The book and DVD, For an Idea – Against the Status Quo: An Analysis and Systematisation of Želimir Žilnik’s Artistic Practice, seeks to motivate future research projects on the relationship between Žilnik’s artistic engagement and the political and social environment of his work, dating from its inception in 1967 until now. The material that has been provided here is a starting point for the further analysis, evaluation and systematisation of Žilnik’s cinematic work. The foundation of this material is a series of essays written by contemporary film theoreticians and art critics, as well as some rare excerpts from Žilnik’s personal archives. The “peripheral” activity of compiling and sorting newspaper clippings on his films and activist activities, video and photographic material documenting his working methods and rare archive material made it possible for us to explore the “relationship” of institutions, public opinion of political and cultural establishments and Žilnik’s work (and wider) from the moment of its conception onward. Although incomplete, but still being compiled and published in one place, this material makes it possible to examine the manifold meaning, context and reading of Žilnik’s filmography even today.
The project has assembled, ordered and interpreted a vast amount of documentation on the contexts of reception and influence that Želimir Žilnik’s works have had in different times and in environments from Novi Sad and Vojvodina to other places where his work had significant reception. Inviting new interpretations, it seeks to function as an instructive programme for the content of which derive from diverse sources of Yugoslav and European cultural and academic archives. “For an Idea – Against the Status Quo” is a preamble, a proposition for the creation for a future interpretation of Želimir Žilnik’s cinema in a broader variety of contexts.
FOR AN IDEA – AGAINST THE STATUS QUO
Analysis and Systematization of Želimir Žilnik's Artistic Practice
Production: New Media Center_kuda.org and Playground produkcija, Novi Sad
Co-Production: Cultural Institute of Vojvodina
Publisher: Playground produkcija, Novi Sad
For the publisher: Sarita Matijević
ISBN 978-86-87011-01-4
Published in: 2009
Volume1: reader
Volume 2: DVD-ROM
Editorial board: Branka Ćurčić, Sarita Matijević, Zoran Pantelić, Želimir Žilnik
Essays written by: Branislav Dimitrijević, Marina Gržinić, Pavle Levi, Jurij Meden, Dominika Prejdová, Branka Ćurčić
Translation: Nebojša Pajić, Tijana Arsić
Proof-reading (texts in English language): Nora Hoppe, Vladica Rakić Van der Bergh
Proof-reading (texts in Serbian language): Branka Ćurčić, Sarita Matijević
Digital processing of material: Vuk Vukmirović, Marko Cvejić, Orfeas Skutelis
Visual layout: Ninja Boy Creations and kuda.org
Programming by degree361: Damir Jakobac, Jelena Kovačić
Print of the book: Daniel print, Novi Sad
Print of the DVD: Pink Digital System, Zemun – Belgrade
Print run: 1000
Language: Serbian and English
DVD-ROM contains research essays, information about complete filmography and material (press clipping, photographies and film excerpts) from the personal Želimir Žilnik's archive, who is the right holder of published photographies and clips. We would like to thank Bora Ćosić for the permission to digitalize and publish special issue No 3 of magazine ROK, dedicated to Žilnik's movie Early Works, as well as to all authors of published articles who are right holders of presented press material.
Publishing of this edition has exclusively educational purpose and it is dedicated to future use in personal, research and and non-commercial intent. For any further use of the material, it is advisable to contact authors.
DVD-ROM is compatible with Linux, Mac OS and Windows computer platforms. DVD-ROM (DL – Dual Layer Disc) contains 5.05 GB of data.
The project „For an Idea – Against the Status Quo, Analysis and Systematization of Želimir Žilnik's Artistic Work“ is part of two ongoing research processes: „The Continuous Arts Class“ of kuda.org, which deals with the analysis of artistic practices of neoavantgarde movement in Novi Sad since 2005, and a regional project „Political Practices of (post-) Yugoslav Art“ where kuda.org is participating in, together with partners: WHW from Zagreb, Prelom Collective from Belgrade and SCCA/pro.ba from Sarajevo.
Web site: www.zelimirzilnik.net i www.zilnikzelimir.net
Project is supported by:
Ministry of Culture of Province Vojvodina
European Cultural Foundation
Swiss Cultural Program Serbia – Pro Helvetia Belgrade
Ministry of Culture of Republic Serbia
New Media Center_kuda.org
Braće Mogin 2, PO BOX 22
21113 Novi Sad, Serbia
tel/fax: +381 (0)21 512227
e-mail: office@kuda.org
http://kuda.org
Playground produkcija
Njegoševa 16/17
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
tel/fax: +381 (0)21 427703
tel: +381 (0)61 1619147
e-mail: playground@sbb.rs
www.playground-produkcija.com
Cultural Institute of Vojvodina
Vojvode Putnika 2
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
tel/faks: +381 (0)21 4754 128, 4754 148
www.kultura-vojvodina.org.yu
