhibition website: https://www.go2025.eu/en/whats-up/events/ana-cigon-catlands-politics

https://www.carinarnica.org/next-event .

https://dsaf.si/asset/3F3xyhY6MAahyZ9qC

The exhibition Catlands Politics that runs at Carinarnica, a cultural hub and and artistic meeting point located in an abandoned border checkpoint between Slovenia and Italy, connecting the twin towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia. The exhibition reveals the harsh reality of Europe's exclusive politics through the humorous cat-like symbolism of national flags, state institutions and signage. Filmmaker and visual artist Ana Čigon weaves elements of her latest animation, Catlands, and video interviews in which she discusses refugee policy with female experts.

Enclosing the spatial installation at Carinarnica is a panel image of the European Commission building, where visitors can watch clips from the animation and interviews with Aigul Hakimova, a member of the Infokolpa initiative, and Dr Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik, a sociologist and research associate at the Slovenian Migration Institute of the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

To learn more about the exhibition and the author's statement please read the exhibition text. Read more about the animation Catlands here.