Ana Prvački

Tent, Quartet, Bows and Elbows originated in 2007. At once a sculpture, a sound piece, and a performance, the intention of Tent... is to physically contain sound, to embody and to make corporeal the ephemeral, to give a solid form to the lyrical. It is a simple tent, big enough for a string quartet to perform in, but small enough that an audience outside the tent can see their instruments or body parts poking and manipulating the material of the tent.

Ana Prvački’s training and background in music, theatre, mask work, architecture, fine art, and beekeeping inform a cross-disciplinary practice that ranges from watercolor to video, performance, and augmented reality. Prvački’s interdisciplinary work often revolves around sound and sensuality. In her work she often follows a gently pedagogical and comedic approach, aiming for a conceptual practice with a low carbon footprint. Her work has been presented in many international exhibitions, including the: 13th Gwanju Biennial, Korea (2021); Bangkok Art Biennale, Thailand (2020); “SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms” – 14th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey (2015); Contour Bienniale 7, Mechelen, Belgium (2015); dOCUMENTA 13, Kassel, Germany (2012); Sydney Biennale, Australia (2007); 1st Singapore Biennale, Singapore (2006); and the Turin Triennale, Italy (2005). Solo exhibitions of her work and other projects were presented worldwide, in venues such as: the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA; Castello di Rivoli, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy; the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore; and 1301PE Gallery, Los Angeles, USA. Her works are included in private and public collections and institutions, like MOCA, LACMA, and Castello di Rivoli. She is the first Digital artist in Residency at the Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin, Germany (2021).